Healthy vending company offers business deals for veterans

July 5, 2016

Healthy vending company InstaHealthy USA has launched its Veteran Program, which offers discounted business opportunity fee to veterans. In addition, up to…

iVision Mobile sees 2 million interactions with kiosks

July 1, 2016

Cloud-based mobile marketing company, iVision Mobile Inc., has announced the completion of several acquisitions in 2015 and 2016. The company has also seen…

Vagabond Vending attracts $3M in funding round

June 30, 2016

Vagabond Vending has raised $3 million in Series A funding, according to a press release.

Jessica Alba's company takes retail by storm

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Previously a purely e-company, The Honest Company has moved its environmentally friendly products into kiosks and retailers. CEO Brian Lee gives the rundown on…

Self-service market to reach $83.5B by 2021, report says

June 24, 2016

The self-service market will grow from its current value of $54.4 billion to $83.5 billion by 2021, maintaining a compound annual growth rate of 8.9 percent…

Wendy's, McDonald's kiosks won't kill jobs, report says

June 22, 2016

Wendy's and McDonald's have been working on the deployment self-service kiosks, and many people are concerned that these kiosks are meant to replace workers…

Healthy vending company continues to grow

June 22, 2016

Healthy vending and micromarkets company InstaHealthy USA has announced growth in sales and locations since its launch in 2015. Since its launch, the company…

The role of kiosks and virtual currency in omnichannel services

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Some believe that kiosks are outdated and that virtual currency is used only by criminals. However, it's important to look at the bigger picture and see how…

Survey reveals banks are unfit to battle payments fraud

June 13, 2016

Payments fraud presents a growing challenge for corporate treasurers and other finance professionals, according to a survey conducted by TD Bank at the 201…

Kiosk news top 5: May edition

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

This month, our top stories examined cannabis kiosks, QSR kiosks and kiosk problem-solving. And one asked whether restaurant kiosks are designed to replace…

Childhood obesity task force shines light on unhealthy vending choices

June 3, 2016

A Maryland state task force has released a report on ways to reduce childhood obesity. The report recommends limiting unhealthy snacks and sodas at vending…

Kiosks win big at ICX Association awards ceremony

Kiosk deployments won big at this year's ICX Association's Elevate Awards 2016, honoring businesses on the cutting edge of customer experience technology.

McDonald's kiosks no threat to jobs, CEO says

May 31, 2016

McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook recently said that the company's self-ordering kiosks are unlikely to cut jobs and are "not meant as a labor…

New report examines Asia Pacific kiosk market

May 26, 2016

Research and Markets has announced the release of a new report on the kiosk market in the Asia Pacific region, "Asia Pacific Kiosk Market (2016–2022)."

Why restaurant ordering kiosks won't replace employees

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

As QSR giants begin to deploy order-taking kiosks, some people are asking whether the devices will replace employees. With questions like this, it's important…

TD Bank shuts down coin kiosks due to exposé

May 23, 2016

TD Bank has announced that it will retire its coin counting kiosk, the Penny Arcade. The decision comes as the result of a TV news story in February that said…

Interactive kiosk market to grow 9.2 percent by 2020

May 19, 2016

The kiosk market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.2 percent between 2015 and 2020 and will be worth $73.35 billion by 2020, according…

Coloring outside the lines of ATMs

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

We expect every ATM to offer a traditional level of service. But perhaps, we can color outside the lines and produce a unique picture of ATMs.

Wendy's to deploy self-ordering kiosks

May 13, 2016

Wendy's is planning to deploy self-service kiosks to take customer orders at its restaurants. According to a report by Investor's Business Daily, the program…

How kiosks can solve problems

by Laura Miller — Director of Marketing, Kioware

Kiosk deployers need to keep in mind the problem their solution is solving. Otherwise, the kiosk industry will be full of solutions just looking for a problem.