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January 18, 2018

Innovation And QSRs

Why QSRs Need A Commerce Engine — Not A Point Of Sale

Retailers and restaurants are eager to implement the latest and greatest technology, but slow down: Geoff Johnson, chief innovation officer for Bypass, says. Merchants and QSRs that bite off more tech than they can chew are likely to choke on it. That’s why Johnson told Karen Webster they don’t need a point of sale system, they need a commerce engine to drive their business into the future.

 

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Breaking News

Flywire’s OnPlan Acquisition Ups The Healthcare, Tuition Payments Game

Students and patients face two big challenges at the same time: how to swing making a large lump sum payment, and how to make sure it gets to the right place at the right time. Flywire's acquisition of OnPlan — announced today — offers students, patients and the institutions that serve them an end-to-end solution that solves those problems in the U.S. and around the world. Karen Webster talked to Flywire's EVP of education and healthcare, Sharon Butler, and OnPlan CEO, John Talaga, about how the pair-up will work, and the capabilities it will now offer.

 

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Blockchain

Blockchain: A Cure For What Ails Health Care Payments?

Healthcare could be, well, a bit healthier when it comes to payments, and data management … and coordinating care in general. One firm, SimplyVital Health, sees blockchain as some timely medicine, along with smart contracts and an immutable trail of care received, as CTO Lucas Hendren tells PYMNTS.

 

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Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker™

NEW REPORT: Why QSRs Are Taking The Mobile Order Ahead Plunge

Consumers want what they want, when they want it. That’s a lesson Slim Chickens learned from fielding a growing demand for mobile order ahead from customers at its 60 franchise locations, according to Greg Smart, the QSR chain’s founder. In the latest Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker™, Smart told PYMNTS about why the company just took the mobile order ahead plunge, and what changes they've seen since. Then see how well 67 QSRs serve up order-ahead in the latest report.

 

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