Moscow Metro turnstile bank card payments surge in February

March 22, 2023

With all turnstiles now accepting bank card payments, the number of bank card payments at the Moscow Metro increased by 23% year-on-year: from 12.2 million in…

‘Smart fridges’ today, automated drive-thru’s tomorrow?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The quest to build an automated pizza drive-thru led this entrepreneur to an opportunity to offer 'smart fridges' to provide worksite foodservice.

Diebold Nixdorf gains $55M in liquidity

March 22, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf has added an amendment to its asset-based credit facility to add a $55 million first-in-last-out term loan tranche. Its ABL lenders have also…

Panera Bread launches Amazon One in St. Louis locations

March 22, 2023

Panera Bread, a self-serve kiosk pioneer, is rolling out Amazon One, a palm identify and payments technology, at select bakery-cafes in the brand's hometown of…

Position Imaging teams with CDW, Mason Technologies to scale smart package room technology

March 22, 2023

Position Imaging Inc., a provider of package logistics and asset tracking, has teamed with CDW, a provider of IT solutions, and Mason Technologies Inc., a…

Crane NXT names SVP/HR officer

March 22, 2023

Jennifer Kartono Crane Holdings Co., a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products, has named Jennifer Kartono senior vice president…

Star Micronics Prepares Channel Partners For Future POS Industry Changes

Star’s Christophe Naasz, Director of Global Business Development, shares his insights on anticipated industry changes and top trends for 2023 and beyond in…

Peerless-AV intros upgraded ‘smart city’ kiosks

March 21, 2023

Peerless-AV, a designer and manufacturer of audio and video solutions and accessories, has introduced its new generation Smart City Kiosks, the single…

7 Eleven launches EV charging network

March 21, 2023

7 Eleven Inc. has announced plans to build one of the largest electric vehicle fast-charging networks of any retailer in North America with the launch of…

GetGo Café + Market to deploy Bitcoin Depot crypto ATMs

March 21, 2023

GetGo Café + Market, a convenience store retailer with more than 270 locations throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and…

Hackers steal $1.5M from General Bytes Bitcoin ATMs

March 21, 2023

Hackers stole $1.5 million from General Bytes Bitcoin ATMs by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in its BATM management platform. They remotely uploaded a…

Kaleris intros gate kiosk, app for driver check-in

March 21, 2023

Kaleris, a provider of cloud-based supply chain execution and visibility technology solutions, introduced a driver pre-check-in app and gate kiosk that reduce…

India EV charging station maker raises $54M, to create 500 jobs

March 21, 2023

Charge+Zone, an India based EV charging company, has raised $54 million in a Series A1 round led by BlueOrchard Finance along with existing and additional…

AI powered vending machine engages users in creating artwork

March 20, 2023

Visitors to the Rundle Place shopping mall in South Australia can engage in conversations with an AI-powered vending machine to create artwork, according to a…

Toshiba teams with Panther, Premier Print on thermal printer

March 20, 2023

Toshiba America Business Solutions has teamed with Panther and Premier Print & Services Group Inc. to create a thermal printer that prints on both sides of…

The smart safe: the next generation in enhanced retail cash security for all point-of-sale systems

by William Stutzman — Director of Strategic Initiatives, Ventus Global Network Solutions

Smart safes make retailers more efficient, flexible and secure through IoT infrastructure and bleeding-edge authentication technology.

Robotic manicure machine serves customers at JFK Airport

March 20, 2023

Xwell Inc., a holding company for wellness products, has teamed with Clockwork to install a robotic manicure machine that paints nails at John F. Kennedy's…

Blink to provide 41,500 EV charging stations to US postal service

March 17, 2023

The U.S. Postal Service has awarded Blink Charging Co., a manufacturer, owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle charging equipment and services, a…

Singapore launches vending machines to provide waste recycling boxes

March 17, 2023

Residents of Singapore will be able to access a household recycling box at vending machines installed from March 19 to April 30 as part of the country's…

University home to Just Walk Out convenience store

March 17, 2023

The first convenience style store on a college campus, powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, is open on the Marymount University campus.