Coinstar intros new financial services kiosk

LAS VEGAS — Coinstar Inc., provider of self-service coin-counting and consumer payment services, announced a new financial services kiosk that dispenses a variety of stored-value products. This announcement comes on the heels of the company's announcement last month of the new Madison coin-counting kiosk and Coinstar Direct Coin Deposit service. "Banks and credit unions are increasingly integrating stored value products into the branch to distinguish themselves from other financial institutions," said Steve Verleye, senior vice president and general manager of Coinstar's e-payment services.  "In addition, our turnkey, no hassle service that we've been providing to retailers for years, is helping financial institutions free up valuable staff time so that they can focus on building customer relationships and cross-selling."