MasterCard has partnered with restaurant chain wagamama to bring restaurant customers a more convenient, quicker and fuss-free way to pay for their meals via an app on their phone, according to a press release. The Qkr! app with MasterPass, available for iOS and Android, will enable customers to pay their bill when ready and will offer the following benefits:

• Convenience - Customers are in control of how and when they pay. If in a hurry they can pay as soon as they wish, or when dining with friends or colleagues they can split the bill and pay.
• Simplicity - The app is easy to download and customers can register with any payment card, not just a MasterCard.
• Security - MasterCard processes 65,000 secure transactions a minute. Customers can be reassured their transaction will be safe and secure.

MasterCard said wagamama is the first restaurant or retailer to offer this offering from MasterCard. The card network said in the announcement that the app has gone through extensive testing to ensure customers can make faster and more convenient payments, whether on their own or in a group and is now available to use in 112 wagamama restaurants in the U.K.

Scott Abrahams, group head of Acceptance and Emerging Payments, MasterCard UK&I said: "MasterCard is always striving to improve payment convenience and choice for consumers. Working with and listening to businesses like wagamama helps us design new secure payment options for consumers which meet the needs of their changing lifestyles. The benefits of this app aren't exclusive or unique to wagamama's customers and we are working with multiple restaurants and retailers so they can offer this payment option to their customers too."