Point Of Sale

Merchant Warehouse Creates New Payment Platform

QSR magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies and merchant account services, announced a preferred processing partnership through its Genius Customer Engagement Platform with LightSpeed, an Apple-based point-of-sale (POS) and inventory management system.

This partnership will give retailers the flexibility to accept any payment option directly from an iPad or iPhone.

Revel Fights Fraud with Photo I.D. POS System

QSR magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:30:00 +0000

Revel Systems, a creator of iPad point-of-sale (POS) solutions for restaurant, grocery, and retail business establishments, announced Revel 2.0.

The updated version touts several new user features with a strong focus on security updates to build out its merchant protection suite, including the first-ever photo confirmation anti-identity theft protection built directly into the POS.

Sweetgreen's App Garners 18 Percent of Transactions

QSR magazine — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Sweetgreen, an organic, farm-to-table salad chain founded in Washington, D.C., announced the successful results of its recently launched rewards app, developed and launched three months ago with technology company LevelUp.

In an effort to connect with and provide benefits to its guests and the community, the company reached out to LevelUp to develop a customized rewards app that provides guests with a fast and easy way to pay with their phones, unlock loyalty rewards, and give back to local charities.

Groupon Expands Breadcrumb to All Businesses

QSR magazine — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Groupon announced the launch of Breadcrumb POS, a free iPad app that enables quick-service eateries, salons, spas, and retail merchants to replace their cash registers with an easy-to-use solution that offers local businesses a low-price guarantee.

Breadcrumb POS expands the number of merchants served by the company’s Breadcrumb family of POS products from restaurants and bars to include all brick-and-mortar businesses.

In addition to having a cost-effective hardware package, Breadcrumb POS comes with Breadcrumb Payments,a service that offers:

Leaf Upgrades Payment Options for Small Businesses

QSR magazine — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Leaf, creator of the world’s first tablet specifically designed for commerce, unveiled the second version of its LeafPresenter with hardware and software improvements that make it easier for local merchants to run and grow their business.

Out of the box, the LeafPresenter provides small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with a feature-rich mobile ordering and checkout device capable of accepting payments via their choice of processor, as well as next-generation payment methods such as PayPal, LevelUp, and other mobile wallets.

How to Prevent Credit Card Fraud

QSR magazine — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:48:25 +0000

Criminals are getting smarter, which means operators must keep ahead of the curve with PCI compliance.

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Every merchant that accepts credit and debit cards is required to be compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS), whose next set of standards will be released in October 2013. Yet despite these compliance requirements, the food and beverage industry had the highest percentage of data security investigations—at nearly 44 percent—for the second consecutive year, according to the Trustwave 2012 Global Security Report.

Can Square Change POS Forever?

QSR magazine — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:06:00 +0000

Tech mogul Jack Dorsey thinks so, and he’s making a push for quick serves.

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Square cofounder Jack Dorsey is helping quick serves like Little Muenster streamline their POS system.

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Sonya Chudgar

Jack Dorsey, who cofounded Twitter and Square, was raised by parents in the quick-service industry. His father owned a pizza restaurant, and his mother ran a coffee shop.

It’s little surprise, then, that Dorsey’s latest initiative with Square is to broaden its use within quick serves.

Shake Shack Turns to NCR for Real-Time Decision Making

QSR magazine — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:17:22 +0000

NCR Corporation announced that Shake Shack has implemented the NCR Pulse Real-Time smartphone application, joining the 5,500 others already using the app.

Available for iOS and Android devices, NCR Pulse Real-Time is a SaaS-based mobile analytics engine that helps restaurant operators solve the everyday challenges of low visibility into current operational performance, lack of predictable data, and inability to be in several places simultaneously.

ShopKeep Takes Home Technology Innovation Award

QSR magazine — Sat, 04 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

ShopKeep POS, the leader in iPad point of sale to brick and mortar merchants across the U.S., announced that the company is the winner of the Technology Innovation of the Year Award, given annually by the Electronic Transactions Association’s (ETA) Star Awards Committee.

In addition, ShopKeep POS has been selected to be one of only four companies included on the 2013 ETA Technology Tour.

eThor Secures $1M in Financing from AVAC Ltd.

QSR magazine — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:23:45 +0000

eThor, the point of sale (POS) integration platform, has announced a $1 million investment into the company by AVAC Ltd., a private Alberta Company that invests in promising tech companies.