August 2015

This article speaks on security, mobile apps and mobile payments. While it speaks of Starbucks and how they are able to corner the market on millennials using their app more than anyone else...it all comes down to starting early in the game and having a product that consumers thrive for and all the while making the app compelling like Greene Turtle Restaurants (I thought Greene Turtle was car wax hmm). The article speaks of restaurant apps and rewards. Just the type of services that we provide to our restaurant customers....

In the U.S., consumers have traditionally used cards with a simple swipe. Unfortunately, magnetic stripe cards have proven susceptible to counterfeit fraud. EMV cards are stepping in as a more secure way to pay. These cards are equipped with a “smart chip” which is capable of much more sophisticated authentication than magnetic stripe cards. Essentially, there is a fully operating computer system embedded in every EMV card. The chip is tamper-proof, making the card nearly impossible to clone. Read more from NPS... If you want to know more or have...

Earlier this year, Domino's CEO Patrick Doyle said 50 percent of its U.S. sales come through digital channels, including smartphones and tablets. The company even has an app for Android Wear and Pebble smartwatches that allows customers to place and track orders. With Domino's as a model for success in mobile ordering, many restaurant sectors have added the feature to become more competitive and increase revenue. Kevin Sanders, vice president of brand marketing for Pita Pit, told audience members about the impact mobile ordering has had on its business and...

By Noah Glass, founder and CEO, Olo July 30, 2015 Source: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/blogs/can-mobile-boost-the-digital-ordering-experience/ Digital ordering has gone through several waves of evolution over the past 15 years, starting with online ordering as the only ordering channel and now spanning multiple ordering channels, with mobile shining in the spotlight. But is mobile the key to digital ordering success? The brief history of digital ordering helps to shed light on the rise of mobile and its role in digital ordering today and in the future. Digital ordering in the restaurant industry began with...