Hotel Secures Payment Data Across its Chain With Tokenization and Encryption Tech

AmericInn International, LLC has designated Merchant Link as its preferred provider of payment and data security services for its franchisees. AmericInn is a limited service lodging chain with more than 260 locations in 27 states. Locations utilizing an integrated property management system for payments are now required to install the Merchant Link solution.

 

Merchant Link’s hosted solution secures cardholder data from the moment of capture and ensures data is not stored anywhere on premise. The solution also helps ease PCI compliance effort and cost for our franchisees.

 

The comprehensive solution incorporates the Merchant Link Payment Gateway, TransactionVault tokenization and TransactionShield point-to-point encryption technology. The Merchant Link Payment Gateway provides connectivity to all major processors and sends payments quickly, while detecting and correcting errors along the way. TransactionVault removes guest credit card data from hoteliers’ systems and stores it in a secure, hosted “vault” – away from the business and safe from hackers.

 

TransactionShield encrypts data at the point of interaction and protects it as it travels through the hotel’s IT environment. Decryption occurs within Merchant Link’s cloud-based payment gateway, reducing the risk of comprise. Installations are already underway and adoption across the entire chain is expected to be complete over the next 12 months.