SuperShuttle places kiosk at BWI airport, more to come

September 20, 2007

PHOENIX — SuperShuttle has introduced a kiosk for its shared-ride ground transportation at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Passengers using…

USPS giving cash to kiosk users

September 9, 2007

The Greensboro (N.C.) News and Record: The U.S. Postal Service wants its customers to handle their own postage — and is offering cash prizes to those who…

Kiosks spark debate about technology in churches

August 30, 2007

National Catholic Register: The use of ATM-style kiosks designed for church donations rings with modern debit-card users, but some dioceses aren't to anxious…

Self-service banking gains interest in Philippines

August 6, 2007

The Manila Bulletin: Self-service banking is slowly but surely getting interest from major Philippine banks, which are continuously looking for ways to…

Tithing by kiosk? 'Amen,' say churches

August 5, 2007

The Southern Illinoisan: At the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Dallas, parishioners have signed up to give tithes and offerings automatically…

More than 100 EagleCash kiosks now used by soldiers

July 24, 2007

The Military Family Network: Thousands of service members deployed overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom are using EagleCash cards when making…

Smart launches self-service top-up kiosk for mobile phones

July 23, 2007

Asian Journal Online: Mobile network operator Smart Communication Inc. has launched an automated service that makes it easier for subscribers to load airtime…

Self Service Excellence Awards

Polo Ralph Lauren and USPS take awards.

Baseball fans use mobile phones, kiosks for tickets

July 18, 2007

The Dallas Morning News: The Texas Rangers are among a handful of Major League Baseball teams expected to launch Tickets@ Phone, a technology that sends a…

Restaurants test table card readers

July 8, 2007

The Associated Press: Pay-at-the-table systems are popular in Europe and other parts of the world, but they haven't yet caught on in the United States…

Self-service taxi trend: contactless payments announced

June 12, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO –  Visa and Creative Mobile Technologies announced the launch of a program to equip thousands of New York taxicabs with contactless payment…

PCI standards weigh heavy on ATMs, kiosks

Data security breaches are putting pressure on the self-service industry.

Research firm takes a look at self-checkout

May 28, 2007

BOSTON — Mercator Advisory Group's new report, "Retail Self-Checkout: Providing Options for Merchants and Consumers," compares primary retail self-checkout…

RFID, self-service speed pizza ordering

May 16, 2007

RFID Journal: City Pizza in West Palm Beach, Fla., is letting patrons take ordering into their own hands. Using an RFID-enabled card at a self-service kiosk…

Amtrak raises bar, makes ticketing kiosks ADA compliant

May 15, 2007

To increase the usability and aesthetics of its ticketing kiosk line, Amtrak worked with KIOSK Information Systems to upgrade its aging terminals.

Coinstar, First Data dispense pay card

May 13, 2007

DENVER — Coinstar Inc., and First Data Corp. have agreed to offer the Money Network Pay Card at select Coinstar kiosks.  According to a news release, the pay…

Food-ordering gets big bite of NACStech

C-store tech show grows as industry relies on self-service to meet customer demand.

MEI Conlux buys currency-validation company

May 6, 2007

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — MEI Conlux, manufacturer of unattended-payments systems, has acquired VTI, a Las Vegas-based currency-validation products company. …

Fujitsu launches U-Scan Genesis self-checkout

May 2, 2007

FRISCO, Texas — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced the U-Scan Genesis family of self-checkout systems has completed live retail trial testing.  …

Exhibitors take Self Service Expo to new level

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Las Vegas show draws the right kind of traffic for exhibitors and attendees.