Wisconsin town to install 85 parking kiosks

June 13, 2023

Motorists in La Crosse, Wisconsin will be required to pay for downtown parking under a plan to install 85 parking kiosks, according to a wizmnews.com report.

EMV vending transactions surge 400% in 2022

June 13, 2023

EMV transactions at food and beverage machines posted more than 400% growth in 2022, according to the recently released 2023 Micropayment Trends Report from…

EV adoption: Open payment systems can make it happen

To drive EV adoption, the government should focus on more than infrastructure and physical accessibility. It needs to focus on seamless payments to ease the…

Maine seeks to remove limit on medications sold in vending machines

June 12, 2023

Maine lawmakers passed a bill to remove the restriction on the number of medications that can be offered in a vending machine, according to the NAMA weekly…

Lawmakers propose credit card competition bill to reduce transaction fees

June 12, 2023

The recently proposed Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 to bring competition to credit card fees and reduce costs to businesses and consumers has gained the…

Voice order at the self-service kiosk? Coming right up

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ben Kaplan of PLNT Burger and Ken Sutton of Yobe Inc. are working on a voice solution that will allow guests to speak their order at a kiosk and pick it up in…

Crane Payment Innovations names Tanya Rawal marketing manager

June 6, 2023

Crane Payment Innovations, a Crane NXT company and provider of banknote and coin validation, cashless payment systems and asset management software, has named…

Bucharest amusement park switches to cashless tech

June 5, 2023

Intercard, a provider of cashless technology for the amusement entertainment trade, has installed a cashless technology system at Miramagica, a family…

Georgia county installs water bill payment kiosk

May 31, 2023

Clayton County, Georgia residents can pay water bills at a newly installed kiosk at the water authority's headquarters on Battle Creek Road in Morrow…

Innovative Technology Americas relocates to Georgia

May 31, 2023

Innovative Technology Americas, a providcer of cash handling and biometrics technology, has relocated from Pewaukee, Wisconsin to a facility in Suwanee…

Diebold Nixdorf to file for bankruptcy

May 31, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has announced it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a restructuring deal reported yesterday, according to a…

India moves forward with QR code vending machines to offer coins

May 31, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India recently expanded on previously announced plans to introduce QR code-based vending machines to dispense coins to residents. The…

Diebold Nixdorf enters debt restructuring pact with shareholders

May 30, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has entered into a restructuring support agreement with certain stakeholders to restructure its debt, according to a press release.

Ultraleap intros mount for 3Di camera

May 25, 2023

Ultraleap, a provider of hand tracking and mid-air haptics technologies, has introduced its Multi Mount for its 3Di camera, a camera that complements…

NCR mulls selling digital banking business

May 23, 2023

NCR Corp., which has already announced plans to split into two companies in the fourth quarter, is considering the sale of its digital banking business…

Cantaloupe moves to AWS cloud services

May 23, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has teamed with…

Nayax names 2 executives

May 22, 2023

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to enable retailers to provide consumers with digital, cashless, connected commerce…

Moscow Transport expands biometric payment for air rail transport

May 18, 2023

Passengers on Moscow Aeroexpress airport rail lines will be able to pay fares using biometrics, according to a press release.

Moscow Transport tests virtual cards

May 17, 2023

Moscow Transport is testing virtual Troika cards at the turnstiles of the Moscow Metro and the Moscow Central Circle, enabling passengers to pay using their…

How and why employees hold key to unattended airport concessions

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The need for unattended retail became obvious during the pandemic, but HMS Host employees played a critical role in assisting guests with technology at Phoenix…