Vendon intros cloud based vending and coffee machine maintenance

July 10, 2023

Vendon, a Latvia-based IoT company providing telemetry, business intelligence and payment solutions for the vending and coffee industries, has introduced a…

Convenience drives touchless payments as sanitation concerns subside

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

COVID concern has largely subsided, but many customers continue to appreciate the convenience of scanning a QR code when making a purchase at a vending…

Call for nominations for Automation & Self-Service Awards

Formerly known as the Self-Service Innovation Awards, the Automation & Self-Service Awards will be presented during an awards ceremony at the Self-Service…

UK railways seek to close ticket offices

July 6, 2023

U.K. railways have proposed closing as many as 1,000 ticket offices since most ticket sales are from vending machines or online, according to a upi.com report.

Bitcoin Depot completes business combination, begins public trading

July 5, 2023

Lux Vending LLC, operating under the name Bitcoin Depot, and GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. have closed on a business combination and will be renamed Bitcoin…

Nayax names UK sales director for EV charging solutions

July 4, 2023

John Gerval Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business, has named John Gerval to…

Havis advises retailers about new PCI SSC security standards

June 29, 2023

Havis Inc, a manufacturer of technology mobility and mounting solutions, has sent out a notice advising retailers of the need to meet new PCI SSC standards…

Consumers prefer self service to human interaction, but not all are happy about it

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A survey quantified consumers’ preference for self service over in-person purchases, but it also revealed concerns about declining personalization caused by…

NCR to spin off ATM business

June 26, 2023

NCR Corp. has filed its Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its spin off of its ATM business. This is part of…

2023 ICX Summit: Crafting an inclusive experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Inclusivity, within the retail and banking customer environment, is the focus of a panel talk at the upcoming Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Sept.

EMV vending transactions surge 400% in 2022

June 13, 2023

EMV transactions at food and beverage machines posted more than 400% growth in 2022, according to the recently released 2023 Micropayment Trends Report from…

Maine seeks to remove limit on medications sold in vending machines

June 12, 2023

Maine lawmakers passed a bill to remove the restriction on the number of medications that can be offered in a vending machine, according to the NAMA weekly…

Lawmakers propose credit card competition bill to reduce transaction fees

June 12, 2023

The recently proposed Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 to bring competition to credit card fees and reduce costs to businesses and consumers has gained the…

Voice order at the self-service kiosk? Coming right up

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ben Kaplan of PLNT Burger and Ken Sutton of Yobe Inc. are working on a voice solution that will allow guests to speak their order at a kiosk and pick it up in…

Crane Payment Innovations names Tanya Rawal marketing manager

June 6, 2023

Crane Payment Innovations, a Crane NXT company and provider of banknote and coin validation, cashless payment systems and asset management software, has named…

Bucharest amusement park switches to cashless tech

June 5, 2023

Intercard, a provider of cashless technology for the amusement entertainment trade, has installed a cashless technology system at Miramagica, a family…

Utah meat shop expands brand with vending machine

May 23, 2023

Bingham's Custom Meats, based in Morgan, Utah, will introduce self-serve kiosks to sell its meats using a kiosk developed by ISVPay, a payment platform, and…

NCR mulls selling digital banking business

May 23, 2023

NCR Corp., which has already announced plans to split into two companies in the fourth quarter, is considering the sale of its digital banking business…

Cantaloupe moves to AWS cloud services

May 23, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has teamed with…

Nayax names 2 executives

May 22, 2023

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to enable retailers to provide consumers with digital, cashless, connected commerce…