Determining ROI for Merchandising Displays and Interactive Kiosks

When strategizing a point-of-purchase project, companies will not only need to establish the factors that will define a successful program, but will also need…

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How to prevent digital skimmer attacks threatening e-commerce

Expanding e-commerce has drawn the attention of hackers adept at skimming credit cards. Companies active in online commerce need to pay attention to data…

Aopen introduces interactive touchscreen for kiosks

October 5, 2018

Aopen, a global electronics manufacturer of cross-platform, commercial grade products in digital signage and applied computing, has launched its…

EyeLock completes integration with Genetec access control platform

October 4, 2018

EyeLock LLC, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, has completed an integration with the Genetec Security Center Synergis access control…

ShopKeep certifies Epson receipt printers for retail, hospitality

October 4, 2018

Epson America Inc., a provider of point-of-sale solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with ShopKeep, a tablet-to-cloud payments and point-of-sale…

ZIVELO announces partnership with BlueStar for QSR and retail verticals

October 3, 2018

ZIVELO, a provider of kiosks to McDonald's restaurants in North America, has partnered with BlueStar, a distributor of digital identification, mobility…

Global Payments acquiring Sicom for $415M

October 1, 2018

Global Payments Inc., a provider of payment technology and software solutions, is acquiring Sicom Systems from LLR Partners for $415 million. Sicom provides an…

Meridian introduces self-service locker software solution

October 1, 2018

Photo courtesy of Meridian Meridian has expanded its software offerings to include a software platform for mBOX, its self-service automated locker…

Worldline delivers Tiffany & Co. vending machine in the UK

September 26, 2018

Photo courtesy of Worldline Worldline, a provider of payment and transaction services, has delivered the first U.K. unattended Valina payment…

Tray self-service POS teams with FetchRev automated marketing solution

September 25, 2018

Tray, a provider of a POS and self-service solutions, has announced an integration with FetchRev, an automated foot traffic generator for local businesses.

Self-serve kiosks call for protection against hackers

With the rapid addition of internet-connected technologies that touch the same network as the point-of-sale system, new opportunities for credit card data…

Palmer Digital Group introduces retail checkout self-service kiosk

September 24, 2018

Image courtesy of Palmer Digital Group Palmer Digital Group, a newly-formed division of Industrial Enclosure Corp., a display and electrical enclosure…

Zytronic and Cryptera partner on PIN entry through large-format touchscreens

September 20, 2018

Zytronic, a provider of projected capacitive technology touch sensors, announced that a new version of its customized touchscreen is available to support…

Why customers (and operators) prefer micro markets to vending machines

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Customers simply prefer to examine products up close rather than being separated by the glass barrier of a vending machine. They also like the improved variety…

Palmer Digital Group introduces indoor portrait kiosk

September 18, 2018

Palmer Digital Group, a newly formed division of Industrial Enclosure Corp., a display and electrical enclosure manufacturer, has introduced its IDPK55 indoor…

Cryptocurrency ATM provider tests kiosks for bill payment services

September 17, 2018

Alpha BTC, an Omaha, Nebraska-based provider of cryptocurrency ATMs, has been working with Maya, a cellular replacement parts distributor that provides…

EAnytime introduces drop off and pickup locker and drawer kiosks

September 13, 2018

EAnytime Corporation has introduced its Side Control Box locker and drawer kiosks for drop off and pickup. The kiosk has an industrial computer with Microsoft…

Walmart tests new online order pickup kiosk for groceries

September 13, 2018

Walmart is testing the second version of a pickup kiosk for online grocery orders at a super center in Sherman, Texas, according to Business Insider. Customers…

Micro markets versus vending banks by the numbers —  an operator's perspective

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While the micro market saves nearly $14,000 in upfront investment over a traditional vending bank, it will deliver an average $1,000 in monthly sales for a…

Robotic dispenser allows customers to buy cannabis

September 12, 2018

Greenbox Robotics, a Marina del Rey company founded in June 2017, wants to bring automation to the cannabis market by using a self-serve kiosk to dispense…