DigitalPersona, an expert in biometric identity verification solutions, recently announced its fingerprint biometrics  have been selected by Papa John's restaurants in China to improve business workflow. Papa John's is the third largest take-out and delivery pizza restaurant chain in the United States.

DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Readers with NCR Advanced Restaurant (formerly Compris) point-of-sale (POS) software have been deployed by more than thirty company-owned Papa John's restaurants across northern China. The software will allow the restaurant chain to record employee time and attendance, and will support authorization of overrides and discounts.

In a statement, Papa John's Beijing, said, "The DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Readers save our managers and employees time, increase productivity and eliminate the costs of managing smart cards. We recommend the use of DigitalPersona's biometrics solution to franchised restaurants so they too can increase their profits."

Previously, employees were using smart cards for recording their time and attendance. These cards were also used by managers to authorize discounts, voids, and overrides. The drawback to smart cards usage was that employees regularly either lost or forgot their cards.

The landscape for the service industry has undergone massive changes with the inclusion of advanced technology solutions. In this environment, Papa John's was looking for a solution which could provide a secure and easy to use solution for carrying out daily tasks by both employees and managers. Using DigitalPersona fingerprint reader’s employees of the restaurant will now be able to clock their shifts while managers will have the option to offer voids and overrides quickly.

Gary Oberman, director of worldwide POS sales at DigitalPersona said, "Fingerprint biometrics has become the authentication method of choice for quick-serve restaurants. Fingerprint readers are a mature, reliable technology that can be deployed quickly and easily, enabling an immediate Return on Investment. Our fingerprint readers have been known to pay for themselves in as little as four weeks."