North Carolina officials rule against sweepstakes video games

July 21, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and state law enforcement officers are asking a state court to block a county judge's ruling to allow sweepstakes video games…

Innovative Technology intros biometric age verification

July 21, 2023

Innovative Technology has introduced a biometric solution, MyCheckr, that performs anonymous age estimation for retailers selling age restricted goods…

Innovative Technology names Dejan Bogićević technical sales manager

July 21, 2023

Innovative Technology, a provider of cash handling equipment and artificial intelligence-powered biometric solutions, has named Dejan Bogićević as technical…

Challenges Facing Today's Self-Service Industry

One of the primary challenges facing self-service devices is the customer experience. Although self-service machines can be convenient for customers, they can…

Tesco taps Givex for self-serve kiosks at U.K. cafes

July 18, 2023

Tesco Café, a subsidiary of Tesco PLC, has teamed with Givex to introduce self-service kiosks, kitchen automation, inventory control and menu management to…

Eurostar intros facial check-in for rail service

July 18, 2023

Eurostar, an international rail service connecting the U.K. with mainland Europe, has announced the roll-out of SmartCheck, a contactless facial check-in…

Micro markets, self-service retail now ubiquitous with customers loving convenience, variety

Self-service offerings are becoming a necessity for many retailers as consumers increasingly adopt tap-and-pay options. Self-service kiosks save retailers…

Hughes partners with Netskope to launch managed SASE solution

July 14, 2023

Hughes Network Systems LLC, an EchoStar company, and Netskope, a provider of security access service, have partnered to bring Hughes customers a security…

ME Group International boosts HY 2023 sales, earnings

July 12, 2023

ME Group International PLC, a London-based manufacturer and operator of photobooth and amusement machines previously known as Photo-Me International PLC…

Pennsylvania borough to install solar powered parking kiosks

July 11, 2023

The borough of Sewickley, Pennsylvania will replace its parking pay stations with Flowbird's pay-by-plate, solar powered parking kiosks, according to a press…

ATM industry urges Congress to take action on Safe Access to Cash bill

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Following high profile deadly shootings at ATMs, the industry is calling on Congress to act to protect access to cash.

Poll: Crypto still popular among millionaires

July 11, 2023

Cryptocurrencies remain popular with high net worth investors despite popular perceptions of "crypto winter" in 2022, according to a poll and analysis by…

Vendon intros cloud based vending and coffee machine maintenance

July 10, 2023

Vendon, a Latvia-based IoT company providing telemetry, business intelligence and payment solutions for the vending and coffee industries, has introduced a…

Mastercard teams with European EV charging network on payment kiosk

July 7, 2023

Mastercard Inc. has teamed with Virta, a Helsinki, Finland-based electric vehicle charging network, and Worldpay Inc., a Cincinnati, Ohio-based payment…

Call for nominations for Automation & Self-Service Awards

Formerly known as the Self-Service Innovation Awards, the Automation & Self-Service Awards will be presented during an awards ceremony at the Self-Service…

Biometric payment reaches more than 320,000 Moscow Transport users

July 6, 2023

Moscow Transport passengers have made 67 million trips since the launch of the biometric fare payment system in 2021, with more than 320,000 users registered…

UK railways seek to close ticket offices

July 6, 2023

U.K. railways have proposed closing as many as 1,000 ticket offices since most ticket sales are from vending machines or online, according to a upi.com report.

Nayax names UK sales director for EV charging solutions

July 4, 2023

John Gerval Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business, has named John Gerval to…

Havis advises retailers about new PCI SSC security standards

June 29, 2023

Havis Inc, a manufacturer of technology mobility and mounting solutions, has sent out a notice advising retailers of the need to meet new PCI SSC standards…

Berlin railway station introduces AiFi unattended retail store

June 27, 2023

Commuters at Berlin's Ostbahnhof Deutsche Bahn railway station can shop and check out 24/7 without interacting with a cashier at a store featuring AiFi's…