Clear legitimate digital orders without excess holds
Risk controls tend to become most visible when they slow down legitimate demand.
Teams must protect merchants from loss while avoiding friction that changes whether an order is completed.
“When an order sits in review, the guest thinks we ignored them—not that a payment check happened.”
Sigrid Laine · Owner-Operator
Runs three quick-service locations where digital orders peak during the lunch rush.
What pulls against what
- fraud loss vs. legitimate conversion
- early proxies vs. confirmed outcomes
- review consistency vs. fast release
- global signals vs. restaurant context
What is at stake
Fewer legitimate guests wait for release, while merchants retain protection against card-not-present loss
Why Toast
At Toast, this can matter because digital ordering depends on both trusted payments and timely restaurant fulfillment.
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