Lightspeed and Whoosh Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate Private Golf Club Operations

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Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) has announced a strategic partnership with Whoosh, a leading hospitality technology company, to enhance private golf club operations. The integration combines Lightspeed's cloud-based point of sale, payments, and membership management technology with Whoosh's scheduling and reservation tools.

As Whoosh's Preferred Membership Management Partner, Lightspeed will provide a unified platform that streamlines operations across scheduling, payments, and memberships. The partnership's central feature is Lightspeed Membership Management, offering centralized charges, custom billing rules, and real-time insights. Members benefit from a frictionless digital booking experience with real-time availability, weather updates, and mobile app functionality.

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• Integration creates a fully unified platform for private golf clubs, improving operational efficiency
• Partnership enhances member experience through automated, real-time tracking of activities
• Streamlines operations by eliminating manual data imports
• Access to comprehensive insights and member profiles for personalized service

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• None.

Integration provides club operators with a fully unified platform across scheduling, payments and memberships

MONTREAL, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD) ("Lightspeed" or the "Company"), the unified omnichannel platform powering ambitious retail, golf and hospitality businesses in over 100 countries, announced today a strategic partnership with Whoosh, an industry leader in modern operations software.

This partnership reflects both companies' continued investment in the golf and club space, and their commitment to supporting operators who want to modernize their businesses with connected technology. By offering a fully unified platform across scheduling, payments, and membership, Lightspeed and Whoosh are redefining what's possible for private clubs.

"By integrating Lightspeed with Whoosh's intuitive reservation and agenda tools, we're giving Private club operators a powerful, seamless workflow that connects every touchpoint across the member journey," said Fraser Marriott, Head of Golf at Lightspeed.  "It's a flexible, unified solution that will enhance the overall member experience."

As Whoosh's Preferred Membership Management Partner, Lightspeed will provide Whoosh users in the Private club space its cloud-based point of sale, payments and membership management technology directly integrated into their tee sheet, giving clubs an automated, real-time view of member activity across the facility. The results: an elevated customer service experience with no manual data imports, effectively creating a more streamlined operator experience.

"After surveying the space, it was clear that Lightspeed is the ideal private membership management partner for Whoosh,"  said Colin Read, CEO and Co-Founder of Whoosh. "Together our tools are a powerful combination, finally offering private facilities an integrated platform built to exceed today's operational expectations and future-proof the member experience."

A central feature of the partnership is Lightspeed Membership Management, a next-gen membership billing system, which enables clubs to centralize charges, set custom billing rules, and access real-time insights. 

Complementing Lightspeed, Whoosh's drag-and-drop agenda tools and customizable tee sheets support golf, racquets, simulators, events, fitness, dining, and more. Members enjoy a frictionless digital booking experience, seeing real-time availability, automated restrictions, weather updates, and direct messaging through their mobile app.

Joint customers also have access to a robust partner ecosystem, offering more custom solutions to private club operators. Paired with Lightspeed Payments and reporting infrastructure, staff get instant access to member profiles, booking preferences, and spending habits, allowing them to deliver truly personalized service at every touchpoint.

Customers can learn more about the partnership or book a demo at Lightspeed Golf.

About Lightspeed

Lightspeed is the POS and payments platform powering businesses at the heart of communities in over 100 countries. As the partner of choice for ambitious retail, golf and hospitality entrepreneurs, Lightspeed helps businesses accelerate growth, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and run smarter across all channels and locations.

With fast, flexible omnichannel technology, Lightspeed brings together point of sale, ecommerce, embedded payments, inventory, reporting, staff and supplier management, financial services, and an exclusive wholesale retail network. Backed by insights, and expert support, Lightspeed helps businesses run more efficiently and focus on what they do best.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), with teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

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About Whoosh

Whoosh is a leading hospitality technology company specializing in modern software that streamlines operations and enhances the guest experience. Our cloud-based, tablet-centric solution empowers public and private facilities with easy-to-use booking and operations tools, covering a wide range of activities such as golf, racquets, simulators, lessons, fitness, and more. Whether you're managing a single location or multiple facilities, Whoosh saves 20+ hours a week in staff time to help run a more efficient, guest-focused operation. For more information, visit whoosh.io. Follow us on LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may include forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements"), including information regarding Lightspeed's product offerings and partnerships. Forward-looking statements are statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions and are identified by words such as "will", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates" or similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Such statements are based on current expectations of Lightspeed's management and inherently involve numerous risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, including economic factors. A number of risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, including, among other factors, those risk factors identified in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Information Form, and in our other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are available under our profiles on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors carefully when making decisions with respect to Lightspeed's subordinate voting shares and not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are not guarantees of future performance and, while forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that Lightspeed considers reasonable, actual events and results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by Lightspeed. Except as may be expressly required by applicable law, Lightspeed does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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FAQ

What does the partnership between Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) and Whoosh include?

The partnership integrates Lightspeed's POS, payments, and membership management with Whoosh's scheduling tools to create a unified platform for private golf clubs.

How will this partnership benefit private golf club operators?

Operators will gain a seamless workflow connecting all member touchpoints, automated real-time tracking, and elimination of manual data imports, saving an estimated 20+ hours per week in staff time.

What features does Lightspeed Membership Management offer to golf clubs?

It offers centralized charges, custom billing rules, real-time insights, and integrated member profiles for personalized service delivery.

How does this integration improve the member experience at private golf clubs?

Members get access to real-time booking availability, automated restrictions, weather updates, and direct messaging through a mobile app, creating a frictionless digital experience.