AB Cash Management Services introduces staff-less banking

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

AB Cash Management Services Pvt. Ltd. is extending automated financial services through its Staff-less Mini Bank Managed Service, a compact banking model…

Valinso modernizes existing vending machines with Qwikko

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Valinso B.V.'s Qwikko platform is designed to modernize existing vending and coffee machines by adding interactive digital capabilities without requiring…

Appetronix brings robotic dining to airports

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Appetronix is bringing restaurant automation to airport dining through Donatos by Appetronix, a fully autonomous restaurant operating at John Glenn Columbus…

Tillster keeps kiosk orders flowing during outages

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Tillster is addressing the growing dependence of restaurants on digital ordering systems with technology designed to keep kiosk transactions moving when cloud…

The Vending Operator Playbook: How to Win Locations, Set Commissions and Price for Profit

A free 11-page workbook for new vending operators from Dryline VMS: score and pitch locations, put each deal in a location agreement, choose a commission with…

Presented by Dryline VMS

Charitable vending machines return to Chicago area

November 6, 2026

Light the World Giving Machines will return to the Chicago area Nov. 14, allowing visitors to make donations by selecting items on vending machines and paying…

Vending people and company news, week ending Nov. 5, 2026

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Gary Crompton, president and CEO of Aramark's Workplace Experience Group, has received the Jay B. Silverstein Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for…

TNS adds smart routing to payment orchestration platform

October 30, 2026

Transaction Network Services has added smart routing capabilities to its Payment Orchestration platform to help businesses increase payment approvals and…

The Fresh Revolution in Unattended Retail

Autonomous merchandising allows the opportunity for fresh meals, snacks and beverages can be offered around the clock without adding staff or building another…

Presented by Structural Concepts

How to Start a Vending Business: The Complete Guide for New Operators

New to vending? Dryline VMS walks through what matters beyond the machine: permits and sales tax, checking a used machine, what the research says about…

Poor kiosk installation, maintenance can turn self-service investments into costly liabilities

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

At the 2026 ARKI Show, industry experts will discuss how proper deployment, preventive maintenance and standardized service procedures can reduce downtime…

PayRange expands leadership team following KioSoft acquisition

October 22, 2026

PayRange, a Portland, Oregon-based provider of payment technology and software for unattended retail, has announced four executive leadership appointments as…

People and company news, week ending Oct. 23, 2026

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Sacoa Cashless System has expanded its partnership with Play Game with a new installation at the Play Game Panda World entertainment center in Haifa, Israel.

AI Vending Machines Are Here. The Machines You Already Own Can Keep Up.

AI vending machines get the headlines, but traditional snack and drink machines still earn every day. Dryline VMS explains how a cashless reader and vending…

Intelligent vending machine market projected to reach $28.7B by 2033

October 16, 2026

The global intelligent vending machine market is projected to grow from $11.7 billion in 2026 to $28.7 billion by 2033, according to a Persistence Market…

Retail Technology: Proving the Business Case

A practical framework for connecting modernization investments to measurable financial and operational value

Presented by Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.

Youth thefts surge in South Korea as unmanned stores face security challenges

October 13, 2026

Juvenile theft cases in South Korea increased 76.3% between 2021 and 2025, with authorities identifying the proliferation of unmanned retail stores as a…

Urban Value expands autonomous apartment retail network to 5 locations

October 12, 2026

Urban Value Corner Store has expanded its residential retail network to 14 locations, including five autonomous stores and nine staffed locations. Founder and…

Nayax partners with Allied Electronics to enter U.S. fuel retail market

October 12, 2026

Nayax has signed a distribution agreement with Allied Electronics to offer its VPOS Media 5 outdoor payment terminal to fuel retailers across the U.S.…

Switch Vending Management Systems Without Starting Over: The Dryline VMS Data Portability Brief

Changing vending management systems does not have to mean starting over. This Dryline VMS technical brief shows how your products, locations, machines…

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