Buying Bitcoin at Over 800 Payment Terminals? Yep. – newsBTC

Consumers in Romania are now able to buy bitcoin at over 800 self-serve payment terminals, charged at a 4 percent commission. Source: newsbtc.com It all comes together thanks to a partnership between ATM operator Bitcoin Romania and ZebraPay – the operator of the terminals. According to CoinDesk, the machines are one-way, and consumers will buy the digital currency with the Romanian leu.… Read More »

Coinme Brings Bitcoin to the University of Washington

Source: bitcoinmagazine.com In May of this year, start-up Coinme released their first Robocoin kiosk at the Spitfire sports bar in downtown Seattle. On October 1st of this year, they added to their fleet with a new machine located on the University of Washington campus. The release event at UW’s “Startup Hall” also coincided with a Bitcoin meet-up for… Read More »

Posiflex unveils mobile POS solution for retail and hospitality

Posiflex Technology, a global leading brand in the design and manufacture of POS solutions and peripherals, has launched a mobile POS solution – MT-4008W. Source: www.retailtimes.co.uk MT-4008W is specifically created for both retail and hospitality segments. It is an 8in tablet that supports MSR attachment, and can be integrated with the choice of a detachable pistol grip or… Read More »

Gazette Chicago » Mercy adds prescription dispenser kiosk

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center has installed a MedAvail MedCenter outpatient prescription dispensing kiosk in its emergency department. The medication dispensing kiosk is the first of its kind in the United States. Source: www.gazettechicago.com The kiosk allows patients to fill their prescriptions through a live, two way audiovisual conversation with a pharmacist 24 hours a day, seven days… Read More »

ARCA Helps New Jersey Bank Catch Counterfeit Bills With Cash Automation Solution

MEBANE, N.C., Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — ARCA, a global leader in transaction automation for financial institutions, is helping Vernon, New Jersey-based Highlands State Bank stop losses from counterfeit bills. The….. Source: www.itbusinessnet.com Good testimony to counterfeit detection of modern cash recyclers, this example being ARCA. Post Views: 834

Stealth innovation: How a Troy company is reinventing vending machine technology

In 2009, Troy-based 365 Retail Markets generated $42K in revenue. This year it’s projected to make $15 million. Read how one of Michigan’s most under-the-radar tech companies is reinventing the vending machine experience. Source: www.metromodemedia.com ‘I don’t worry about my competitors,” Hessling says. ‘I have two or three that are potential competitors. I worry about the 19-year-old kid… Read More »

Pizza stores popped, sandwich stores sacked in PoS plunder

Signature Systems ‘fesses up to malware raid Source: www.theregister.co.uk Some 324 restaurants across the United States, including 216 Jimmy John’s outlets, have had payment terminals compromised by malware after a breach at vendor Signature Systems. The massive breach occurred when an intruder stole remote log-in credentials for Signature’s point of sale (PoS) kit, according to cyber-crime reporter Brian… Read More »