Conferma Virtual Payment Options / VPAY

Benefits and Need to Know

Benefits

• Allows the configuration of different virtual payment cards with different restrictions based on different group(s) needs.

• Configure Virtual Provider Payment cards based on group.

Example: Each group may use the same, different or multiple VPay card(s).

• VIP: Hotel set up with VPay.

• Manager: Hotel set up with VPay, configuring different card from that of the VIP group.

• Default: Hotel set up with VPay, configuring the same card as the manager group.

• Guest: Hotel set up with VPay, Hotel set up with VPay configuring different card from all other groups.

Need to Know

• Available for hotel payment only at this time.

• If you are interested in setting up Conferma Virtual Pay for your site, please request a Statement of Work (SOW) from your Channel Sales Director.  Please provide the following when requesting the SOW.

  • Superdomain Name

  • Site Name

• The following credentials are provided by Conferma and required by Deem to configure Conferma Virtual Pay. Please gather information and provide to Deem once SOW has been completed.

  • Agent ID

  • Booker ID

  • API Key

  • API Key Password

  • Consumer

  • Server

  • Client ID

• Deem enables API credentials at the global level, which is not accessible to the TMC  Admin.

  • Please allow 3 business for API enablement.

• Once Deem has completed the configuration at the global level, you can configure subsequent sites yourself with minimal involvement from Deem.

Process/Hints

V-Pay Configuration

• On the Services tab, select Virtual Payment Providers.

• Select Virtual Payment List.

• To modify existing Virtual Payment card, select existing configuration link.

• To add a new Virtual Payment card, select Add a new virtual payment option.

New Virtual Payment Card

• Select Add a new site payment card to add a new card

  • Select check box to Activate account.

  • Enter Name which will define the card, such as what group(s) it is associated with.

  • Vendor: Select Conferma.

  • Account Code: Provided by Conferma.

  • Agent ID: Provided by Conferma.

  • Booker ID: Provided by Conferma.

  • Restricted: Select Yes or No.

    • if Yes is selected: User will only have the option to use Site Card

    • If No is selected, the user will have the option to book the hotel with either the VPAY card or credit card from within their individual user account/profile.

  • For Hotel: Select Yes.

  • Hotel Payment Instructions:  Indicate what will be covered by Virtual Payment card.

  • Select Save.

Add Virtual Payment Card to a Set

• Select Back to Virtual Payment List.

• Select Virtual Payment Sets.

• Select Add a new virtual payment set - If creating a new set to apply site cards. I have a set for VIP group, therefore the example below will demonstrate adding a new for my manager/default group.

• Enter Set Name, then select Add Virtual Payment Setting.

• Select radio button to the right of the card name.

• Select OK, or select Ok & Add Another, if you have further cards you would like to apply to the set.

• Once you have completed your set, select on Save.

• Update or confirm your Service Rules have been updated for the appropriate group(s).

  • Click link for further information around Travel Service Rules

  • Area to update within Travel Service rules: Virtual Payment Providers

  • Select appropriate set for group you are updating.

• Once you have confirmed your updates please move to the bottom and select Save.

• Select Save Priority Changes.

• Select changes not applied.

• Select Commit.

• Test, Test Test!!! Please make sure that changes committed are working as intended. 

Update Existing Site Card

• On the Services tab, select Virtual Payment Providers.

• Select Virtual Payment List.

• Select name associated with existing virtual payment card.

• Update information as needed and select Save.

• Validate the site payment card has been added to the appropriate virtual payment set as well as Travel Service Rules.

  • Click link for further information around Travel Service Rules

• Select changes not applied.

• Select Commit.

• Test, Test Test!!! Please make sure that changes committed are working as intended.