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TicketingHub

“Can a bootstrapped, flat-3%, bring-your-own-gateway booking platform out-economize FareHarbor, Bókun and Peek Pro for tour operators?”

Founded2013
HQWest Malling, Kent, United Kingdom
FoundersCarl Edouard Pihl
Total raisedBootstrapped
IndustryVertical SaaS / Tours & Attractions Ticketing

The story

TicketingHub is a bootstrapped UK vertical-SaaS booking platform for tour operators, attractions and activity providers. Rather than building its own payments rail, it operates a 'bring your own payment gateway' model — every merchant must connect their own Stripe (recommended), SumUp, or other supported PSP, and TicketingHub simply orchestrates checkout, POS, OTA channel management and reporting on top. The company charges a flat 3% per booking with no monthly fee. Its embedded-finance footprint is deliberately thin: no BaaS, no lending, no wallets — the merchant of record is always the operator.

Last 12 months

2026

TicketingHub POS iOS and Android apps published on App Store and Google Play.

Product timeline

2013

TicketingHub founded by Carl Edouard Pihl as a cloud ticketing/reservation platform for tour operators.· launch

2014

Early adoption by walking tour and event operators (customer references cite continuous use since 2014).· traction

2018

GDPR-era privacy policy and third-party subprocessor list published (May 2018).· compliance

2026

Reports 300+ operator clients across 200+ cities, processing $200M+ per year; flat 3% per-booking pricing (card, cash, OTAs).· traction

The stack

2 layers disclosed in TicketingHub’s embedded-finance stack

Payments / PSP

Stripe SumUp Spreedly

Accounting

in the full report

Accounting gap: minor

4 more providers across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

TicketingHub — frequently asked

Who is TicketingHub's payment processor?

TicketingHub processes payments through Stripe, SumUp and Spreedly.

Which accounting software does TicketingHub integrate with?

TicketingHub integrates with Xero, Zapier, QuickBooks (via Zapier) and CSV export.

What is TicketingHub's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in TicketingHub's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe, SumUp and Spreedly); Accounting (Xero, Zapier, QuickBooks (via Zapier) and CSV export).

Who founded TicketingHub?

TicketingHub was founded by Carl Edouard Pihl and is founded in 2013, headquartered in West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom.

How much funding has TicketingHub raised?

TicketingHub has raised Bootstrapped in total.

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