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AMSTERDAM and LONDON, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Payvision supports Selina in ensuring all customers undergo a smooth and

successful payment journey with all transactions

Payvision's solution offers increased security for Selina's guests' personal

data, by reducing card data exposure across channels from online to check-in

Selina bolstered its payment strategy by unifying all its channels and achieved

a quantifiable cost optimization

Payvision, the global fintech and omnichannel payments provider, and Selina,

the global hospitality platform, announce their partnership in providing

travelers with the ultimate user experience. Payvision supports Selina in

ensuring all customers undergo a smooth and successful payment journey with all

transactions.

Conversational commerce is an important feature for Selina's co-live offering

with the additional questions that arise from long stays. Payvision helps

Selina power conversational commerce with its sales team through customized

Virtual Terminals and payment links.

With Selina's dedication to providing a unique travel experience and

Payvision's commitment to guaranteeing a smooth transaction with every payment,

the two companies are bound to ensure the best customer journey and experience.

"PSD2 SCA has additional challenges in hospitality when accepting bookings from

online travel agencies (OTAs) where an additional authentication reference is

sent. As PSD2 SCA became mandatory, Selina has now a dynamic solution to meet

the requirements of the mandate and optimize authorization rates," said Bradley

Hossack, Technical Integration Manager at Payvision.

Payvision is processing the direct ecomm platform on selina.com and will

process the rooms sold through OTAs. A major challenge in hospitality is

managing guests' card payment info securely, especially when multiple external

channels are involved in an online and physical omnichannel experience.

Payvision's solution offers increased security for Selina's guests' personal

data, by reducing card data exposure across channels from online to check-in.

"We bolstered our payment strategy by unifying all our channels and achieved a

quantifiable cost optimization. Payvision's technical solution will grow at the

same pace as Selina, together with the user experience that allows guests to

pay however they want, wherever they want," declared John Santrizos, Director

Treasury at Selina.

Payvision also provides Selina's commercial team with a dashboard showing a

clear view of each location's performance. With this service, Selina can turn

data into business intelligence, helping make strategic commercial decisions.

After a testing period, the partnership between Selina and Payvision became

operational in October 2020 and it fills the gap between service and technology

while also demonstrating responsiveness and street-smart mentality. The

partnership with Payvision will help Selina have a stronger hold and further

expand their business in Europe.

About Payvision

Payvision is driven by a passion for technology and simplifying payments. With

one single, secure platform, we power transactions for businesses across the

globe. We know our way around the latest techniques in artificial intelligence

and omnichannel strategies. The dedication to our clients shows – this is where

we truly make a difference. By enabling an intuitive and flawless customer

experience on all channels, we bring a unique beat to payments.

Founded in 2002, we're headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and since

2018 we are part of ING Group. This allows us to offer an unstoppable combo of

both the fintech and banking worlds put together. This partnership means

cutting-edge technology and a startup mindset backed by ING's expertise and

global network.

Learn more about how Payvision takes the hassle out of payments at

payvision.com. Get in touch with our Communications team at

press@payvision.com  or +31 20 794 23 00.

About Selina

Selina is a global hospitality brand that blends beautifully-designed

accommodation with coworking, recreation, wellness, and local experiences.

Custom-built for today's nomadic traveler, Selina provides guests with a global

infrastructure to seamlessly travel and work abroad. Founded in Latin America

in 2015, each Selina property is designed in partnership with local artists,

creators, and tastemakers, breathing new life into existing buildings in

interesting locations around the world -- from urban cities to remote beaches

and jungles. Selina currently operates +80 locations throughout Latin America,

USA, and Europe. For further information on Selina visit www.selina.com or

check out @selina on Instagram or Facebook.

Source: Payvision