Touchless Payment: The New Reality of Paying at a Dine-In Restaurant

As states such as Georgia, Florida and Texas begin to allow restaurants to cautiously reopen, it offers some understanding – for the first time – of what dining out will look and feel like in the wake of COVID-19.  

With strict state guidelines in place, restaurants are quickly adapting their hospitality experience to accommodate new health and safety protocols, including the physical distancing between people, the prudent use of sanitizer and facemasks, and all things touchless – including the payment process.

A truly touchless payment process has never been more important in the restaurant industry.  It’s now a key piece to a larger effort for rebuilding public confidence in dining out and the general return of the full-service restaurant industry. 

While most people are familiar with contactless payments, like Apple Pay and Google Pay – which use near field communication (NFC) to conduct payments with device-to-device proximity – these are not the only way for…