hospitality

Lightspeed Intros Integrated Hospitality, POS Platform
Lightspeed Intros Integrated Hospitality, POS Platform
October 14, 2021  |  ResTech

Merchant point-of-sale (POS) commerce platform Lightspeed is rolling out a new restaurant tool with analytics, payments and inventory management for a one-stop, unified solution, the...

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Why Debit Use Is Soaring in the Restaurant and Hospitality Sector
Why Debit Use Is Soaring in the Restaurant and Hospitality Sector
October 12, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

The pandemic not only forced the closure of restaurants in March 2020 but also effectively shut down the use of cash. Eight percent of U.S....

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Chipotle on the Debit and Digital Ordering Opportunity
Chipotle on the Debit and Digital Ordering Opportunity
October 08, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

The nation’s love affair with credit cards appears to be fading as the share of debit card use rises. One study found that debit-backed transactions...

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Plate IQ Launches B2B Payments Platform For Hospitality Industry 
Plate IQ Launches B2B Payments Platform For Hospitality Industry 
October 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Hospitality-focused accounts payable (AP) automation platform Plate IQ debuted The VendorPay Network, a full-service payments platform aimed at connecting businesses and vendors, according to a...

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Indian Hotel Chain Oyo Preps $1.1B IPO
Indian Hotel Chain Oyo Preps $1.1B IPO
October 01, 2021  |  IPO

Oyo, the Indian hotel chain backed by SoftBank’s Vision Fund, plans to raise $1.16 billion (or 84.3 billion rupees) through an initial public offering (IPO)....

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With ‘Guest Manager,’ Yelp Joins Tech Providers Aiming to Be Restaurants’ One-Stop Shop
With ‘Guest Manager,’ Yelp Joins Tech Providers Aiming to Be Restaurants’ One-Stop Shop
September 30, 2021  |  ResTech

With the digital proliferation of the past couple of years, restaurants are growing frustrated with the tangle of incompatible software solutions aiming to make the...

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Bakkt, Choice Hotels Expand Hospitality Chain’s Rewards Program
Bakkt, Choice Hotels Expand Hospitality Chain’s Rewards Program
September 28, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Digital asset marketplace Bakkt has officially launched of its previously announced collaboration with Choice Hotels International to expand the hospitality chain’s rewards program, Choice Privileges,...

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Indian Hotel Startup Oyo Prepping IPO
Indian Hotel Startup Oyo Prepping IPO
September 23, 2021  |  IPO

Despite a rocky year due to COVID-related travel restrictions, Oyo Hotels and Rooms is preparing to file for  an initial public offering (IPO) to raise...

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Peloton Launches B2B Platform for Hospitality Industry
Peloton Launches B2B Platform for Hospitality Industry
September 20, 2021  |  Fitness

Peloton has created a B2B platform to let hospitality customers buy connected fitness equipment and Precor products online, CNBC reported. The effort sees the exercise...

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