‘Every minute is precious’: how an efficient payment system helps a thriving coffee business

How does an ultra popular, high demand cafe get its customers in and out the door as quickly as they need their caffeine fix? The secret weapon is a seamless payments process

The way that customers choose to pay has evolved dramatically in recent years, with less reliance on cash, and a huge uptake in the use of cards and digital payments. And that makes a robust payments processing system a top priority for business owners.

At the speciality coffee business Copper + Straw, which operates three cafes in Bray and Dublin, in Ireland, 88% of customer payments are made by card or smartphone, via payment services provider Elavon.