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Presto announces free restaurant kiosks to minimize human contact during coronavirus

March 25, 2020

Presto, a Redwood City, California based provider of restaurant kiosks, is providing free kiosks to restaurants to process to-go orders to help restaurants keep customers safe during the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced on its website.

The free kiosks will be available for the duration of the coronavirus related restrictions, Raj Misra, the company's vice president of marketing, told this website. Once the coronavirus restrictoins are lifted, restaurants will return the kiosks to the company or make arrangements to keep them. Restaurants can contact the company on its website or via email at info@presto.com.

The kiosks allow guests to browse the full menu, place orders and make payments with no human contact. The device supports the menus with all modifiers, deletions can be updated in real time.

For orders placed online or via phone, guests can use the kiosk to make secure payments before picking up their orders.

The kiosk has EMV and P2P encryption and supports chip and signature, chip and PIN, PIN-debit, contactless payments, mobile pay (such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay), QR code, encrypted magnetic stripe and gift cards. It also has a "store and forward" capability, allowing guests to pay even if the restaurant loses Internet connectivity.

The device can be integrated with loyalty programs, enabling guests to sign in (or enroll), earn points, and redeem rewards.

The company is waiving all integration and deployment costs and providing these devices without any contractual obligations. 

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