Build it or buy it? What works best for interactive service platforms?

Brands often grapple with a difficult decision — whether to build their own interactive platform or hit the market and buy one. A panel of experts weigh in.

Amazon One tech expands within Seattle arena

October 24, 2022

The Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington now has the Amazon One palm payment service in place within three concession areas.

Coin task force offers solutions to boost coin circulation

October 24, 2022

The U.S. Coin Task Force, formed in 2020 to explore coin circulation challenges, has released a set of solutions to improve coin circulation, according to the…

UK service deploys sexual health test vending machines

October 24, 2022

Unity Sexual Health, a sexual health service provided by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol, U.K., has installed vending…

Don’t miss: How to cash in on automated convenience

October 21, 2022

Five years after Amazon Go made headlines, automated stores have become one of the fastest-growing retail channels. However, retailers and restaurants face…

Texas city installs free COVID test kiosks

October 21, 2022

El Paso, Texas residents can get free COVID-19 tests at kiosks throughout the city, beginning today, according to a ktsm.com report.

India provides self-serve banking kiosks to banks

October 21, 2022

MCT Cards & Technology Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Manipal Technologies Ltd. and a manufacturer of banking and smart cards, has delivered self-serve…

Bixolon certifies Koehler Paper’s blue thermal receipt paper

October 21, 2022

Bixolon, a manufacturer of point-of-sale receipt, label, auto ID and mobile printers, has certified Koehler Paper's blue Blue4est thermal paper for use in its…

Sacramento library installs book kiosk

October 21, 2022

The Sacramento Public Library has introduced a 24-hour book kiosk that will hold more than 200 books and DVDs and allow people to check out as well as return…

Conquer Your Omnichannel Strategy With Cloud-Based Solutions

Omnichannel ordering options are an expectation, not an exception. Consumers have become accustomed to patronizing their favorite brands from multiple…

Crane names Aaron Saak to head industrial technology business

October 20, 2022

Aaron Saak. Provided. Crane Holdings Co., a diversified manufacturer of industrial products, has named Aaron Saak president and CEO of Crane NXT, an…

RoboBurger opens a $10M seed 2 funding round

October 20, 2022

RoboBurger Inc., the maker of the RoboBurger fully autonomous robotic burger machine, has opened a $10 million seed two funding round, according to a press…

Diebold Nixdorf teams with Featurespace on fraud prevention in payments processing

October 20, 2022

Featurespace, a provider in enterprise financial crime prevention, has integrated its fraud prevention technology into Diebold Nixdorf's Vynamic Payments…

Stayntouch upgrades its hotel management system, check-in kiosk

October 20, 2022

Stayntouch, a provider of cloud hotel property management systems and guest-centric technologies, has introduced Stayntouch 2.0, an integrated technology suite…

Germany commits billions to expand EV charging stations

October 20, 2022

Germany plans to spend 6.3 billion euros ($6.17 billion) over the next three years on its EV charging infrastructure, expanding the existing 70,000 charging…

Cash is not dead: What self-service operators need to know

October 20, 2022

While cashless payment continues to expand, retail and convenience services industry experts say consumers continue to use cash and do not foresee its demise…

Moscow Metro riders embrace Face Pay biometric payment

October 19, 2022

Since Moscow Transport introduced its Face Pay biometric fare payment service in October 2021, passengers made around 35 million rides using the Face Pay and…

Ireland sports betting provider introduces sports betting kiosks

October 19, 2022

Paddy Power, a Dublin, Ireland based provider of online sports betting and sports betting shops, has introduced imageholders' interactive kiosks to its 62…

Vendon intros remote reboot device for vending machines

October 19, 2022

Vendon — a telemetry and payment solutions provider based in Latvia — has introduced its Remote Reboot Plug device that enables a remote restart of a machine…

Legalized sports betting spawns opportunity amidst fragmentation

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Thirty-two states have adopted some form of legal sports betting, up from 27 in 2021 and 19 in 2020, and scores of casinos have opened sportsbooks — most of…