ICX Association announces finalists for Elevate Awards

by Morgan Petty — Executive Director, ICX Association

The finalists for this year's Elevate Awards feature innovators in kiosks, customer experience, omnichannel experience and more.

Acrelec teams with ParTech to integrate Brink POS, Punch loyalty software

April 28, 2022

Acrelec, a technology provider for restaurants and retail brands, has completed its integration with Brink POS software and the Punchh loyalty platform from…

Seattle Mariners’ T-Mobile Park to offer Amazon cashierless tech, palm recognition

April 27, 2022

Baseball fans will be able to use Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One at T-Mobile Park this summer, according to a press release.

FinGo vending machine uses vein mapping to verify age

April 27, 2022

FinGo, a London, U.K. based biometric identity authentication solutions provider, has introduced FinGoVend, a vending machine that allows users to pay and…

Unattended retail explodes in response to consumer acceptance

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A host of technologies and service concepts have come on the scene as of late. What entities will service the rising number of unattended retail sites?

Optimal Station kiosks raise funds for Relay for Life

April 27, 2022

The Donation Station dispensed kindness challenge cards. Optimal Station, a provider of customized self-serve kiosks, raised money for Relay for Life…

Coinme expands to Vermont in partnership with Coinstar

April 26, 2022

Coinme, a cryptocurrency/cash exchange in the U.S., will launch 23 bitcoin-enabled Coinstar kiosks located at select Shaw's, Hannaford Supermarkets and Tops…

Reverse vending container recycling machines expand in Singapore

April 26, 2022

RVM Systems, a Sweden based manufacturer of "reverse" vending machines for recyclables, and Tomra, a Norway based manufactuer, are both expanding in Singapore…

Vending machine offers feminine health products at California school

April 22, 2022

Students at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego can get feminine health care products from a vending machine installed by a startup called Dotstash…

UBS Arena features Amazon 'Just Walk Out' shopping

April 21, 2022

UBS Arena in Belmont, New York has become the first New York sports and entertainment venue to feature Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, according to a press…

ASM Global teams with PopID on facial verification at sports, entertainment venues

April 21, 2022

ASM Global, a provider live event experiences, will launch a facial verification network in partnership with technology innovator PopID, beginning at San…

3 Reasons Why 4G LTE and 5G Routers Are the Best Sources of Connectivity for Kiosks

In a consumer-driven, convenience-oriented environment — where self-service is for many a preferred way to order food, check-in for a flight or check out…

Aramark teams with Instacart on contactless POS at Boston ballpark

April 20, 2022

Instacart, a retail enablement company, has teamed with Aramark Sports + Entertainment to introduce its Caper Counter, an artificial intelligence-powered…

Technology update for convenience services: AI, contactless payments and cybercrime

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Technology experts gave attendees a chance to unpack the key tech innovations at the National Automatic Merchandising Association show at Chicago's McCormick…

Korea telecom teams with Deep Brain AI on customer service kiosks

April 20, 2022

KT, South Korea's largest telecom company, has teamed with Deep Brain AI, an artificial intelligence provider, to introduce customer service kiosks that can…

Axes introduces cloud-based management system

April 19, 2022

Axes.ai has completed the acquisition of a cloud-based media management platform, which will be branded as Axes.tv, according to a company press release.

Aon invests in Grubbrr

April 19, 2022

Aon PLC, a global professional services firm, has provided intellectual property based funding for Grubbrr, a provider of self-ordering technologies for quick…

How digital kiosks help relieve US labor shortage

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

Businesses, especially retail, are turning to kiosks to attract customers, rely less on employees during a nationwide labor shortage, and hopefully return…

Indiana hospital expands naloxone vending machines

April 15, 2022

Eskenazi Health Center West in Indianapolis has become the 10th Eskenazi center to host a naloxone vending machine called NaloxBox in Indianapolis, providing a…

Italy startup integrates vending machines with delivery services

April 15, 2022

A Turin, Italy based software company called VADO (Vending Automatic Delivery Operations) has introduced an e-commerce solution that allows vending machines to…