Brands on FreedomPay can now adopt Checkmate for first-party ordering without extra integrations or compliance delays
New York, NY – September 24, 2025 – Checkmate, the trusted provider of enterprise ordering solutions for restaurants, today announced its certification with FreedomPay, the global leader in Next Level Commerce™.
Many large restaurant brands have already standardized on FreedomPay as their global payment infrastructure across in-store and digital channels. With this new certification, those brands can now adopt Checkmate’s direct ordering suite, including web, mobile app, and catering, while staying fully aligned with their existing security and compliance frameworks.
Checkmate powers the digital ordering experiences for many of the nation’s fastest-growing restaurant brands. This partnership clears the path for faster adoption, helping brands modernize their digital stack without introducing new risks, delays, or technical overhead.
“For enterprise brands, adopting new technology often means navigating complex approvals, compliance reviews, and vendor onboarding. With this certification, we’re removing all that friction,” said Vishal Agarwal, Founder & CEO of Checkmate. “FreedomPay is already the payment backbone for many of our customers, and now Checkmate fits right in. Brands can move faster, stay compliant, and finally modernize their digital ordering without compromise.”
“FreedomPay’s platform is built to give enterprise brands choice, security, and scale,” said Chris Kronenthal, President of FreedomPay. “By certifying Checkmate, we’re expanding that value to include a proven digital ordering provider, one that understands the needs of operators and integrates seamlessly into the payments stack our clients already trust.”
Integration Benefits:
- Faster Adoption, No Red Tape: FreedomPay brands can launch Checkmate’s web, app, and catering platforms without vendor reviews or compliance delays, while simplifying accounting with single-source reconciliation.
- Built-In Security and Smarter Economics: With PCI-validated P2PE and tokenization, plus access to FreedomPay’s processor-agnostic network, brands can reduce PCI scope, simplify audits, and optimize routing costs at scale.
- More Connected Guest Data: Restaurants can now unify in-store and digital payment behavior to build richer guest profiles and power cross-channel loyalty and analytics.
“We’ve seen firsthand how many brands want to modernize digital ordering but get slowed down by the mechanics of enterprise payments,” said Brett Spiegel, VP of Direct Ordering at Checkmate. “This changes that. Brands can now turn on Checkmate with the tools, policies, and infrastructure they already use, with no compromises, no workarounds.”
About Checkmate
Checkmate empowers enterprise restaurant brands with powerful ordering solutions and hands-on support. Our scalable technology enables restaurants to drive sales across channels, including custom websites, apps, kiosks, catering, third-party marketplaces, digital menu boards, voice AI, and more. With seamless integrations, smarter analytics, and 24/7 service, Checkmate helps brands conquer their digital goals. Restaurants can launch unique ordering experiences, centrally manage menus, recapture revenue, leverage customer data, and continually adapt with new integrations. Regardless of how you want to grow, Checkmate has the tools and guidance to power, manage, and evolve your digital business. Learn more at www.itsacheckmate.com
About FreedomPay
FreedomPay is the global leader in Next Level Commerce™—transforming the way businesses power payments and experiences across the world. More than a payment solution, FreedomPay is a world-class independent payment gateway engineered to simplify complexity, break down the barriers of legacy systems, and revolutionize every point of interaction—whether in-store, online, or mobile. Chosen by the leading brands across retail, hospitality, sports and entertainment, food service, healthcare and higher education, FreedomPay delivers technology strength, integration breadth, and deep expertise in global payments innovation.
As one of the first solutions in North America validated by the PCI Security Standards Council for P2PE, FreedomPay sets the gold standard for payment security, trust, and performance. With a unified technology stack, lightning-fast APIs, and integrated solutions across payments, FreedomPay gives businesses total peace of mind plus the freedom to choose any hardware provider. Move faster, act smarter, and lead markets—not chase them. www.freedompay.com