Visa, Discover and major banks begin testing mobile phone payments

A who's who of bankers, payment networks and telecom carriers have joined in seperate projects to pilot mobile payments in New York and Atlanta.

OpenTech's self-storage kiosks collect more than $38 million in fees

September 15, 2010

Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance announced it has exceeded the $38 million dollar mark in rental fees collected by its INSOMNIAC kiosks at its client's self…

NCR's Nuti breaks it down for The Street

September 14, 2010

Bill Nuti, CEO of NCR Corp., tells investment pub The Street that NCR is looking to India, China, Brazil and Russia as growth opportunities for its ATM…

Patient self-service critical to healthcare reform: Gingrich and Kao

September 14, 2010

Americans are ready to embrace new approaches to healthcare such as patient self-service and will soon search out healthcare providers that use kiosks to offer…

One down, 6,999 to go for Public Media Works

September 14, 2010

Sausalito Calif.-based Public Media Works Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, EntertainmentXpress Inc., announced a placement agreement with Steve Speckman…

Retailers should build on success of in-store kiosks: Analyst

Nearly 80 percent of users say the technology is very useful for check-out and for shopping.

NCR teams with PharmaTrust, StayHealthy in Canada for medication-dispensing kiosks

September 14, 2010

A medication-dispensing kiosk has been installed in several Canadian hospitals as part of a partnership between NCR Corp., PharmaTrust and StayHealthy to…

Self-serve wine finds favor in France

September 14, 2010

An entrepreneur has installed wine-vending machines in eight French supermarkets where consumers can fill up their own jugs, according to the drvino blog. …

Consumer intelligence firm Agili-T rebrands itself

September 14, 2010

Agili-T Inc., a provider of customer experience measurement solutions, announced today that it has rebranded itself as Agility Metrics Inc. In conjunction with…

In airlines, kiosks vital to consumer's second impression: Richard Branson

September 13, 2010

The leader of Virgin Airlines and international entrepreneur Richard Branson writes in a column that second impressions are vitally important for businesses…

SISYS controls visitor access at four UK aerospace sites

September 13, 2010

Aerospace firm BAE Systems made security kiosks an integral part of its system managing the 87,000 visitors to its four Military Air Solutions (MAS) sites in…

SISYS controls visitor access at four UK aerospace sites

September 13, 2010

Aerospace firm BAE Systems made security kiosks an integral part of its system managing the 87,000 visitors to its four Military Air Solutions (MAS) sites in…

Azerbaijan churning out photo kiosks

September 13, 2010

The Azerbaijani plant for production of computer equipment KUR recently began producing more photo kiosks for installation around the country, according to a…

Des Moines offers bike-sharing kiosks

September 12, 2010

Des Moines recently installed four bike-sharing kiosks capable of renting 18 bikes, making it the third city after Chicago and Denver to offer the system from…

BrightSign, Imaculix highlight high-tech cycling gear with touch screen kiosks

September 12, 2010

Saratoga, Calif.-based BrightSign reports it is using digital players, kiosks and other interactive technology to showcase the high-technology cycling…

OpenTech intros self-storage kiosk management with mobile phone, video

September 12, 2010

Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance recently announced the launch of its ISeries kiosk management services for the self-storage industry.   IReplay – allows self…

Self-service kiosks will see $740 billion in transactions this year: Study

The value of transactions conducted through kiosks continues to see steady growth.

Recycling through kiosks a boon for Greenies

September 9, 2010

Recycling through self-service kiosks is gathering steam in a number of applications across the United States, according to Discovery News, a website from…

UK retailers turn to kiosks to speed ‘speed of service'

September 9, 2010

A number of retailers in the United Kingdom are making self-service kiosks an integral part of their efforts to improve their speed of service, according to a…

Two English hospitals to install self check-in kiosks

September 9, 2010

ISoft will provide the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust hospitals in Kent with five self-service kiosks, which will be used to cut lines and free up reception…