EMV: Speedos Not Included

The metric system. Warm beer. A crazy obsession with soccer. Impossibly tiny male bathing suits. There are some things that Europeans love and we as Americans will just never understand. But whether we understand them or not, restaurants and other retail stores are soon going to have to get on board with another European trend  — EMV (Europay Mastercard Visa), or chip-and-pin cards.EMVIn the US, we’re used to the magnetic stripe style of credit and debit cards. But we’re actually one of the last

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Restaurant Kiosks — NRA Preview by Nextep

Preview of NRA offerings Nextep will feature such as tablet kiosks on Surface3 as well as Outdoor Drive-Thru kiosks. Good stuff!

Source: nextepsystems.com

Restaurant Kiosks — NRA Preview by Nextep including tablet kiosks with Surface3 and outdoor kiosks

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Imprivata acquires HT Systems, adding patient ID capabilities

Marking its entry into the patient identification market, health IT security company Imprivata has acquired Tampa, Fla.-based HT Systems, which develops technology for palm-vein based biometric patient ID.


Source: www.healthcareitnews.com

HT Systems serves hospital systems and large medical groups nationwide. Its PatientSecure biometric ID system provides positive patient identification by distinguishing the vein pattern in a patient’s hand and retrieving the correct medical record in the healthcare provider’s electronic health record system at patient check-in. This improves patient safety and satisfaction, eliminates duplicate medical records and overlays, and guards against identity theft and insurance fraud, according to Imprivata.[See also: CHIME antes $1M for patient matching]PatientSecure has identified more than 22 million patients across 65 healthcare systems comprising more than 350 hospitals and thousands of clinics.“We believe that in the next paradigm of healthcare, if you are going to have any meaningful patient engagement, being able to easily identify patients is going to be a critical component,” said Hussain.

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Philly’s New Bikeshare Kiosk Program Kicking Ass

Move over, Seattle and New York. Philly may not be a first-gen adopter, but I’m proud to say my city’s pay-t0-ride biking service is already a smash hit, with over 8,000 rides and 2,400 new members in its first week alone.

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The Transformation of NCR — Harvard Business School

During his tenure as CEO since 2005, Bill Nuti had moved NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) from its historical competence in hardware to become a provider of hardware and software for managing transactions across a range of industries and payments methods. Nuti envisioned a world in which consumers would use NCR hardware or applications whether transacting at a bank or ATM, purchasing clothes at a retailer, or checking into a flight at an airport—and in which NCR software would register the transactions, securely store and process the data, and use the transaction information to help NCR customers efficiently manage their operations.

In 2011 and early 2013, NCR had made two major acquisitions of companies that were important providers of transaction software in the retail and hospitality industries. Now, in late November 2013, Nuti and his team were considering a third potential major acquisition: Digital Insight, a market leader in online and mobile banking solutions. Nuti saw Digital Insight as key to complementing NCR’s offerings in the financial services industry, transforming it from a maker of standalone, electromechanical cash registers and ATMs into an “omni-channel, omni-commerce, software-driven company.” Would this acquisition be the next right strategic move for NCR’s transformation?

Source: www.hbs.edu

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Automated Retail – AVT Inc. Files For Chapter 11 Protection

AVT management said its core vending and automated retailing business remains strong, and blamed the filing on past attempts at diversification into unrelated businesses. Wayne Salvino, the newly installed president of AVT, emphasized that the filing does not mean that AVT is going out of business.

TAGS: AVT bankruptcy filling AVT Chapter 11, AVT Inc., AVT reorganization, Wayne Salvino, AVT Vending, Automated Vending Technologies Inc.CORONA, CA — AVT Inc. said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Statement by AVT, Inc.:
“Our core business remains strong, and this filing was due to the company’s unsuccessful incursion into unrelated industries. We are convinced that the rehabilitative process of chapter 11 is the best way to provide a path to future success. We remain committed to our roots in developing patentable and proprietary technologies, and plan to continue to operate as an innovative leader in the automated retailing industry.”

Source: www.vendingtimes.com

Yahoo notice of bankruptcy

AVT News section

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HealthSpot unveils new 2.0 cloud-based software

Company will demonstrate its next-generation consumer retail health software with back-end integration enabled by Xerox at ATA 2015.

Source: m.mhealthnews.com

The 2.0 software upgrade leverages Xerox’s healthcare IT infrastructure to seamlessly interface with insurance claims through a payment data feed and integrates with electronic medical records (EMRs) for continuity of care. The back-end integration with the Xerox infrastructure enables a secure, cloud-based environment that is scalable to and delivers consistent performance.

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How Small Businesses Can Get Started with Kiosks

Small Business Kiosk Small businesses face serious challenges when it comes to implementing & optimizing technology in their business development efforts. There are a few common technology-related table stakes in which most small businesses invest.1. Website 2. Email Marketing3. Local Advertising (online search/ppc in mediums such as video, online ads, etc).If a small business is utilizing any of the above table stakes, they can be leveraged in an interactive kiosk.Interactive Kiosk GoalsBefore

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Healthcare Kiosks – SoloHealth raises $2.4M + Cleveland Clinic

Health kiosk company SoloHealth has changed its name to Pursuant Health and raised $2.4 million in equity and securities, according to an SEC filing. Per the company’s website, the name change reflects a new partnership with Cleveland Clinic Wellness, which the company embarked on at the end of March. This will add a workplace wellness business to the company’s existing public kiosk business.

