DENº 44Hospitality Tech
Mews secures Europe's first e-money licence for hospitality
Mews has secured Europe's first e-money licence for a hospitality tech operator, gaining regulated payments status alongside its property management software.
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Mews has secured Europe's first e-money licence granted to a hospitality technology operator, according to Hospitality Inside. The licence turns the Amsterdam-based property management system (PMS) provider into a regulated payments player alongside its core software business.
Why does an e-money licence matter for hoteliers?
The licence allows Mews to hold and move guest funds directly, rather than routing payments entirely through third-party processors. For hotel operators, that promises faster settlement of guest payments, tighter integration between the PMS and the till, and fewer manual reconciliation steps across outlets such as rooms, restaurants and spas.
E-money authorisation also places Mews under direct regulatory supervision, with the safeguarding and compliance obligations that apply to licensed payment institutions. Hotel groups evaluating the platform can treat payment handling as a supervised service rather than a purely contractual one.
What does this change in the European market?
Mews competes with PMS providers including Oracle Hospitality, Apaleo and Shiji across a European hotel-tech market that has been consolidating rapidly. Payments revenue has become a core battleground, with operators increasingly monetising integrated payment processing alongside subscription software fees.
A regulated e-money status gives Mews a structural advantage over rivals that depend on external payment partners. It also positions the company to capture a larger share of each transaction value chain, from authorisation to settlement, as hotels consolidate spend on fewer technology vendors.
What happens next?
Watch for Mews rolling out licensed payment services across additional European markets, and for competing PMS providers to respond with their own regulatory filings or deeper processor partnerships.
via Google News: EU hospitality regulation (Source)
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