Karolgalanciak iconKarolgalanciakSep 17, 2026

From collecting payments to distributing revenue: the FinTech system behind Smily

A traveler pays for a booking, the payment succeeds, and the property manager receives the money. A booking channel might have already deducted its commission and collected a tax.

From collecting payments to distributing revenue: the FinTech system behind Smily

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A traveler pays for a booking, the payment succeeds, and the property manager receives the money.

A booking channel might have already deducted its commission and collected a tax.

The bank transfer might cover twenty bookings, an adjustment to an older reservation, and a deduction that has nothing to do with any of them.

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A traveler pays for a booking, the payment succeeds, and the property manager receives the money. A booking channel might have already deducted its commission and collected a tax. The bank transfer might cover twenty bookings, an adjustment to an older reservation, and a deduction that has nothing to do with any of them.

How it works

  • Suddenly, "the payment succeeded" tells us surprisingly little about what should happen next.

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Collecting a payment sounds like a reasonably well-defined problem.

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Except that the property manager might only be entitled to part of it. The booking might include Travelers' Fees or Cancellation Protection.

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