Food chain Camile Thai Kitchen, has teamed up with Irish start-up Strike, to roll out a cashless and contactless tipping service.
The new digital feature, developed by Strike, gives Camile customers the option to tip their delivery driver directly once their order has been delivered to their doors.
Brody Sweeney, Founder of Camile Thai Kitchen, said the pandemic has accelerated the move to a cashless society.
"Before the pandemic, a lot of orders were cash and our customers tipped our drivers directly in cash.
"Our Camile driver network appreciates being rewarded for good service, especially personally from our regular guests.
"However, Covid altered things dramatically and both drivers and Camile guests are nervous and cautious about handling cash," he said.
To use the tipping service, the customer taps their phone off a Strike tag or scans the Strike QR code on their receipt and tips with Apple Pay or Google Pay and the delivery driver receives the tip directly via Strike.
"We are extremely proud to partner with Camile to offer Strike's cashless tipping in direct response to the demise of cash since the Covid pandemic," said Oli Cavanagh, Founder of Strike.
"Most people don’t carry cash anymore, but people still want to reward good service.
"We brought back tips for the drivers and they’re seeing nearly double the volume of tips now.
"With our solution for Camile, we also noticed that customers often tip hours after the delivery, even on the following day.
"Drivers often don’t even realise they were tipped until they check their Strike account", explained Mr Cavanagh.