Source: mobihealthnews.com

SoloHealth takes on new name and new investors. The big differentiator for Pursuant is the Vision Testing module.  That’s mechanically more complex and adds cost. 

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ATM Machines – Theft of Debit-Card Data From ATMs Soars

Criminals are stealing card data from U.S. automated teller machines at the highest rate in two decades, preying on ATMs while merchants crack down on fraud at the checkout counter.

Source: www.wsj.com

Not sure how they are doing it but usually it is skimming where devices are masked as well as cameras (for pin entry). Too often physical privacy is forgotten due to electronic privacy.

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Payment Kiosks – Why cash handling is important

In the financial services industry, the term “cash handling” is commonplace. Everyone – from the C-suite down to each individual worker, knows the value of quality cash handling and money management. However, in the retail industry, the importance of cash handling can slip through the cracks.

Source: arca.com

The mobile phone crowd likes to dismiss cash but, not so quick…

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Digital Signage Market worth $23.76 Billion by 2020

According to a new market research report “Digital Signage Market by Type (Hardware (Displays, Media players, Projectors), Software, Services (Installation & Maintenance)), by Application (Commercial, Infrastructural, Institutional, Industrial) & Geography – Global forecast to 2020”, the total digital signage market is expected to reach $23.76 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 8.18% between 2015 and 2020.

This is the usual Markets & Markets report this time for digitial signage.  According to M&M — The major players in the global digital signage market are NEC Display Solutions (Japan), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea), LG Display Co., Ltd. (South Korea), Sharp Corporation (Japan), Sony Corporation (Japan), Panasonic Corporation (Japan), AU Optronics Corp. (Taiwan.), Planar Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Adflow Networks (Canada), and Omnivex Corporation (Canada).

The major players in the global digital signage market are NEC Display Solutions (Japan), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea), LG Display Co., Ltd. (South Korea), Sharp Corporation (Japan), Sony Corporation (Japan), Panasonic Corporation (Japan), AU Optronics Corp. (Taiwan.), Planar Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Adflow Networks (Canada), and Omnivex Corporation (Canada).

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Payment Kiosks – How to Deal With Bill Jams

Bill jams are commonplace when your kiosk accepts cash payments. No matter how advanced the bill acceptor, there’s always that guy that inserts a bill covered in mud, or something worse, and gums up the device.

Source: blog.kiosksimple.com

Dual devices provide redundancy that comes in very handy, especially when collecting money. Nice writeup Andrew!

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Selfservice mobile payment – Google’s Android

Google plans to release a new mobile payment system called Android Pay, which will include many of the same features as Apple Pay, while the Google Wallet brand will live on as a peer to peer service.

Source: www.paymentssource.com

Interesting to that they have chosen to support fingerprint recognition for biometric payment method.  Calling it “Android Pay” hitches a ride with Apple Pay for sure.

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What can healthcare startups learn from the porn industry ?

Porn is still the number one topic for which users search online. If you stop to think about this, it’s quite surprising that online porn is such big business. Intuitively, one would expect that sexual pleasuring is the one area which needs a hands on personal touch , and yet the adult industry is able to deliver pleasure online to millions, using clever technology. Can healthcare learn how to successfully replace high touch with high tech from them ?As my friend, Sanjiv Khandelwal pointed out,

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“Mimicking Nature” kiosk at Delaware Museum

Museum kiosk and radio show bring science from UD lab to the public

Source: www.udel.edu

“One focus of my group’s research is mimicking lung tissue, but the materials we work with, called hydrogels, have a broad range of biomedical applications including drug delivery systems and tissue engineering platforms to study a variety of diseases,” says Kloxin, who has joint appointments in the departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. 


“The goal of our work is to develop technologies that improve human health, and we want to show science in a positive light.” 

The kiosk is supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Award Kloxin received in 2013.

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DMV Kiosks – Renew your driver’s license at library

You now can renew your driver’s license at self-service stations at the Iowa City and North Liberty libraries.

Source: www.press-citizen.com

The Iowa Department of Transportation renewal kiosk is a web-based device that uses touch-screen technology to allow each customer to renew their own driver’s license or ID, including a secure update of the photo that will appear on the customer’s new card.

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Micro Market Research Trends, Analysis, Forecast

KIOSK market research report covering industry trends, market share, market growth analysis and projection by MIcroMarketMonitor.com. KIOSK market report includes, What are market estimates and forecasts; which of KIOSK markets are doing well and which are not? and KIOSK companies.

Source: www.micromarketmonitor.com

Must be the season for the market report people.  This is another one which ends up looking at Airport Kiosks but in fact the companies it profiles are not the biggest players. I guess there are people that buy these things.

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