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How tokenisation is changing the face of QSR

Payment security is paramount when handling sensitive information, such as consumer data, across every business area, and the restaurant and hospitality industry is no exception. Between growing concerns over security and changing legislation around compliance (GDPR, PCI DSS), many restaurants and fast-food establishments now rely on tokenisation to secure sensitive information by turning private material - such as payment details - into virtual tokens. So how is tokenisation changing QSR?

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