Star Micronics intros interactive platform and printer

May 16, 2013

Star Micronics announced yesterday the release of AsuraCPRNT, a solution that the company said is a robust and feature-rich interactive communication platform…

Square reinvents the register with new Stand

May 15, 2013

Square Stand, new hardware created by Square for brick-and-mortar businesses that turns an iPad into a complete point of sale, is now available, according to a…

Zebra Technologies inks partnership for mobile invoicing

May 14, 2013

InvoiceASAP and Zebra Technologies today announced that the companies will offer a suite of integrated solutions, targeting the small- and medium-sized…

Google finds the silver lining to showrooming

New report finds consumers depend on their smartphones, but it's not all bad for merchants.

Automated retail could be a mobile payments kickstarter

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

The ubiquity of vending may help push mobile payments into the mainstream.

ArmorActive announces partnership with mobile loyalty provider

May 1, 2013

ArmorActive announced its partnership with CityGro, a mobile loyalty program provider, to offer iPad mobile loyalty solutions. The company said the solution…

Kiosk concept uses gesture tech to connect phone and screen

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

The Grab & Go kiosk uses gesture technology from the Kinect to transfer data from a screen to a mobile device.

USA Technologies dispenses loyalty from vending machines

April 26, 2013

USA Technologies Inc. bills itself as a service provider for "small-ticket, self-serve retailing industries." That means vending machines. And now the company…

Frustrated mother creates Swift Shopper mobile shopping app

April 24, 2013

Naomi Wilson, a mother of four who became frustrated with the grocery store experience, created a mobile shopping application that she says simplifies the…

Snapfinger app adds more mobile options for restaurants

April 23, 2013

The mobile commerce platform Snapfinger announced the launch of its on-premise, self-checkout and mobile payment application that the company said enables…

GlobalShop 2013: WD Partners discuss 'digital disconnect'

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Executives with WD Partners revealed exclusive study results during their GlobalShop conference session.

EcoATM reaches recycling milestone

April 18, 2013

San Diego-based ecoATM is putting its recent negative press in the past with this week's announcement that its kiosks have recycled more than 1 million devices.

The kiosk and self-service top 5 (so far)

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Here's a roundup of the most-read kiosk and self-service stories of 2013 (so far).

QA Graphics reaches out to health care industry with digital menu boards

April 16, 2013

QA Graphics is reaching beyond the restaurant industry to offer its digital menu board design services to hospitals and health care facilities.

FICO rolls out mobile bill payment apps

April 10, 2013

Predictive analytics and software provider FICO has announced a couple of new mobile applications aimed at the bill payment market. FICO said its new…

MokiMobility nets $2M in seed funding and partnership with Revel Systems

April 4, 2013

Mobile device management platform MokiMobility has closed a $2 million round of seed funding and announced a new partnership with Revel Systems. Revel is a…

NCR's Mobile Pass marks record-breaking usage

April 4, 2013

NCR announced a mobile milestone today with news that more than 3 million digital boarding passes have been delivered to travelers using NCR Mobile Pass.

CES on the Hill invites ecoATM to exhibit for Congress

March 22, 2013

The Consumer Electronics Association, the organization behind the International CES, announced exhibitors for the 2013 CES on the Hill — with ecoATM among the…

Canadian carrier Mobilicity releases mobile bill payment app with TIO

March 21, 2013

Bill payment company TIO Networks Corp. has announced that its partnership with Canadian carrier Mobilicity has yielded a native smartphone-based account…

Walmart expands Scan & Go to 12 more markets

March 20, 2013

Walmart announced it is expanding the Scan & Go checkout app to a dozen more markets, nearly tripling the number of stores involved in the pilot program…