DALLAS, TX --(Marketwired - August 03, 2016) - Ziosk®, maker of the world's first ordering, entertainment and pay-at-the table tablet, announced today that it is teaming up with Samsung Pay® to make paying the bill at leading casual dining restaurants quick, easy and secure. As part of the announcement, Samsung Pay is offering guests at participating Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews, Friendly's and Uno Pizzeria & Grill an opportunity to save five dollars off their bill of ten dollars or more when they use Samsung Pay on the Ziosk tablet. The special limited-time savings incentive will be automatically applied to guests' bills at time of payment.
The most widely accepted mobile payment system, Samsung Pay works with the majority of existing and new terminals, including most magnetic stripe, EMV and NFC terminals. Samsung Pay is also fully compatible with existing Ziosk tablets, enabling restaurants a convenient and simple method for accepting mobile payments.
Once Samsung Pay is active on the user's device, customers simply swipe up on their mobile device to launch Samsung Pay, authorize the transaction with their fingerprint or PIN, and then hover the device over the Ziosk card reader to pay.
Actual card numbers are not stored on the user's device, Ziosk tablets nor on Samsung servers. Transaction and payment information are kept private and secure with the use of tokenization, a method of protecting payment card information by substituting the card's number with a unique alphanumeric identifier, which is generated using proprietary algorithms.
Samsung Pay is supported by leading wireless providers on the Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S7 active, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 active and Galaxy Note 5. Samsung Pay is supported by over 300 major and regional banks, and credit unions in the U.S., and continues to expand its partnership ecosystem.** For more information visit: www.samsung.com/pay
"Consumers want an easy-to-use and secure mobile payment solution, and by teaming up with Ziosk, Samsung Pay is providing an even faster, easier and more secure experience to pay the bill while dining out," said Nana Murugesan, VP/GM of Services and New Business for Samsung Electronics America. "Ziosk's industry-leading technology, paired with Samsung Pay, provides restaurant guests a more seamless, integrated, flexible, and secure option for using mobile payment on demand."
"Ziosk is disrupting the restaurant industry by offering guests more secure, innovative and faster ways to pay at-the-table," said Austen Mulinder, CEO of Ziosk. "Partnering with Samsung Pay is a strategic move that enables our restaurant partners to take advantage of a flexible, cost-effective and existing payment platform and provides their guests with more efficient mobile payment options."
Commanding 95 percent market share in the deployed tabletop tablet space, Ziosk tablets are currently in 3,000 restaurants across all 50 states. By the year's end Ziosk will have fully deployed its newest contracts, totaling 170,000 new Ziosk tablets interacting with more than 50 million guests per month, and demonstrating Ziosk's continued momentum in the restaurant industry.
For more information on Ziosk please visit www.ziosk.com .
*Subject to program terms, conditions and availability.
About Ziosk Based in Dallas, Ziosk® is the first entertainment, ordering and pay-at-the-table tablet for the restaurant market. The technology, featuring a 7-inch tablet and encrypted credit card reader, resides on each table and enables guests to see menu items, play games, view news and entertainment, order food and beverages and 'pay on demand;' all of which gives guests control over their dining experience. With its interactive capabilities, Ziosk and its footprint have created the Ziosk Media Network, a digital media platform for partners to create engaging experiences at the point of purchase. Ziosk is revolutionizing the experience and economics of dining.
About Samsung Pay Samsung Pay, a mobile payment service from Samsung Electronics, is simple, safe and works almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your card. Combining NFC with Samsung's proprietary MST technologies, Samsung Pay provides consumers a way to pay almost anywhere you can swipe or tap a card at millions of merchant locations.* Samsung continues to strategically expand its partnership ecosystem for Samsung Pay to provide greater flexibility, access, and choice for customers while enabling an easy and safe payment experience. Samsung Pay is compatible with select cards and Samsung devices, and leading wireless providers. Visit www.samsung.com/pay to learn more.
** Only compatible with select Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards from participating banks and issuers. Check with your bank/issuer to ensure that your card is compatible; and check the Samsung Pay Support page for additional compatibility information regarding devices, carriers and cards. Some card reader terminals may require software updates to be compatible with Samsung Pay.
Media Contact: Mary Nelson ICR for Ziosk Mary.Nelson@icrinc.com (443) 248-1091
