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Juno Universal Token · Platform Extension

Payment credentials that aren't locked to one provider

Juno Universal Token creates a secure, reusable reference to a customer's payment credential, managed within the Juno platform rather than tied to a single payment provider.

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The problem

When credentials belong to a provider, so does your optionality.

Stored payment credentials are what make repeat and remote payments possible — and they usually live inside a single provider's environment. That shapes more than architecture: it shapes how freely a business can change provider, and whether a change of provider reaches the customer at all.

  • Credentials sit inside one provider's environment
    Payment credentials are usually held within the environment of a single payment provider.
  • Repeat payments depend on a stored credential
    Remote and repeat payments rely on a credential that can be reused reliably.
  • Ownership shapes optionality
    Where the credential lives shapes how easily a business can change provider.
  • Provider changes can reach the customer
    A change of provider can reach the customer if credentials cannot move with the business.
What it is

A credential that belongs to your payment architecture.

A Universal Token is a secure digital reference that stands in for a customer's card number. The reference is held and managed by the Juno platform, so the credential belongs to the payment architecture rather than to one provider integration.

Provider-specific credential compared with a Juno Universal Token.
Provider-specific credentialJuno Universal Token
Where the credential livesInside a single provider's environmentIn the Juno platform
What it is scoped toThat provider's integrationThe Juno platform layer, across supported providers
What a provider change involvesThe credential's scope is bound to that providerThe credential remains at the platform layer

Universal Token provides a common credential layer across supported Juno payment workflows, working with the payment providers Juno supports rather than with every provider in the market.

How it works

Protect, use, switch, extend.

01
Protect
A customer's payment credential is captured and replaced by a secure Universal Token reference held in the Juno platform.
02
Use
Supported Juno payment workflows present the token instead of the card number when a payment needs to be taken.
03
Switch
Because the credential sits at the platform layer, it remains reusable when a business moves to another supported provider.
04
Extend
The same credential layer supports payment scenarios across supported Juno workflows, including virtual card (VCC) processing.
Where it fits

The credential layer of the Juno platform.

Applications connect to Juno; Juno holds the credential; supported payment providers process the payment; the card networks authorise it. Universal Token is the layer that keeps the credential constant while everything downstream can change.

ApplicationsPMS, POS, financeJuno Universal Tokencredential layerSupported providerspayment processingCard networksauthorisation
  • Acquiring
    Where the payment is accepted and settled.
  • Settlement
    How funds arrive and are accounted for.
  • Reconciliation
    How each transaction is matched back to a payout.
  • Portal
    Where estates see and manage payment activity.
  • Intelligence
    How payment data becomes reporting and insight.
  • Universal Token
    The credential layer these capabilities share, held in the Juno platform.
Changing provider

Move provider without asking customers for their card again.

Juno Universal Token allows a business to change supported payment providers while retaining reusable stored payment credentials, removing the need to recollect those credentials solely because the PSP changes. Which providers and workflows apply to a specific estate is confirmed as part of scoping.

Virtual card payments

Virtual card (VCC) processing in supported Juno workflows.

A large share of hospitality revenue arrives as a virtual card. When a guest books through an online travel agency such as Expedia, the agency issues a single-use virtual card number that the hotel charges for the stay. Those credentials have to be captured, stored securely and presented again when a booking is amended, extended or settled in stages.

Juno Universal Token holds that virtual card credential as a platform-held reference and presents it through supported Juno payment workflows, so the payment is repeatable without exposing the underlying card details within the payment workflow. Universal Token provides a common credential layer across supported Juno payment workflows.

  • Virtual card (VCC) processing
    OTA-issued virtual card credentials are held as a Universal Token and presented through supported Juno payment workflows, without exposing the underlying card details within the payment workflow.
  • Repeatable by design
    A platform-held credential can be presented again when a booking is amended, extended or settled in stages.
  • Platform-held reference
    The credential belongs to the payment architecture, not to one provider integration.
  • PCI Level 1 secure
    Universal Token operates within a PCI Level 1 secure environment.
Ready when you are

See how Juno Universal Token fits your payment environment.

Tell us which systems and payment providers you run today, and we'll walk through where a platform-held credential changes what's possible.

In summary

Juno Universal Token — the essentials

Quick facts

Purpose
A secure, reusable reference to a customer's payment credential, held and managed within the Juno platform rather than tied to a single payment provider.
Platform layer
The credential layer of the Juno platform, alongside acquiring, settlement, reconciliation, portal and intelligence.
Scope
A common credential layer across supported Juno payment workflows, working with the payment providers Juno supports rather than every provider in the market.
Virtual card payments
Virtual card (VCC) credentials, including OTA-issued virtual cards, are held as a Universal Token and presented through supported Juno payment workflows.
Provider change
A business can change supported payment providers while retaining reusable stored payment credentials, removing the need to recollect them solely because the PSP changes.
Security
PCI Level 1 secure.
Platform role
Universal Token provides a common credential layer across supported Juno payment workflows.
Availability
Contact 934 to discuss Universal Token for your payment environment.

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Juno Universal Token — questions answered

Frequently asked questions

What is Juno Universal Token?

Juno Universal Token creates a secure, reusable reference to a customer's payment credential, managed within the Juno platform rather than tied to a single payment provider. The token stands in for the card number, so the credential belongs to the payment architecture rather than to one provider integration. It sits in the Juno platform alongside acquiring, settlement, reconciliation, portal and intelligence, and it provides a common credential layer across supported Juno payment workflows.

Related: Payment integration, Juno Hospitality Suite

How is a Universal Token different from a provider-specific credential?

A provider-specific credential lives inside a single provider's environment and is scoped to that provider's integration, so its scope is bound to that provider. A Juno Universal Token lives in the Juno platform and is scoped to the platform layer across supported providers, so the credential remains at the platform layer rather than inside one provider's boundary. The practical difference is where the credential sits in the architecture, and therefore how a change of provider affects the stored credential.

Related: Payment integration

What happens if we change payment provider?

Juno Universal Token allows a business to change supported payment providers while retaining reusable stored payment credentials, removing the need to recollect those credentials solely because the PSP changes. Which providers and workflows apply to a specific estate is confirmed by 934 as part of scoping.

Related: Acquiring, Contact 934

How does Universal Token support virtual card (VCC) payments?

When a guest books through an online travel agency such as Expedia, the agency issues a single-use virtual card that the hotel charges for the stay. Juno Universal Token holds that virtual card credential as a platform-held reference and presents it through supported Juno payment workflows, so the payment can be repeated when a booking is amended, extended or settled in stages, without exposing the underlying card details within the payment workflow.

Related: Juno Financial Suite

Is Universal Token secure?

Yes. Juno Universal Token is PCI Level 1 secure. The token is a reference rather than the card number itself, so systems that need to reuse a credential work with the token instead of the underlying card data. 934 does not publish the details of the underlying credential storage infrastructure.

Related: Payment integration