Two more acquisitions in 2026 bring ClearCourse’s hospitality and payments capability to new customers across the UK and beyond
ClearCourse, the provider of industry-specific software and embedded payment solutions for SMEs, today announces the acquisitions of two hospitality brands: SK Chase, a leading digital voucher platform, and Elina PMS, a cloud-based reservation management software platform.
The deals take ClearCourse’s total acquisitions in 2026 to four, and reflect the group’s continued strategy of backing specialist software businesses with the resources and expertise to help them grow.
Founded in Edinburgh in 2003, SK Chase built one of the first platforms to enable luxury hotels to package and sell gift experiences. Today, the business serves hundreds of the world’s most prestigious hotels, restaurants, and resorts with an all-in-one e-commerce platform that makes it simple to sell gift vouchers, event tickets, retail items and guest add-ons.
Elina PMS was established in London in 2007 to help hospitality businesses boost direct bookings. Today, its cloud-based platform serves hotels, serviced apartments and rentals globally, unifying reservation management, invoicing, guest experience, data storage, and payments in one system.
ClearCourse already has an established reputation in the hospitality space through brands including Giftpro, which is trusted by hundreds of restaurants across the UK, and its hotel management software Rezcontrol. SK Chase and Elina PMS expand the choice available to ClearCourse hospitality customers.
Both businesses will benefit from ClearCourse’s embedded payment platform, ClearAccept. At a challenging time for hospitality businesses across the UK, software that offers connected technology, spanning guest data, bookings and payments, is increasingly what operators need to protect margins and build lasting relationships with their guests. These acquisitions significantly strengthen ClearCourse’s offering to the hospitality sector by bringing together the expertise of some of the most established brands in the market to give customers more choice and a stronger platform to build on.
Christina Hamilton, CEO of ClearCourse, said: “We are delighted to welcome both SK Chase and Elina PMS into the ClearCourse Group. By combining SK Chase’s luxury gifting expertise and Elina PMS’s deep sector understanding with our existing sector expertise and embedded payments, we are building an unmatched capability for the hospitality sector. Above all, this is about helping our customers build deeper relationships with their guests through faster innovation and a genuinely connected technology experience.”
Steph Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO of SK Chase, commented: “I believe this is the right time for SK Chase to enter its next phase of growth, and I’m incredibly excited for that journey to be within ClearCourse. Joining ClearCourse will provide the scale, resources, and expertise to help us build on the strong foundations we’ve established over the past 23 years. From new payment technology that can help our clients generate additional revenue to enhanced specialist support for our team and customers, the group will afford us opportunities to innovate more quickly and create even greater value for our clients.”
Christopher Lovold, Founder and CEO of Elina PMS, commented: “This is an exciting new chapter for our customers and for us. Delivering solutions is something we are passionate about, and the opportunity to be a part of a larger ecosystem and team in ClearCourse enables us to take this to the next level. Our customers will now benefit ClearCourse’s wider ecosystem of hospitality tools, deeper technical expertise as we grow the product, and embedded payments built directly into the platform.”
About ClearCourse
Established in London in 2018 and backed by Aquiline (www.aquiline.com), ClearCourse is a software and embedded payment specialist headquartered in London, UK. The group’s vertical software solutions provide essential, industry-specific technology to help their 20,000+ customers manage and scale their businesses. Since inception, the company has undergone rapid growth through the acquisition of more than 40 leading software and payments solutions in its core verticals, all of which are well served by ClearCourse’s embedded card and direct debit payment solutions. ClearCourse’s ambition is to be a leading engine powering small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland by 2030.
About SK Chase
Founded in Edinburgh in 2003, SK Chase makes it easy for hospitality providers to sell gift vouchers, event tickets, retail items and guest add-ons through its all-in-one e-commerce platform, backed by a dedicated service that helps clients drive growth. As pioneers in the industry, SK Chase was, for many years, the only solution available to hospitality businesses looking to package and sell gift experiences. Today, it serves over 550 of the world’s most luxurious hotels, restaurants and resorts, and is known for its passionate, client-focused service.
About Elina PMS
Elina PMS is a cloud-based, API-driven reservations and property management system for serviced apartments, hotels, aparthotels and short lets. Established in 2008, Elina combines channel management, a booking engine, guest experience tools, invoicing and payments handling in one platform. With 2,000+ distribution channels, 50+ reports and 70+ integrations, Elina helps operators manage multi-location portfolios, reduce manual work and make faster, data-driven decisions. Full support and structured onboarding are included for all customers.