Finance

Chicago, IL — Ocra, the first AI-powered revenue management system (RMS) and global distribution system (GDS) purpose-built for hotel parking assets, announced its preferred technology partner status with Actabl, the industry leader in hospitality business intelligence, labor management, and operations solutions. This partnership empowers hotel owners and operators to seamlessly unlock parking as a massive, historically underutilized asset class to generate substantial top-line revenue.

In every parking operation, there is a subtle but essential choreography unfolding each day—the work of customer service representatives. These professionals perform a delicate dance between policy and empathy, structure and flexibility, enforcement and understanding.

If your parking lot is full, the revenue is rolling in, right? Not necessarily. Full occupancy doesn’t automatically translate into maximum revenue. In today’s environment, rising costs, changing mobility habits, EV growth, and increasing customer expectations mean that volume alone isn’t enough.

We received so many great responses to the May/June 2026 question that we couldn’t fit them all in one place!

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) face a web of new challenges in facilitating payments: Merchant expectations are rising, payment environments are getting more complex, and software platforms are under pressure to deliver more connected, secure and value driven commerce experiences. These challenges require ISVs to sharpen their focus on what’s most important to succeed in the current environment. For 2026, we advise ISVs to concentrate on three key goals. These represent the biggest opportunities to strengthen competitive position, deepen merchant relationships and unlock new revenue.

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The financial conversation is no longer just about operations

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