White Lodging Services Corporation

White Lodging, also known as White Lodging Services Corporation, is a franchise management company that operates Marriott‑branded hotels. The firm provides management services to hotel owners and franchisees, ensuring brand standards are met across its portfolio. Part of its responsibilities includes overseeing the food and beverage outlets located inside those properties. These outlets rely on point‑of‑sale systems for processing customer payments. White Lodging therefore manages the operational environment in which those payment systems are used.

Headquartered in the United States of America, White Lodging responded to a 2015 cybersecurity incident that traces fraudulent card transactions to its point‑of‑sale systems. The incident was reported as the second occurrence of fraudulent transaction activity linked to the company's systems. Following the event, the company deployed additional safeguards such as third‑party firewalls, multi‑factor authentication, and began tokenizing payment card data, with plans to complete tokenization across all terminals. These actions reflect a focus on securing payment data within the hospitality sector, particularly where temporary card storage is needed for delayed transaction finalization. The firm’s approach combines franchise management services with targeted payment‑security improvements.