Cardstream is an independent UK payment gateway used by hotels and short-term rentals. It can connect with ChargeAutomation to automate guest payments next to your current setup. If you already use Cardstream, you can extend it to pre-arrival charges, deposits, and automatic retries.
This article covers what Cardstream offers UK properties, how the link with ChargeAutomation works, and what to check first.
Cardstream is an independent UK payment gateway. It is not tied to a single acquirer, so you have more choice in how you take card payments.
It runs on a PCI DSS certified platform. It supports many payment methods through a single API.
Cardstream works apart from any one bank or acquirer. So UK hotels and short-term rentals can use it as a flexible base for payments. You are not locked into one provider.
UK properties using Cardstream often take payments for:
ChargeAutomation connects with many payment gateways. Cardstream is one of the options UK properties can set up for automatic guest charges.
Once linked, you can schedule pre-arrival payments and hold deposits. You can also set automatic retries for declined cards.
ChargeAutomation supports 3D Secure. So UK properties on Cardstream can add a security step to online charges. This can help cut chargeback risk.
It doesn’t change how Cardstream handles payments in the background. A Cardstream and ChargeAutomation setup can usually automate:
If your UK property already uses Cardstream, you don’t need to change that to add automatic pre-arrival and deposit workflows.
ChargeAutomation is free to start and needs no long term contract. That makes it an easy way to test automatic payments.
You can start automating payments at chargeautomation.com and see how the two systems link on a live booking. Most of the setup is linking the gateway and choosing which charges to automate.
Before you link Cardstream to an automatic payment workflow, check:
Cardstream is one of the payment gateways UK properties can link to ChargeAutomation. Hosts and hotels that already use it can then automate pre-arrival charges and deposits.
Cardstream is an independent UK payment gateway with white label payment tools. It gives hotels and rentals a flexible way to take card payments without being tied to one acquirer.
Cardstream is one of the 120 or more payment gateways you can link through ChargeAutomation. Other UK and global providers are on the list too.
When you link Cardstream through a platform like ChargeAutomation, you can hold a deposit before the stay. It is then released after checkout on its own.
No. ChargeAutomation is built to connect with your current Cardstream account. You don't need a new payment provider.
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