Fast-food chain McDonald’s has reached an international mobile app payments agreement with Amsterdam-based platform Adyen.

The fast-food company will start using Adyen’s platform first in the UK in the first quarter of 2020. It has plans to make the platform available to McDonald’s markets across the world.

Related Company Profiles

View all

Ayden’s payment platform will facilitate McDonald’s to have a consistent customer experience during their operations through a single integration.

The platform also makes it easier to bring in additional restaurants and markets. It offers preferred payment methods support. McDonald’s can also access data and customer insights in a single view.

McDonald’s Global Technology and Digital SVP Leandro Balbinot said: “With Adyen’s scalable platform, McDonald’s will be able to continue to provide customers a seamless experience through a variety of payment methods that align with the unique needs of our markets.

“We look forward to rolling out this platform in several markets internationally, beginning with the UK in early 2020.”

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

Ayden offers merchants payments processing across online, mobile and in stores.

Adyen COO Kamran Zaki said: “As the only truly unified, tech focused, payments platform, we are thrilled to enter into this agreement with McDonald’s to support their in-app payments.

“Working together, the mobile payment experience will be even easier for McDonald’s customers.”

In a separate development, franchisor Arcos Dorados Holdings has said that all 29 McDonald’s Peru outlets will be temporarily closed owing to the death of two teenage employees.

The two employees, aged 18 and 19 years, died while cleaning the kitchen due to electrocution.

McDonald’s Peru Arcos Dorados Holdings operator was quoted by Reuters as saying: “To provide our employees with positive working environments and experiences, we always take seriously any employee concern regarding working conditions, and we strive to provide competitive compensation.”