Walked tabs
Unclosed tabs are pure loss, and manual card holds are slow and risky.
Card pre-auth, one-tap re-orders, bartender shift reports, and no per-swipe cost.
Bars run hundreds of small, fast transactions and a wall of open tabs at last call. Tasskel Pay handles card pre-authorization so tabs never walk, keeps re-ordering to a single tap, and removes processing fees entirely — which matters when a Friday night can push $12,000 across the bar.
Unclosed tabs are pure loss, and manual card holds are slow and risky.
Two beers at a time means fee-heavy, low-value transactions all night.
Bartenders need clean, per-shift accountability at close.
Hold the card on file digitally and auto-close forgotten tabs at end of night.
Repeat the last round without re-entering items.
Post-sale tip entry with automatic pool splits by hours worked.
Sales, voids, comps, and tips by employee for every shift.
What this saves you
A neighborhood bar at $45,000/month in card volume typically pays over $15,000 a year in processing. Zero-fee returns it to the business.
At no additional charge — the same platform your merchant account runs on.
Yes — the card price is applied when the tab is closed, and signage discloses it at the bar.
Many bars pair the program with an on-site ATM to make cash payment easy for guests.
Complete your online merchant application, keep 100% of your card sales, and unlock the full Tasskel business suite with your account.