According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA) research, technology can enhance the dining experience for consumers that are short on time but crave personalization. Among these different types of technologies, Pay-at-the-table devices are on the rise in the restaurant community because it benefits both the customer and the business owner. Over the past decade, … Continued
From thin-crust to deep-dish and brick oven to wood-fired, people all over the globe will agree that pizza is one of their favorite foods to eat. Delicious pizza is no longer the food that exclusively belongs to New York (although New Yorkers may argue that point) and pizza sales and consumption prove that the industry … Continued
A number of restaurant owners have stated that 85% of their transactions use plastic to pay instead of cash. In fact, there is more of a simplicity in restaurants when dealing with credit or debit cards. Cashless restaurants throughout the country have said that they are able to create more opportunities as well as a … Continued
October 1, 2015 is now behind us, and the EMV liability shift is now in effect. That means restaurants that have not implemented an EMV-enabled credit card terminal and POS solution can now potentially be held liable in the event of certain fraudulent card-present activity. In spite of the recent liability shift, some restaurant owners … Continued
A revolution is underway in the world of payment processing. Card brands are requiring consumers to use a new kind of “EMV” credit card that has an embedded smart chip. And Apple has released a “digital wallet” (ApplePay) that’s created sufficient consumer demand that businesses, including restaurants, are feeling the need to start accepting mobile … Continued
Traditionally, restaurants have had three ways to accept payments: cash, credit card, and debit card. Changes are coming to the payment industry through the creation of mobile payment methods such as Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal, NFC, 1D and 2D barcodes; not to mention the new integrated circuit cards (IC cards or “chip cards”) for … Continued