Overview
This workgroup will
focus on issues related
to payment systems
(including but not
limited to credit and
bank cards) and data
security. The full
charter of the workgroup
can be viewed
here. While
the specific activities
will be determined by
the workgroup members
after the formal launch,
they are expected to
fall into the areas of:
Educating
hoteliers and
vendors on best
practices and
compliance
requirements for
data security
Developing
improved approaches
to integration,
including the
adoption,
refinement, or (if
required)
development of
technical standards
Defining and
implementing
hospitality-specific
functionality
Because
many hotel companies
operate globally, and
the issues vary
significantly across
world regions and
specific countries, the
scope of the workgroup
is global. The workgroup
may choose to focus on
specific geographic
areas or regional issues
at various points of
time, or in the context
of regional teams or
sub-groups.
Progress to Date
Click
here to view the
latest informational
flysheet of the
workgroup that was
distributed at HITEC
2008 (PDF).
Current Status
This workgroup is
currently in the process
of formation. The
organizational meeting
is scheduled for
Thursday, 08 November
2007 at 11:00 a.m. US
Eastern Time. Call
details have been
distributed to
registered applicants.
Applications for
Participation
Any HTNG member in good
standing is eligible to
apply to participate
until 07 November 2007,
with the exception that
members holding
individual (non
corporate) memberships
in the Industry Partner
category who last
renewed prior to January
1, 2007, will need to
certify their continued
eligibility for this
membership category
before their application
can be accepted.
Applications received after
07 November 2007 are subject to normal
workgroup application
procedures for ongoing
workgroups. Initially,
new members may be
admitted by majority
vote at any meeting with
a quorum. The
workgroup may change
these rules over time by
majority vote.
To apply now,
click here.
Scope
Payment
systems include, but are
not limited to, those
operated by merchants
(typically point-of-sale
devices and software),
payment gateway
processors, merchant
bankcard processors,
credit card
associations, banks, and
non-bank card issuers.
They can also include
systems operated by
loyalty programs (for
example, where loyalty
points can be redeemed
to purchase services or
merchandise), or by gift
card issuers, including
hotel brands, individual
hotels, and third
parties.
Participants
The following
companies and
organizations have
signed up to
participate to date:
-
Agilysys
-
Cognizant
-
Convention Industry
Council/Accepted
Practices Exchange
(APEX)
-
Delaware North
Companies, Inc.
-
FCS Computer Systems
-
GlobalCollect
-
HCL Technologies
-
Mandarin Oriental
Hotel Group
-
Marriott
International, Inc.
-
Merchant Link
-
MICROS Systems, Inc.
-
MTM Luxury Lodging
-
Multi-Systems, Inc.
-
PAR Springer-Miller
Systems
-
Planet Payment
-
Servebase Global
Card Solutions
-
Shift4 Corporation
-
SoftBrands
-
TRUST International
-
USA Technologies
-
Wyndham Worldwide
Corp.
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