POPcodes to help clients deliver COVID-19 safety messages at payment kiosks within 48 hours

March 27, 2020

POPcodes, a provider of payment terminal software, is offering to provide personalized, white-labeled versions of its point-of-purchase communication software…

Fastenal switches to online shareholders meeting due to coronavirus

March 27, 2020

Fastenal, a provider of machines for dispensing tools, safety and janitorial supplies in industrial worksites, has changed its annual shareholders meeting on…

$2 trillion federal stimulus package includes help for convenience services

March 26, 2020

Last night, the U.S. Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus package designed to ease the economic impact of COVID-19 and deliver vital aid to workers, small…

UK to raise spending limit for contactless card payments due to COVID-19

March 26, 2020

The spending limit for contactless card payments will rise in the U.K. from £30 ($35.91) to £45 ($53.87), with national roll-out on April 1, according to UK…

NEC combines NEC Display Solutions with Sharp in joint venture

March 25, 2020

NEC Corp. will create a joint venture by combining NEC Display Solutions with Sharp Corp. Through the venture, the companies will be able to meet the digital…

Coronavirus jumpstarts self-service innovation worldwide

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The coronavirus has driven self-service technology entrepreneurs to use technology to allow consumers to order and pay for everyday needs without having to go…

DNP restricts employee travel, invokes safe practices

March 25, 2020

DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation, a provider of printing and coating technologies, announced that its office schedule and hours will continue under normal…

Presto announces free restaurant kiosks to minimize human contact during coronavirus

March 25, 2020

Presto, a Redwood City, California based provider of restaurant kiosks, is providing free kiosks to restaurants to process to-go orders to help restaurants…

National Restaurant Show canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns

March 24, 2020

The National Restaurant Association is canceling this year's show citing concerns regarding the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

USA Technologies urges shareholders to support board nominees, cites urgency over COVID-19

March 24, 2020

USA Technology's board of directors has advised shareholders to vote in favor of the board's proposed directors at the annual shareholder meeting April 30 in…

SATO America introduces telecommuting for some functions

March 24, 2020

SATO America, a provider of auto ID solutions, has restricted work-related travel, instituted best practices to allow telecommuting for non-business critical…

NEC Display Solutions encourages employees to work remotely

March 24, 2020

NEC Display Solutions of America has encouraged employees to work remotely when possible, according to an email from President and CEO Todd Bouman. 

Caliburger adds pay-with-face option amid COVID-19

March 24, 2020

CaliBurger is adding a variety of tools to its Pasadena, California, restaurant to help fight the spread of viruses like COVID-19, according to a press release…

NAMA cancels 2020 show in Nashville

March 23, 2020

The National Automatic Merchandising Association has canceled its 2020 show planned for May 6-8 at Music City Center in Nashville, NAMA President and CEO Carla…

The dos and don’ts of cleaning your kiosks

by Melissa Harward — Marketing Coordinator, Meridian Kiosks

Depending on the level of traffic flowing through a business or organization, a single kiosk screen could be touched hundreds or thousands of times in a single…

Panasonic enacts restrictions due to cornonavirus pandemic

March 23, 2020

Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America has restricted all non-essential employee business travel and has moved all employees to a remote work…

SMRT1 Technologies develops medical supply kiosk

March 23, 2020

SMRT1 Technologies, a provider of automated retail solutions in Nelson, British Columbia, has introduced a kiosk that carries a mix of paid and free items such…

Peerless-AV Solutions That Make Us Happy

March 20th marks the International Day of Happiness and the Peerless-AV team wanted to reflect on which make Peerless-AV solutions make us happiest! From…

DMV office closures require Nevadans to use kiosks or Internet for transactions

March 20, 2020

Nevada residents wishing to renew a driver's license or registration must do so online or use a self-serve kiosk since the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles…

Orange Barrel Media, IKE Smart City offer free digital advertising during coronavirus pandemic

March 20, 2020

Orange Barrel Media and sister company IKE Smart City are donating airtime on their out-of-home digital signage platforms to support local businesses and…