Laser-Focused: Meridian Continues to Invest in Improvements

Aberdeen, NC – August 1, 2019 – Meridian, an industry-leading kiosk manufacturer, technology integrator, and software developer recently announced their latest…

Kodak Moments launches photo printing experience to drive retail traffic

August 1, 2019

Kodak Moments, a global provider of photo products and services to retailers, consumers and entertainment properties, has launched the M1 Order Station, a…

Epson introduces cloud-based software suite for retail, hospitality

August 1, 2019

Epson America Inc., a supplier of value-added POS printer solutions, has debuted the Epson OmniLink Merchant Services 3.0, a suite of cloud-based software…

Palmer Digital Group debuts EV charging kiosk

July 31, 2019

The PDG EVtower smart electric car charging kiosk from Palmer Digital Group is designed to entice electric car owners to frequent retail locations and…

Technology firms partner on smart locker solutions

July 31, 2019

Smiota, a provider of software for smart locker hardware that uses a cloud-based agnostic delivery platform, is partnering with manufacturer Sanmina…

Partech teams with AI provider to personalize customer orders

July 30, 2019

Partech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. and a global provider of point of sale solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has…

Magtek introduces mobile card reader authenticator

July 30, 2019

Magtek Inc., a provider of retail payments security technology, has released iDynamo 6, a card reader authenticator built to work with iOS, Android and…

Standard Cognition raises $35 million in Series B funds to grow autonomous checkout

July 26, 2019

Standard Cognition, a San Francisco-based firm specializing in autonomous checkout technology, raised $35 million in Series B funding led by EQT Ventures, a…

Diebold Nixdorf delivers solid performance in Q2

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

Diebold Nixdorf stock jumped 29% Thursday on news that it beat analyst projections for second quarter earnings. Since 2018, the ATM maker has been aggressively…

Apple to buy most of Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion, gets thousands of patents

July 25, 2019

Apple Inc. said it entered an agreement to acquire the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion. 

Brands concur: experimental ‘phygital’ store delivered proof of concept

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Executives for the two brands that participated in The Fitting Room, which combined both digital and physical customer experiences, agreed the one-month…

Eatsa rebrands as Brightloom, will leverage Starbucks digital software to create platform for restaurants

July 22, 2019

Eatsa, a provider of self-service technology for restaurants, has rebranded itself as Brightloom and announced plans to offer an end-to-end, cloud-based…

The 3 main ways retailers are putting self-serve kiosks to work

by Melissa Harward — Marketing Coordinator, Meridian Kiosks

Retailers of are putting self-serve kiosks to work to both enhance the in-store experience and bridge the gap between brick-and-mortar and e-commerce stores,

Ordercounter Ventures to introduce self-serve kiosks, restaurant technology at partner conference

July 22, 2019

Ordercounter Ventures, a point of sale software provider for restaurants, is hosting its third annual partner conference in San Antonio, Texas from…

Impulsify teams with Shiji Group to expand retail POS deployments

July 19, 2019

Impulsify Inc., a provider of retail software, has finalized a partnership with Shiji Group, a provider of software solutions and services for the hospitality…

Frank Mayer and Associates online magazine explores experiential retail and other topics

July 18, 2019

Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. is providing an overview of experiential retail, grocery self-service kiosks and other topics in the summer edition of…

BOPIS progress report highlights importance of transparency, timeliness and clarity

July 18, 2019

Transparency, timeliness and clarity are keys to success for retailers offering buy online pickup in store solutions, according to a study released by Bell and…

Kiosk software vendor Uniguest addresses vulnerabilities, wins accolades from security services firm

July 17, 2019

Trustwave, a cybersecurity and managed security services provider, recently uncovered vulnerabilites in the Uniguest kiosk customer-facing software, which is…

Tillster 2019 research finds self-service kiosks expanding in restaurants

July 16, 2019

Self-service kiosks continue to grow in quick service and fast casual restaurants, according to the 2019 Self-Service Kiosk Index released by Tillster, a…

Voting machines vulnerable to hacking due to phase out of Windows 7 support

July 15, 2019

Most voting machines in the U.S. are vulnerable to hacking since they use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program machines and tally…