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How restaurants are reducing no shows

How restaurants are reducing no shows

By Emma Eversham

Diners not turning up for bookings has a big impact on a restaurant’s revenue, but as BigHospitality has found, the number of no shows can be cut considerably if reservations are simply handled in the right way. 

What you should know about accepting payments from customers from abroad

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What you should know about accepting payments from customers from abroad

By Gino Ravaioli

Gino Ravaioli, chairman of the DCC Forum, a group of 5 international companies which works in the Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) and financial services sector, talks through the options hospitality businesses now have when taking payments from overseas...

Apple Pay to launch in UK restaurants in July

Apple Pay to launch in UK restaurants in July

By Sophie Witts

Restaurants including Nando’s, Wagamama, Costa, Pret A Manger, Starbucks, KFC, and Subway will be supporting Apple Pay when it launches in the UK next month. 

Guide to mobile payments in Hospitality Industry

The future is now: A guide to mobile payments

By Carina Perkins

As mobile payment gears up to take the world by storm, BigHospitality asks what advantages it has for the hospitality sector, and how operators can introduce it into their business.

The UK is approaching a tipping point where cards will overtake cash as the preferred method of payment

Card payments continue to rise

By Melodie Michel

Credit and debit card transactions rose by over 6 per cent in 2014, leaving hospitality operators that do not offer cashless payments ‘behind the curve’, according to payment processor Worldpay.

How to ensure cashless customer payments are secure

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How to ensure cashless customer payments are secure

By David Maisey

Customer demand for cashless payment is on the rise and independent hospitality businesses must start accepting credit and debit cards or risk losing out to the chains. Here David Maisey, managing director of card payment specialists Chip & PIN Solutions,...

How to maximise trade from overseas visitors

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How to maximise trade from overseas visitors

By Dave Hobday

More overseas visitors are coming to the UK than ever before, and their rich new cultures are changing the shape of the UK events calendar. Here, Dave Hobday, managing director of WorldPay UK, argues that the hospitality industry must up its game, offering...

Global Payments launches Global Pay Now

Global Payments launches Global Pay Now

By Emma Eversham

Global Payments has launched its Global Pay Now terminal in the UK, allowing restaurants and pubs to let customers settle bills in less than a minute.

The Future of EPoS: Going mobile

The Future of EPoS: Going mobile

By Andrew Evans

In the final instalment of our week-long feature on Electronic Point of Sale, Andrew Evans, managing director of Keystep, tells us we can expect to be going mobile in the future.