Food pickup kiosk developer Minnow closes successful seed investment round

October 30, 2018

Minnow, developer of the first IoT-enabled food pickup kiosk that helps restaurants manage online and delivery orders, has closed a $1.2 million seed round led…

Fujitsu FP-2000 thermal printer series promises performance, cost-efficiency

October 25, 2018

Fujitsu Components America has expanded its standalone thermal printer offering with the FP-2000 series for point-of-sale applications.

NCR to enter payments arena with acquisition of JetPay

October 25, 2018

NCR Corp. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Allentown, Pennsylvania-based JetPay, a provider of end-to-end payment processing and human capital…

Carvana bids to disrupt car-buying by making the process seamless

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Carvana removes friction — much of it having to do with financing — from the complex process of buying a car, according to founder and president Ernie Garcia.

Ingenico Tetra SI solution combines scalability, security with go-to-market speed

October 24, 2018

Ingenico Group is introducing its enhanced Tetra Semi-integrated solution to enable merchants to scale and adapt to changing market needs driven by growing…

Outdoor kiosks and displays call for accelerated environmental testing

Kiosk and digital signage designers have to understand limitations of an outdoor display and what needs to be done in ensure it will survive in harsh…

ETouchMenu strikes up strategic partnership with Ingenico

October 19, 2018

ETouchMenu, a subsidiary of House Advantage LLC, has announced a strategic partnership with Ingenico Group that leverages the technology firm's mobile…

What drives hardware providers' expansion into software?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Kiosk hardware providers find that they can exercise more control over the execution of their projects by providing their own software, one of several benefits…

Signagelive platform update adds interactive kiosk mode for BrightSign media players

October 17, 2018

Signagelive has deployed a new interactive kiosk mode feature for all BrightSign Series 3 and Series 4 players, and Bluefin BrightSign built-In solutions…

Choice Market to allow automatic checkout in new convenience store

October 16, 2018

Denver-based Choice Market has announced plans for a multimodal convenience store format with autonomous checkout, to be built on the site of a former…

Diebold Nixdorf confab shares strategies for tapping multiple ecosystems

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Diebold Nixdorf International Management Seminar encouraged attendees to focus on their customers' "connected commerce" journey, an experience that…

Custom America acquires POS-X

October 15, 2018

Custom America, a global leader in professional ticketing, printing and scanning technology, has acquired point-of-pale systems and peripherals provider POS-X…

Posiflex Technology introduces TK Series kiosks

October 15, 2018

Posiflex Technology Inc., a designer and manufacturer of POS solutions and peripherals, has introduced its Paragon TK-3200 Series and its Stellar TK-210…

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…