Mad Mex Restaurant Turns the Tables on Pandemic Disruption with NCR Aloha
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) partners with Mad Mex, a chain of Mexican restaurants in Pennsylvania, to enhance contactless payment options through NCR Mobile Pay. This development comes as restaurants adapt to COVID-19 safety measures, allowing patrons to pay via QR codes to minimize physical contact. Currently, around 10% of Mad Mex's orders utilize this payment method, boosting service speed and safety. NCR aims to support restaurants in their transition to a contactless future, underscoring the growing trend of mobile payments in the hospitality sector.
- 10% of orders at Mad Mex are now processed through NCR Mobile Pay, indicating successful adoption.
- NCR Mobile Pay enhances customer safety and service speed, allowing quicker table turnover.
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When life gave Mad Mex limes, the Mexican restaurant with 12 locations in Pennsylvania made margaritas and sold them via NCR Mobile Pay. Like most restaurants, Mad Mex had to pivot its operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The restaurant worked with NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leading provider of end-to-end software and technology that runs restaurants, to offer new contactless payment capabilities.
Mad Mex needed a way to eliminate the physical handling of credit cards to increase safety for its guests and staff. Already using NCR Aloha to run its restaurant, Mad Mex and NCR channel partner, Pittsburgh POS, seamlessly added NCR Mobile Pay, which allows diners to pay by scanning a QR code with their smartphones. And because NCR Mobile Pay is part of the NCR Aloha portfolio, Mad Mex has one trusted partner to simplify restaurant operations. This is another example of how NCR is building apps, software and services to drive front-end digital transformation.
“Offering a contactless payment option gives our customers and staff a little more peace of mind. Now, approximately
“The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of mobile payments by consumers and restaurants alike. While safety is a driving factor of the technology’s adoption, people will continue using it because of convenience and it will remain one of the solutions enabling operators to run their restaurants from end to end,” said Dirk Izzo, president and GM, NCR Hospitality. “Our goal is to help customers like Mad Mex seamlessly transition into a contactless future.”
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NCR is a full end-to-end provider from order creation to payment settlement that brings together software, services and hardware -- trusted by more than 100,000 restaurants, including independent operators, domestic chains and international brands across the globe. NCR’s comprehensive offering includes the signature NCR Aloha POS platform and NCR Silver Pro, to provide everything restaurants need to run their business, boost efficiency and increase growth.
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