Civic Network app to combine identity verification and payment, announces 12 automated retail partners

April 24, 2019

Civic Network announced it will release its Civic Pay app to enable partners to combine identity verification, payment and rewards into a single transaction.

Redyref Interactive Kiosks introduces its Prodigy kiosk

April 3, 2019

Redyref Interactive Kiosks has introduced its Prodigy kiosk to serve a range of uses, including a virtual receptionist, self-ordering and self-pay or as a bill…

Nayax to supply cashless payment systems to Reis & Irvy’s robotic frozen yogurt kiosks

March 28, 2019

Reis & Irvy's has selected Nayax Australia to provide its cashless payment system to the Reis & Irvy's robotic frozen yogurt kiosks, expanding on the…

Byte Foods becomes Byte Technology, allowing retailers to use its unattended merchandisers

March 20, 2019

Byte Foods, a San Francisco based refreshment services company that provides refrigerated merchandisers to businesses to allow employees to pay using a…

The Venders updates automated retail dispenser

February 26, 2019

The Venders, a provider of kiosks and automated retailing systems, has announced an updated version of its newest innovation, The Cube, a vending…

Adding RFID Capabilities to Your Kiosk

RFID technology is becoming a popular component of kiosk deployments, but it’s important to realize that all RFID readers aren’t the same.

American Changer finishes acquisition of Rowe

February 21, 2019

American Changer Corp. has completed the acquisition of Rowe Bill Changers LLC., a manufacturer of self-service money changers. Rowe provides these machines…

2019 Kiosk Market Census Report reports record growth in 2018

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The industry's growth in 2018 was driven largely by factors cited in last year's report — rising mobile commerce and Internet of Things technology — but the…

Soho accessories store entices Valentine’s Day shoppers with jewelry kiosk

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Marla Aaron, a jewelry designer, developed a vending kiosk to sell jewelry, which has generated interest in a museum, a hotel garden and now a women's…

Generation Next signs Stoelting Foodservice as kiosk manufacturing partner

February 6, 2019

Generation Next, provider of Reis & Irvy's premium soft serve robotic vending machines, has secured an interim agreement with Stoelting Foodservice, a…

Water-dispensing kiosk maker Bevi raises $35M

January 28, 2019

Bevi, a company that develops smart water dispensers, has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with ongoing support…

Interactive kiosk innovations let loose at NRF Big Show

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Self-serve kiosks were dominant on the NRF trade show floor, offering a range of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality…

Generation Next announces investment fund to support kiosk franchisees

January 16, 2019

Generation Next Franchise Brands, Inc., which provides Reis and Irvy's frozen yogurt and ice cream kiosks, has launched an investment vehicle for its network…

365 Retail Markets certifies Epson receipt printers for self-checkout technology

January 10, 2019

365 Retail Markets, a provider of self-checkout technology, has adopted the Epson TM-T70II and TM-U220 receipt printers for customers in the vending…

Leading kiosk topics in 2018: self-checkout, self-order and more

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The best read stories of 2018 covered a wide range of topics, with self-checkout and restaurant self-order technologies among the more popular themes.

USA Technologies signs with Pepsi franchise to upgrade, expand cashless vending

December 21, 2018

USA Technologies Inc. has entered a new five-year agreement with Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley to upgrade cashless payment devices on 1,000 existing vending…

One Step Vending to place cannabis machines in New York convenience stores

December 12, 2018

One Step Vending Corp. has signed agreements to place automated dispensaries of cannabis derived products in convenience stores in Queens and Brooklyn, New…

Ohio State University offers bacon vending machine

December 7, 2018

Students, teachers, employees and visitors at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences who love bacon can satisfy…

Destini partners with Vengo to deliver product sampling through vending machines

December 6, 2018

Destini, a product locator and store level intelligence platform for consumer packaged goods brands across the U.S. and Canada, has teamed with Vengo Inc.…

Kiosk touchscreen sanitation study unlikely to bring regulatory action

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The discovery of bacteria-contaminated touchscreens on McDonald's self-order kiosks in the U.K. has alarmed some observers, but U.S. regulatory officials don't…