Tip management software company Kickfin integrated with Shift4’s restaurant point-of-sale solution SkyTab. The integration lets restaurants using SkyTab automatically determine tip pools or shares and send payouts straight to employees’ banks, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 6), press release. “As an all-in-one restaurant platform, SkyTab...
Hospitality tech firm Blackbird Labs has launched a new payments product for restaurants. “Powered by Blackbird’s new blockchain, the Blackbird Flynet, Blackbird Pay gives restaurants a fresh way to address the ever growing problem of shrinking margins and eroding cash reserves by providing them with...
The restaurant industry faces a pivotal opportunity with the rise of frictionless digital payments, responding to growing customer demand for convenience. Despite these advancements, adoption rates lag due to entrenched use of traditional payment methods and ongoing staffing challenges. PYMNTS Intelligence’s new study, “Why More...
For Generation Z and millennial consumers, interacting digitally with restaurants has become the norm rather than the exception. By the Numbers This year’s installment of PYMNTS Intelligence’s “How the World Does Digital” report harnesses insights from a study, comprising more than 67,000 consumers across 11...
CardFree has added a new Smart AI Upsell feature to its online ordering platform for the restaurant and hospitality industry. This feature uses artificial intelligence (AI) and historical ordering data to suggest items that are paired with those that are already in the customer’s basket,...
Decades old — tracing its origins back to the 1990s — the QR code has at times struggled to find its place in commerce and in everyday self-service situations. Case in point: As noted here at the end of last month, QR codes enjoyed a...
Matching supply and demand is both art and science, and the restaurant supply chain is all about “just in time” inventory management. After all, food spoils. Misjudge the crush of the lunchtime crowd, and you might get stocked out of the day’s most popular dishes....
In recent years, QR code menus gained popularity among restaurants as a way to streamline service and reduce the need for additional staff. However, consumer complaints have reportedly prompted a shift in the industry. Many diners have expressed frustration with QR code menus, citing issues...
Digital commerce solutions company NCR Voyix has debuted a pay-at-table solution in collaboration with sunday. Aloha Pay-At-Table lets diners scan a tabletop QR code, see their bill, split costs and leave a time while paying in under 10 seconds, according to a Monday (May 20) press release. This...