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18 Aug 2026, 17:38
Square and OpenTable Expand Partnership to Unify Restaurant Guest and Payment Data
Block’s (NYSE: XYZ) Square and OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), announced an expanded strategic partnership Tuesday that will more deeply integrate restaurant reservations, guest information and payment data.
The partnership builds on the companies’ point-of-sale integration launched in 2022 and is designed to give restaurant operators a more complete view of customers by combining OpenTable’s reservation and dining-preference data with Square’s transaction and operational information.
Square Connects Reservations With Customer Spending
Under the expanded integration, restaurants can combine reservation history, dining preferences and transaction information within a unified guest profile.
That means operators can connect a reservation with what a customer ordered, how much they spent, their payment method and whether they returned. Restaurants can then use those insights for personalized marketing, loyalty programs and customer engagement.
The integration will also allow restaurants to measure the financial value of reservations by linking bookings with spending, repeat visits and customer lifetime value.
For Square, the partnership strengthens its broader restaurant technology offering beyond payment processing and point-of-sale services. Connecting payments with customer and reservation data could make Square's ecosystem more valuable to restaurant operators while increasing customer retention across its software and hardware products.
Partnership Expands Across Six Markets
The enhanced Square-OpenTable integration will serve restaurants across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Ireland and France.
The companies also plan additional enhancements, including faster onboarding, improved reservation workflows, richer customer intelligence across ordering channels and deeper integration between loyalty, customer engagement and payments.
The partnership reinforces Square's strategy of developing its platform into a broader operating system for restaurants rather than functioning primarily as a payments provider. Combining Square's transaction data with OpenTable's restaurant network and reservation information could give both platforms a stronger competitive position as restaurants increasingly seek integrated technology rather than multiple disconnected systems.
Block’s (NYSE: XYZ) Square and OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), announced an expanded strategic partnership Tuesday that will more deeply integrate restaurant reservations, guest information and payment data.
The partnership builds on the companies’ point-of-sale integration launched in 2022 and is designed to give restaurant operators a more complete view of customers by combining OpenTable’s reservation and dining-preference data with Square’s transaction and operational information.
Square Connects Reservations With Customer Spending
Under the expanded integration, restaurants can combine reservation history, dining preferences and transaction information within a unified guest profile.
That means operators can connect a reservation with what a customer ordered, how much they spent, their payment method and whether they returned. Restaurants can then use those insights for personalized marketing, loyalty programs and customer engagement.
The integration will also allow restaurants to measure the financial value of reservations by linking bookings with spending, repeat visits and customer lifetime value.
For Square, the partnership strengthens its broader restaurant technology offering beyond payment processing and point-of-sale services. Connecting payments with customer and reservation data could make Square's ecosystem more valuable to restaurant operators while increasing customer retention across its software and hardware products.
Partnership Expands Across Six Markets
The enhanced Square-OpenTable integration will serve restaurants across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Ireland and France.
The companies also plan additional enhancements, including faster onboarding, improved reservation workflows, richer customer intelligence across ordering channels and deeper integration between loyalty, customer engagement and payments.
The partnership reinforces Square's strategy of developing its platform into a broader operating system for restaurants rather than functioning primarily as a payments provider. Combining Square's transaction data with OpenTable's restaurant network and reservation information could give both platforms a stronger competitive position as restaurants increasingly seek integrated technology rather than multiple disconnected systems.
