10 EMV facts every self-service machine operator should know

EMV chip and EMV contactless use higher security levels than traditional magnetic stripe to process a card payment. As consumers adopt EMV-enabled cards for…

Convenience chain launches check-out free stores

February 21, 2023

Coen Markets Inc., a convenience chain, has launched two check-out free stores. The Amoco store sites, in Oakdale and Southpark, Pennsylvania, are using the…

Bitcoin of America offers utility bill payment service

February 17, 2023

Bitcoin of America, a cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer and operator, has introduced BillPay, a service offered through self-service ATMs that allows customers…

India’s QR-enabled coin vending machine: Pros and cons

February 15, 2023

The recently-reported QR-code enabled coin vending machine in India drew the attention of a business journalist who considered the pros and cons of the unusual…

India’s central bank to deploy QR-enabled vending machines to dispense coins

February 9, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India plans to use cashless technology to promote the use of coins, according to a livemint.com report.

Cantaloupe lifts Q2 2023 sales, widens loss

February 8, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, lifted its revenue…

Expanding into new services: Nuts and bolts

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Convenience services operators got a crash course on pivoting the business during COVID. Those lessons served them well when looking at new services to add in…

Cash is not dead — it’s in transition

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

A panel of experts convened at SSIS in Hollywood, Florida to discuss why “Cash is not dead,” including the value of cash in times of instability and its…

Cruz proposes law requiring Capitol Hill vending machines to accept crypto

January 27, 2023

Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced a bill to require cryptocurrency acceptance in vending machines, gift shops and restaurants in…

Crane Holdings lifts Q4 2022 earnings on sales dip, divestiture impacts FY results

January 24, 2023

Crane Holdings Inc. lifted its Q4 2022 earnings on a slight sales decline, while full year results suffered from the May divestiture of Crane Supply, according…

Vancouver airport intros robotic smoothie machines

January 19, 2023

Travelers visiting Vancouver International Airport can buy smoothies 24/7 at five robotic smoothie machines provided by Burnaby, Canada-based TrendiTech Inc.…

FreedomPay teams with Elo on payment integration

January 18, 2023

FreedomPay, a provider of payment processing services, has teamed with Elo, a provider of interactive display solutions, to integrate Elo's M60 Pay handheld…

Cantaloupe taps Discover’s Anna Novoseletsky as legal, compliance officer

January 17, 2023

Anna Novoseletsky Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service…

Mobile pay and self-service kiosks: Partners or competitors?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Both mobile pay and kiosks have a role to play in today’s retail environment, but experts offered different views on whether or not the current customer demand…

Nayax introduces financing solution for operators

January 10, 2023

Nayax Ltd., a commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business, has launched Nayax Capital, a financing solution for…

PayTech Women names 2023 board of directors

January 5, 2023

PayTech Women, a non-profit organization helping professional women rise in the payments and fintech industries, formerly known as Wnet, has elected new…

Castles Technology promotes Ben Love to CEO North America

January 3, 2023

Ben Love Castles Technology, a payment solutions provider, has promoted North American President and Chief Technology Officer Ben Love to CEO for…

NFT vending machine founder: ‘Don’t count crypto out’

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Hugo McDonaugh, who introduced a vending machine that offers non-fungible tokens, sees a big future for NFTs and cryptocurrency, despite some recent crypto…

Assa Abloy acquires Janam Technologies

December 27, 2022

Assa Abloy Group, a Stockholm based provider of access solutions, has acquired Janam Technologies LLC, a Woodbury, New York based provider of handheld mobile…

Trade shows, technology, market opportunities top reader interest in 2022

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Vending Times ranks the 10 best read stories in 2022 based on reader interest.