Vending machines for years have been gradually shifting to contactless payments, but coronavirus has sparked changes in the machines’ core technology to enable hygienic use with social distancing.

Small and local brands wondering whether their products will appeal to customers who encounter them in the physical world can now get answers to their questions. The PopShop Local program, from smart ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether it’s robot waiters or self-driving couriers, the tech sector is coming up with solutions in the socially-distanced age.

Payments technology provider Ingenico is launching a platform for vending operators to enable faster payments and management of their unattended machines. Smart Self for Vending will enable vending ...

The idea of picking up a ready-prepared, healthy meal from a vending machine in a public space sounds counter-intuitive. After all, most people’s vision of vended food is high-sugar confectionery or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone’s been there: running through the airport, late for a flight, and wishing our footwear choice had been a smart pair of ...

Scotland's first flower vending machine has opened in Edinburgh at the St. James Quarter, according to a report in The Herald ...

SECO will participate in VendItalia 2026, taking place in Rimini, Italy, from May 6 to May 8, where it will present its smart ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In an era when consumers can buy groceries, pet supplies and even a life-size cardboard cutout of Lizzo without directly seeing a human, one company is ...

They’ve been cursed, complained about and probably kicked by a few commuters -- and they’re on their way out. It’s the beginning of the end for NJ Transit’s big blue and orange ticket vending machines ...

Everyone’s been there: running through the airport, late for a flight, and wishing our footwear choice had been a smart pair of flats and not heels, or heavy boots. But tech-savvy serial entrepreneur ...