OpenTable introduced a new feature in San Francisco earlier this year that allowed users to pay the bill right on their phones. The pilot seems to have done well, because OpenTable announced on Monday that it’s expanding that option to its users in 20 new cities around the United States. The newest market is New York City and OpenTable declined to name the other new markets. Pay with...
Priceline isn't just going to be about William Shatner teaching daughter Kaley Cuoco about the "art of the deal" anymore, now it will also be where you can book a table for dinner. Announced this morning, Priceline will purchase OpenTable for about $2.6 billion in cash, or about $103 a share at a 46 percent premium over the closing share price on Thursday. OpenTable had revenues of $...
Is this the direction mobile payments are heading? We’ve been hoping for a universal payment solution like Isis or Google Wallet to take off, but for now app developers are taking it in their own hands to get the industry off of the ground. OpenTable announced that it has added a new pilot feature to its app that lets you pay your bill right from your phone. “Rather than waiting for...
Facebook is updating its "Pages" on mobile. Now, if someone visits a page for a restaurant they like, they'll have the option to make a reservation to eat at said eatery using OpenTable. Sure, you could always just open up the OpenTable mobile application to do this, but we think the general idea is that you don't ever have to leave Facebook. You might see a special on lobster bisque...