SAN FRANCISCO—A mobile payments platform, which allows guests to pay even before they get the check, is expanding among restaurants.
OpenTable has partnered with NCR Corporation to expand its platform to even more eateries. The "Pay with OpenTable" app will now be incorporated with the NCR Aloha POS system for restaurants and bars.
“NCR's Aloha POS is an innovative order and payment processing system that works off the cloud,” explained Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com. “Servers and cashiers are given handheld devices to process orders in real-time. There is no writing down information and typing it into a stationed terminal. The terminal is mobile, making the ordering process faster than ever before.”
When diners eat at a restaurant in the OpenTable system, they can see their entire tab on their smartphone before the meal even comes to the table. Pay with OpenTable allows guests to pay before the server prints the check.
“They can pay on the phone and then leave whenever they want. The server will see the check is paid and close it out accordingly. Then, the diner gets an e-mail with the confirmation receipt,” said Hardekopf.
Since NCR Aloha is a cloud-based POS, its technology is easily integrated with the OpenTable platform. As a company, NCR processes over 550-million transactions a day across numerous industries.
“Pay with OpenTable is currently only available in select cities, but perhaps the partnership with NCR will give the app the boost it needs to expand across the country,” said Hardekopf.