QR Code Ordering Becomes Permanent: 67% of Restaurants (2026) What started as pandemic necessity is becoming permanent. 67% of full-service restaurants now offer QR ordering.… Read More
Square Acquires Afterpay: Expands Into BNPL (2026) Square’s $29B acquisition of Afterpay signals a pivot toward fintech beyond core POS business.… Read More
Toast Files for IPO: Restaurant POS Giant Goes Public (2026) Toast files S-1 for IPO, valuing the company at $3 billion. This is the biggest restaurant tech exit ever.… Read More
Cloud POS Adoption Hits 60% in 2026: What It Means for You COVID-19 permanently shifted POS infrastructure to the cloud. 2020 saw unprecedented demand for remote-enabled POS.… Read More
Digital Payments on Black Friday 2026: What POS Data Shows In-store spending falls 7% YoY but payment technology modernization accelerates.… Read More
Toast Goes Public: IPO Values Company at $18 Billion (2026) Toast’s successful IPO at $18B valuation makes it the most valuable restaurant technology company.… Read More
Contactless Payment Adoption Doubles in 2026 (POS Guide) Fear of cash transmission drives contactless payment adoption to 2x pre-pandemic levels.… Read More
Small Business Relief: Square Waives Fees, Launches Emergency Fund (2026) Square commits $1 billion in emergency lending to small businesses during COVID-19 crisis.… Read More
QR Code Ordering: Restaurants’ Emergency Pivot (2026) With dine-in dining banned, restaurants deploy QR code ordering overnight. POS companies enable rapid rollout.… Read More
Pandemic Hits Restaurants: POS Companies Pivot to Support (2026) COVID-19 forces restaurants to close. Square and Toast launch emergency support programs.… Read More