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Direct Booking Payments

Direct booking payments without the OTA tax

Stop paying 15–25% to OTAs and another 1.5–3% to card networks. Power your own booking engine with A2A via Open Banking — guests pay from their bank in seconds, funds settle instantly at 0.25%.

0.25%

Per transaction

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Settlement

0

Chargebacks

Direct booking

Hotel Marbella · Suite

Jun 12 – 16 · 2 guests

Room (4 nights)€1,160.00
Taxes€92.80
Total due€1,252.80
0.25% feeSCANo OTA cut
Built on enterprise-grade compliance
GDPR
ISO 27001
PSD2 · Open Banking
SCA Ready
AML / KYC

How it works

Editable template

Each vertical ships with preconfigured flows. Tailor them to your operations: add steps, change conditions, or connect your systems.

Trigger

Flow start

Booking received

OTA or direct

Guest pre-check-in

ID + AML on mobile

Card on file

Pre-auth or charge

Checkout settlement

Extras + refunds

End

Flow completed

Why Choose This Solution

  • Reclaim 15–25% from OTAs

    Every direct booking is margin you keep. UrbanPay makes the on-site payment frictionless so guests never bounce back to Booking.com.

  • Cut card fees to 0.25%

    A €380 reservation costs cents via Open Banking instead of €5–€11 on cards. On €5M of direct bookings, that's six figures back to the P&L.

  • Cash before check-in

    SEPA Instant settlement and irrevocable A2A — no holds, no chargebacks, no waiting 2–3 days for funds to land.

Built for real scenarios

Independent hotels

OTA dependency erodes margin

Direct payment stack with hospitality rates
Group portfolios

Multiple PMS, one ledger needed

Unified payment layer across properties
Guest experience

Front-desk queues for check-in

Mobile pre-check-in with ID + card capture

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Related Reading

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Frequently Asked Questions

Card processing costs 1.5–3% per booking, carries chargeback risk, and locks funds for 2–3 days. A2A via Open Banking costs 0.25%, is irrevocable (no chargebacks), and settles in seconds via SEPA Instant. For direct bookings — where you already know the guest and the ticket is high — A2A is strictly better on cost, risk and speed.

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