Unified Payments’ Partnership with VIP Systems Gains Traction in the Hospitality Industry

Net Element, Inc. (“Net Element” or the “Company”), a global technology and value-added solutions group that supports electronic payments acceptance in a multi-channel environment including point-of-sale (“POS”), e-commerce and mobile devices, provides an update on its partnership with VIP Systems.  VIP Systems is a preferred technology integrator for Marriott International, Choice Hotels International, Simon Property Group, Hotwire Communications, Morgans Hotel Group, InterContinental Hotels Group, and Related Group to name a few.

The partnership with VIP Systems is gaining traction with the addition of Hyde Beach House in Hollywood, Florida as a client for Net Element’s fully integrated payments ecosystem, Netevia.  Hyde Beach House is a modern waterfront beach resort consisting of 342 units.

Net Element’s Unified Payments offers a turn-key hospitality solution that includes everything needed for hotels to accept payments in a multi-channel environment including integration to Property Management Systems (PMS) and fully integrated smart point-of-sale devices for card-present transactions as well as online and mobile solutions.

Payment processing for the travel and hospitality industry has become increasingly complex with the advance of technology and rising demand from customers in today’s digital world. The growth of mobile, multi-channel and multi-currency payment acceptance is driving the need to upgrade to a fully-integrated multi-channel solution. Unified Payments is addressing this need by offering Netevia, a customer-centric seamless integrated payment solution that addresses this convergence.

Benefits for Travel and Hospitality Merchants:

• Multi-channel payment acceptance
• Guest-centric modules promote additional services and increase revenues
• Seamless integration to most industry related software and point of sale solutions
• B2B payment services optimize and automate vendor payments
• Integrated for online and mobile payments with leading GDS, including Amadeus and Sabre
• Multi-currency payments acceptance
• Online reporting
• Customer loyalty program
• Same-day settlements

“We are excited to see our partnership with VIP Systems gaining traction and look forward to many more wins in the Travel and Hospitality Industry,” commented Vlad Sadovskiy, president of integrated payments for Net Element.

“Since inception, VIP Systems has been committed to providing its clients with the best quality of integration services making connectivity, integration and product utility simple, easy and accurate. The partnership with Net Element is another example of our commitment to this mission,” commented Edward Genin, executive vice president of VIP Systems. “This partnership brings together technology and value-added offerings that are set to streamline processes and create additional revenue for our clients at the point of sale.”

About VIP Systems

VIP Systems is a premier IT service provider with a proven track record in over thirty markets. VIP Systems holds the highest level of PCI DSS Service Provider designation and maintains a team of Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP®), the globally-recognized standard of achievement in the field of information security. VIP Systems enhances the guest experience by providing exceptional remote and on-site customer support 24/7/265, while improving operational efficiency by providing one solution for circuit acquisition, voice, data, Wi-Fi, network infrastructure, point-of-sale system and application integration. Further information is available at www.vipsystems.us.

About Net Element

Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added services platform for small to medium enterprise (“SME”) in the U.S. and selected emerging markets. In the U.S. it aims to grow transactional revenue by innovating SME productivity services using blockchain technology solutions and Aptito, our cloud-based, restaurant, and retail point-of-sale solution. Internationally, Net Element’s strategy is to leverage its omnichannel platform to deliver flexible offerings to emerging markets with diverse banking, regulatory and demographic conditions. Net Element was ranked as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2017 and 2018 Technology Fast 500™. In 2017, Net Element was recognized by the South Florida Business Journal as one of 2016’s fastest-growing technology companies. Further information is available at www.NetElement.com.

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