London Marriott Hotel Park Lane Selects Trintech's PayWare Merchant for Processing Card Payments

Trintech's Industry-leading Merchant Solution Delivers Secure, Highly Integrated Payment to One of the UK's Most Prestigious Hotels

LONDON and DALLAS, Trintech Group Plc TTPA, a leading provider of secure payment solutions, today announced that London Marriott Hotel Park Lane, has implemented PayWare Merchant. The London Marriott which opened in November 2002, is a flagship hotel of the global hospitality company that has 2,500 lodging facilities worldwide.

PayWare Merchant enables London Marriott to cut costs and improve efficiencies by providing a seamless payment integration with existing hotel systems. The solution has been specifically designed to offer a fast customer payment experience that can handle multiple payment types from multiple locations, including the Internet and call centers. PayWare Merchant also enables London Marriott to ensure that their payment process is handled securely and efficiently with easy reconciliation.

"At London Marriott, we strive to offer an unparalleled customer experience," said Brenda McDowell, Sales & Marketing Director, London Marriott. "By choosing Trintech's PayWare Merchant, we can not only improve our own operating efficiencies, we can provide our customers with a fast and flexible check-in/check out experience."

"London Marriott Hotel Park Lane, is one of the most prestigious addresses in the world and we are delighted that PayWare Merchant has been chosen as the payment solution for this location," said Eamon Keating, General Manager, Trintech's Retail Division. "PayWare Merchant provides London Marriott with a fully automated solution that can handle multiple payment types, including a seamless migration to Chip and PIN."

About PayWare Merchant - PayWare Merchant is Trintech's latest generation payment server that enables merchants, to accept card payments and perform rapid online payment authorization from any sales or order processing system. PayWare Merchant integrates seamlessly with electronic point-of-sale (EPoS), call center systems, Internet web sites and other business systems. This integrated solution is easy-to-use, avoids keying errors, reduces fraud and leads to lower transaction charges. PayWare Merchant can provide payment processing for both single and multi-site, multi-merchant operations. Easy front and back office integration allows PayWare systems to operate seamlessly, providing a complete audit trail with sophisticated monitoring and reporting facilities.

About London Marriott Hotel Park Lane - London's newest luxury hotel opened 20th November on exclusive Park Lane across from the green expanse of Hyde Park. Built in 1919 as a grand apartment building with a facade in the style of those found on the Champs Elysees in Paris, this intimate five-star hotel appeals to travelers who appreciate boutique hotels yet require five-star service and amenities. The sensational location is near London's most famous attractions and steps from grand department stores, stylish boutiques and theatres. Next to the hotel are the charming neighborhoods of Mayfair and Marylebone with fashionable restaurants and shops. With high speed internet access guests can quickly stay in touch with family, colleagues and clients around the world. For relaxation, the hotel offers an elegantly modern 12.5-meter swimming pool and outstanding British-European cuisine is served in 140 Park Lane Restaurant and Bar. For more information, visit

About Trintech - Founded in 1987, Trintech is a leading provider of secure electronic payment infrastructure solutions for card-based transactions for traditional commerce, eCommerce and mobile commerce. The company offers a complete range of payment software products for credit, debit, commercial and procurement card applications, as well as being a world leader in the deployment of payment solutions for Internet commerce that are fully compliant to industry security standards. Trintech's range of scalable open systems architecture solutions for UNIX(R) and Windows NT(TM) platforms covers consumer, merchant and financial institution requirements for traditional payments and the emerging world of electronic commerce. Trintech can be contacted in the US at 15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 940, Addison, TX 75001 (T. +1-972-701-9802), Ireland at Trintech Building, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (T: +353-1-207-4000), and Germany at Siemenstrasse 20, 63263 Neu-Isenburg (T:+49 6102 7850). .