How to use digital signage to meet COVID-19 restrictions

by Brian Kirkendall

Retailers looking to improve customer engagement, lure customers back into physical stores and improve safety will deploy more touchless interactions. Digital…

Lenovo to offer Kastus antimicrobial screen coverings

December 2, 2020

Lenovo, a technology provider, is offering Kastus' antimicrobial screen coverings under a newly announced partnership, according to a press release. The…

Vending machines provide free essentials to Orlando homeless

December 2, 2020

The Sunshine Coin Laundry in Parramore, Florida, has a vending machine that offers free supplies for the homeless, one of five such machines to be installed…

Blendid teams with Jamba on robotic smoothie maker in Walmart store

December 2, 2020

Blendid, an autonomous, contactless robotic kiosk that offers fresh smoothies, has teamed with Jamba to introduce a co-branded kiosk at a Walmart in Dixon…

Car Keys Express introduces car key vending machine

December 2, 2020

Car Keys Express, a provider of automotive key replacement, has announced Keys Now!, a fully automated vending machine that uses imaging and cutting technology…

Alabama Power introduces CityBase contactless payment kiosks in Mobile, Montgomery

December 1, 2020

CityBase, a provider of government and utility technology, is teaming with Alabama Power to enable customers in Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama, to pay…

Blink Charging acquires EV charging operator U-Go Stations

December 1, 2020

Blink Charging Co., an owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle charging equipment and services, has acquired the EV charging operator U-Go Stations…

USA Technologies names Ravi Venkatesen CTO

December 1, 2020

Ravi Venkatesan USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the…

Self-Service Innovation awards finalists announced

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Self-Service Innovation Summit will honor the B2C Innovation of the Year, B2B Innovation of the Year and Best COVID-19 Solution.

Partech adds FreedomPay payment gateway for Brink POS

November 30, 2020

Partech Inc., a provider of point of sale software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant industry, has added FreedomPay as a payment gateway…

Skin care kiosk developer lululab secures funding

November 30, 2020

Lululab, which recently launched a skin care kiosk, has secured an undisclosed amount of Series B funding led by Netmarble, a Korea based game…

PopCom deploys women’s roll-up flats kiosk in Ohio shopping mall

November 30, 2020

PopCom, a provider of digital retail kiosks, deployed its patented PopShop kiosk at The Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, Ohio, adjacent to Ann Taylor Loft…

Stratacache hires consumer experience veteran Erkki Rajamaki

November 25, 2020

Erkki Rajamaki Stratacache has named Erkki Rajamaki director of business development for Canada, a 13-year digital signage and consumer experience…

Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: OptConnect

SILVER SPONSOR OptConnect is North America's leading provider of managed wireless connectivity for the vending and kiosk space. OptConnect provides a secure…

Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: Stora Enso

SILVER SPONSOR Intelligent Packaging at Stora Enso provides a proven solution for the era of contactless retail. At the heart of the solution is the…

India plans to install EV charging kiosks at 69,000 fuel pumps

November 24, 2020

With plans to become an auto manufacturing hub in the next five years, India leaders plans to install at least one e-charging kiosk at around 69,000 petrol…

NYC Fairway Market installs self-checkout kiosks

November 24, 2020

Fairway Market's flagship store in New York City, located at 75th Street and Broadway, has installed self-checkout kiosks, replacing "express" lanes for 10 or…

Bitcoin Depot expands kiosk network, names 2 executives

November 24, 2020

Bitcoin Depot, a multi-currency, cryptocurrency exchange kiosk network, has expanded to more than 1,000 BTMs worldwide and added two executive positions…

Garz & Fricke Group develops human machine interface for remote touch control

November 24, 2020

Garz & Fricke GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany, has introduced a remote touch system which allows users to operate a self-service device using a smartphone…

DraftServe Technologies introduces touchless beverage dispensing system

November 24, 2020

DraftServ Technologies has introduced a patented touchless beverage dispensing system that provides retailers real-time visibility of their dispensers and…