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VIR GROUP SAVES TIME WITHVACATIONRENTPAYMENTTM

VIR Group, a Florida based property manage-ment and rental property company, entered

the vacation rental industry two years ago. In the beginning, taking payments over the phone worked just fine, but as they continued to build the business, accepting payments through one channel proved

to be time-consuming and inefficient. VIR Group realized they needed a robust payments solution that would integrate with their reservation management software (Escapia) with the scale and flexibility to contribute to the growth of their business.

“ VacationRentPayment really

empowered my team to take the

initiative, while saving time and cash

from an accounting perspective. ”Alistair Barrett-Powell

Chief Executive Officer of The VIR Group

RESULTS

780 HOURS SAVED PER YEAR

$2M IN PROCESSED PAYMENTS, A 42% INCREASE

2 WEEKS FOR A SEAMLESS INTEGRATION

PREDICTABLE RATES, CASH FLOW AND

EXPENSES

PERFECTLY MATCHED INTERNAL AND

ESCAPIA REPORTS

COMPLETELY SEAMLESS

IMPLEMENTATION

VACATIONRENTPAYMENT FEATURES

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ABOUT THE VIR GROUP

VIR’s problem was that their payments partner could not process eChecks directly, forcing the

company to rely on a third party eCheck processor. Plus, their third party eCheck processor could not integrate into their reservation management soft-ware. As a result, the VIR staff had to manually enter each eCheck payment into the third party eCheck processor as well as their Escapia software. The

team would receive a check and enter it into the eCheck processor on the 30th, but would not receive the money until the 3rd or 4th of the month. The result was mismatched bank statements and reports plus lost time due to cumbersome and error-prone double entry. For VIR Group, it was time to find a payments partner that offered a scaleable platform and seamless integrations.

THE PROBLEM

The VIR Group is an all service real estate and property management company based in

Central Florida covering The Villages Community and surrounding areas. The VIR Group, also known as VIR Rentals, prides itself on world class quality of service and the very best customer experience. Value. Integrity. Results. VIR. The VIR Group consists of 37 employees, 165 properties and are expecting to process $2 million in 2016.

“ The checks got lost and

took too long to be processed

so the money was no longer

in the customer’s account.

We had to take frequent

trips to the bank – it was a

total nightmare. ”

PAYMENT PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

MODERNIZE PAYMENTS With electronic payments fast becoming the standard, VIR wanted to stay relevant with the needs of their customers and replace outdated methods of payment, like paper checks.

ADD ZERO EXTRA HARDWARE VIR wanted to offer their trained staff access to the payment processor. As a company, they saw no benefit in adding more hardware.

SEAMLESS INTEGRATION VIR wanted a fully integrated online payment processing solution that offered seamless integrations with Escapia – making the process easier and eliminating double-entry errors.

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The VIR Group turned to VacationRentPayment because they were able to seamlessly inte-

grate directly into Escapia - in just 2 weeks - and directly process eChecks with zero double-entry. “The simplicity, speed and accuracy of our account set-up was amazing,” says Alistair, “and VacationRent-Payment integrated into Escapia without me even knowing. I just got an email saying ‘by the way, it’s done.’ ” VacationRentPayment trained and empowered VIR Group employees to use the payments technolo-gy with proficiency without taking up the valuable time of senior management or accounting staff. Alistair notes that his staff members could login

and use the system from anywhere, at anytime. Va-cationRentPayment really “empowered my team to take the initiative, while saving time and cash from an accounting perspective,” Alistair disclosed. As a result of the partnership with VacationRentPay-ment for their payments gateway and processing needs, the VIR Group was able to save 780 hours per year, process approximately $2 million in payments, drastically improve record-keeping and deliver pre-dictable accounting, month-in and month-out. The time saved is now used to focus on their customers and deliver the very best in customer service.

THE SOLUTION

“ VacationRentPayment just does what it says. If

they say they are going to do it, they do it. It works,

and there is no hassle. ”

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Alistair Barrett-PowellChief Executive Officer of The VIR Group