Shift4 Payments partners with kiosk-maker PYE to bring self-service solutions to foodservice businesses

Kiosk manufacturer PYE said it has entered into an agreement with Shift4 Payments. The partnership will combine PYE’s integrated kiosk solutions with Shift4’s unified commerce platform to provide an end-to-end payment experience for merchants and their customers.

Birmingham, AL-based PYE designs and engineers self-service solutions, including both the hardware and the software to run them. Its products, which range from freestanding and tabletop models to mobile applications, are deployed in a host of independent restaurants and hotels nationwide.

Shift4, headquartered in Allentown, PA, provides payment processing and point-of-sale solutions for a wide range of industries, including restaurants and hospitality. Its commerce ecosystem – said to include everything a business might need to accept payments from a single source – is reportedly used by more than 200,000 businesses nationwide to process more than $200 billion in transactions annually. 

“The pandemic placed a greater reliance on kiosks as businesses were shut off for months from direct, face-to-face contact with consumers,” said Jegil Dugger, founder and chief executive of Alabama-based startup PYE.

“The demand for a contactless, unattended ordering and payment experience will continue to be high, even in a post-COVID environment," Jegil continued. "We’re confident in the ability of our kiosks and, more importantly, in our ability to help our customers and partners thrive.”