Kiosk news and trends

Self-Service Kiosk Maker Frank Mayer Debuts Bill Payment, Change Dispensing Unit
self service retail // February 23, 2022

Frank Meyer and Associates, the interactive kiosk and retail display manufacturer, has added the Gateway kiosk to its line of products, a press release said Tuesday (Feb. 22). The new unit offers a bill payment option for companies that want to offer automated cash payment...

Adopting Technology Without Eclipsing Human Interaction
Restaurant innovation // January 21, 2020

Using tech to draw diners closer was once something that Boston-based Clover Food Lab resisted. In the latest Order To Eat Tracker, Ayr Muir, Clover’s CEO discusses why the quick-service restaurant (QSR) is now using personalized in-app ordering, self-serve kiosks and third-party delivery to boost...

Deep Dive: How Buy Online, Pickup In Store Helps Retailers Compete Against Delivery Giants
Automated Retail // August 28, 2019

Retailers seeking to provide rapid deliveries face an ever-moving target as consumers’ definition of speed evolves. Customers who were once content to wait three to five business days for packages have become accustomed to Amazon Prime’s free two-day delivery and expect to find such conveniences...

How Remotely Adjustable Interactive Kiosks Are Powering Sales
Automated Retail // August 27, 2019

Gone are the days of kiosks as simply new ways to distribute products. Today, they help retailers enable virtual “try-ons,” and promotions that drive more in-store sales. But kiosks become wasted investments if operators cannot keep their functions relevant to customers’ needs, which change even...

Interviews & Exclusives
Looking Toward Unattended Retail’s ‘Bright Future’ At The Kiosk

May 20, 2019
Vending machines and unattended retail are increasingly going digital.  Worldnet CEO Will Byrne tells PYMNTS why the future for kiosk payments remains ‘very bright’ as  intelligent retail leverages AI and the convenience factor to gain consumers’ favor.

Not Your Grandfather’s Automat

December 14, 2016
Stale sandwiches in cellophane? Watery coffee? No more. Self-service is changing the very way we eat and run, as USA Technologies CSO Mike Lawlor told PYMNTS.

Quick Reads
Olo Brings Its Olo Pay Service to Fast-Food Kiosks

July 13, 2023
Restaurant technology platform Olo has begun offering card-present processing through its Olo Pay service. The company announced the launch in a news release Thursday (July 13), part of a larger rollout of new product enhancements. Olo says its card-present payment processing offering is available now when diners order in-store via a kiosk in partnership with Bite, a provider […]

Self-Service Kiosk Maker Frank Mayer Debuts Bill Payment, Change Dispensing Unit

February 23, 2022
Frank Meyer and Associates, the interactive kiosk and retail display manufacturer, has added the Gateway kiosk to its line of products, a press release said Tuesday (Feb. 22). The new...

Amazon To Roll Out Kiosks To Hawk Its Products In India

March 26, 2019
Amazon is gearing up to roll out kiosks in India that will enable consumers to purchase its hardware including its Kindle eBook reader, Echo, its smart speaker, and the Fire...

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Sees 46 Percent Market Share Growth

July 30, 2018
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, the global retail electronic point of sale (EPOS) technology company, announced on Monday (July 30) that it has grown its worldwide self-checkout (SCO) market share by 46...