About Katanox
**The problem it solves** Hotels and corporate travel buyers lose margin on bookings routed through GDS and virtual credit card intermediaries: GDS fees, VCC processing costs, and slow reconciliation eat into revenue and create settlement friction on both sides. **What Katanox does** Katanox is an Amsterdam-based B2B distribution and payments platform, founded in June 2020, that connects hotels directly with travel management companies and corporate buyers over a single API, replacing GDS and VCC flows with direct bank-transfer payments and a transparent fee structure. **How it works** A supplier connects its PMS or channel manager once to expose live rates and inventory, and buyers reach that content through one API rather than per-hotel integrations. Payment runs by bank transfer instead of virtual credit card, removing VCC processing costs: the platform states a 1.5% payout fee for hotels, against the 2 to 4 percent typical of VCC-based GDS flows. Katanox integrates with Oracle Hospitality, Apaleo, and other PMS platforms, supports multiple rate types through a single integration, and provides automated reconciliation data to both parties. The company has raised about $5.7 million. **Who it's for** Independent and branded hotels seeking to cut distribution costs and build direct relationships with corporate buyers; travel management companies and corporate travel departments that want live hotel rates without GDS subscription fees; and hospitality fintech buyers evaluating alternatives to VCC payment rails. Strong fit for European properties and TMCs.
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What is Katanox?
**The problem it solves** Hotels and corporate travel buyers lose margin on bookings routed through GDS and virtual credit card intermediaries: GDS fees, VCC processing costs, and slow reconciliation eat into revenue and create settlement friction on both sides. **What Katanox does** Katanox is an Amsterdam-based B2B distribution and payments platform, founded in June 2020, that connects hotels directly with travel management companies and corporate buyers over a single API, replacing GDS and VCC flows with direct bank-transfer payments and a transparent fee structure. **How it works** A supplier connects its PMS or channel manager once to expose live rates and inventory, and buyers reach that content through one API rather than per-hotel integrations. Payment runs by bank transfer instead of virtual credit card, removing VCC processing costs: the platform states a 1.5% payout fee for hotels, against the 2 to 4 percent typical of VCC-based GDS flows. Katanox integrates with Oracle Hospitality, Apaleo, and other PMS platforms, supports multiple rate types through a single integration, and provides automated reconciliation data to both parties. The company has raised about $5.7 million. **Who it's for** Independent and branded hotels seeking to cut distribution costs and build direct relationships with corporate buyers; travel management companies and corporate travel departments that want live hotel rates without GDS subscription fees; and hospitality fintech buyers evaluating alternatives to VCC payment rails. Strong fit for European properties and TMCs.