Global Payments announces exclusive agreement with CKE Restaurants

Global Payment announced that CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. – which operates the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. quick service restaurant brands – has selected Global Payments (GPN) as its exclusive U.S. point of sale and in-store payment solutions provider. CKE Restaurants will deploy Genius, Global Payments’ flagship POS and business management platform, at more than 2,400 corporate and franchise restaurant locations across the U.S. “We are thrilled to play a greatly expanded role helping the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. brands delight customers with seamless payment experiences while streamlining restaurant operations,” said David Rumph, president of the SMB business at Global Payments. “Genius is an incredibly robust platform built to be highly configurable and scalable. Deploying Genius at CKE’s restaurants will optimize how customers place, pay for and receive their orders, while also driving better business decisions.”