Venues want to give guests full control over how they pay for their tickets, goods and services. They want to make it easy, fast and safe, taking the pain out of payments, especially as they welcome customers back after the pandemic.

Planet and accesso® have come together to solve this problem by connecting payments, technology and software for leisure venues and attractions. Planet is a global technology leader providing integrated software, payment and technology solutions for its customers in the hospitality and retail sectors. accesso is the premier technology solutions provider for operators of leisure venues and attractions globally.

Through the partnership, guests can choose from more ways to pay during their time on-site, including high-value contactless and digital wallets on their phone. This makes it easier than ever for them to make a payment through on-location payment terminals. Guests can also pay in their own currency, which generates more revenue for venues. 

Venues get to save time and money, while driving day-to-day efficiency, thanks to this partnership’s forward-thinking approach to software-enabled payments. Operators can now access Planet’s full suite of hospitality payments and gateway services which is fully integrated with, and available through, accesso’s award-winning ticketing software. The new service connects all payments for tickets, retail and food & beverage together onto one simple, linked on-site operational platform.

Venues can store their guests’ card data securely, eliminating the need for staff to request payment details throughout a guest’s visit. This makes their visit more enjoyable so they spend freely when on-site, helping venues increase turnover. This is thanks to Planet’s payment and token integration with the Cybersource platform which simplifies complex digital payments to create a smoother and faster payment journey for guests.

Leisure operators also have the opportunity to enhance their loyalty programs through deeper levels of data-driven insight. This drives additional opportunities for venues to generate more revenue, from the time a guest decides to purchase a ticket, through their time on-site, and once they’ve returned home.

Front-line staff will enjoy using Planet’s new Android terminals to deliver better payment-based interactions. And, through Planet’s technology integration to accesso‘s Point-of-Sale ticketing systems, staff can easily process a higher volume of transactions through a single device. Implementation of the Android terminals is quick and easy, requiring just a few simple steps.