The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has chosen
Atos Worldline to
develop, operate and manage its new business-to-business payment
card in the UK.
The five year contract with Atos Worldline will allow IHG
business account customers to use a cost effective and reliable
payment method for their travel needs, said IHG.
The card can be used at any Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn or Express
or Holiday Inn hotel in the UK, as well as InterContinental London
Park Lane.
"Implementing this new payment scheme enables our customers to
track, analyse and forecast business travel expenditure, and
provides a reliable line of credit for their employee travellers at
all IHG hotels." said Colin Roy, IHG vice-president of marketing
and revenue EMEA.
Roy said, “Through Atos Worldline, we have been able to take
advantage of creative business models to reduce and rationalise our
investment costs in the launch of this product."
Atos Worldline will be responsible for application processing
via a web portal and telephone support service, direct debit
processing, account holder database management, and card production
and dispatch.
The deal also covers transaction processing, such as online
authorisation, invoice and statement production; payment services
such as merchant settlement, account holder payments and credit and
debt risk management services; and front and back office customer
support services, supported by a web portal.
The value of the contract has not been disclosed.
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