On June 23, Agilysys, a leading provider of next-generation SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, announced that it was a Visa Ready certified partner. This partnership will give Agilysys hospitality clients, and their guests, a secure technology solution for payments. Visa’s ‘tap to pay’ payments for cardholders with a contactless chip card for mobile payment-enabled device is secure, touch-free and convenient. Visa Tap to Pay technology needs strict EMV requirements which Agilysys will follow for all its property management system (PMS) and point-of-sale (POS) applications that accept payments.
"As a Visa Ready for Tap to Pay certified partner, our merchant partners are able to provide their guests with a fast and convenient method of payment, greatly enhancing the guest experience, While Agilysys provides a comprehensive suite of innovative hospitality solutions, we remain focused on keeping pace with evolving payment needs of our hospitality partners and providing our merchant partners with secure payment solutions."
-Rohith Kori, Vice President Product and Corporate Strategy for Agilysys
We are proud to work alongside such an esteemed leader in digital payments," added Kori. "Our ability to offer fast, convenient and secure payment options will allow our clients to accept more transactions, and ultimately increase revenue in these outlets.
Tradition POS devices and mobile POS and PMS terminals, can easily process payments. Agilysys Pay supports all Visa contactless EMV requirements. Consequently, all Agilysys PMS and POS applications that accept payments will support these requirements.