Kiosks & Ticketing Machines

Toast Inc. has partnered with SoundHound AI Inc. to add voice ordering over the phone to its point-of-sale system. The addition of SoundHound’s voice-ordering software will enable restaurants using Toast’s POS system to accept voice orders over the phone and transmit the order directly to Toast’s platform. This integration, which …

MoneyGram International Inc. announced a partnership with bill-payment platform CellPay to expand bill-pay options for MoneyGram users while expanding acceptance for MoneyGram’s service to more than 30,000 billers. Some 3.46% of U.S. consumers opened a new credit card in November, down from 3.7% in November 2021, according to the December 2022 …

Faced with changing customer preferences and bolstered with new technologies and fresh perspectives, banks and credit unions are redefining the future of the branch in a digital-first world. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic was a catalyst for advancing the digitally driven, contactless-capable, and hybrid branch. Now, more than two …

U.S. retail sales, excluding automotive, increased 11% in September from September 2021, Mastercard Inc.’s latest SpendingPulse report found. E-commerce sales were up 10.7% year-over-year. The fuel and convenience sector had the highest growth, at 23.5%, last month. The luxury sector experienced a 5.2% loss against September 2021 sales.U.S. consumers plan to spend …

Despite economic headwinds from supply-chain bottlenecks and geopolitical instability, the payments industry continues to show resilient revenue growth, says a new report from the Boston Consulting Group. Global payments revenues are projected to grow about 9.5% in 2022, according to the report. Beyond this year, revenues are projected to grow …

Deployment of cryptocurrency ATMs in 2022 significantly lags the pace seen last year, and one factor hastening the slowdown is increased regulatory scrutiny, sources say. Crypto ATMs are specialized kiosks that allow consumers to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using cash or a debit card. Increasingly, regulators in several countries …

After riding a strong growth wave in 2021, installations of specialized ATMs that allow users to convert their local currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, into cryptocurrencies have cooled off considerably in 2022. Through August, just 5,000 cryptocurrency ATMs have been installed globally this year, bringing the total to more …

North American Banking Co. said it can offer customers instant payments to and from any financial institution linked to The Clearing House Payments Co.’s Real Time Payment network. The new service relies on NABC’s ExcheQ application and technology from Open Payment Network.Payments provider Waitr Holdings Inc. announced it will provide stadium ordering to …

Transit riders have made one aspect of their mobility routines abundantly clear. They want to use contactless payments to pay as they commute to work or ride to the beach. A full 91% of transit users in the second Future of Urban Mobility Survey from Visa Inc. either strongly or …

Paysafe Ltd. entered the mobile sports-betting market in Arkansas with a partnership with BetSaracen, a sportsbook app offered by Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Ark. The partnership will start with BetSaracen’s integration of Paysafe’s Skrill USA digital wallet.The technology company Bushel launched a digital-payment platform to replace paper checks in transactions …