- Save $100 on NAC2026 Through Kiosk Industry
Exclusive $475 Registration Rate & Membership Offer
Kiosk Industry readers (via The Industry Group) can save $100 on eligible registration packages ...
- NAC2026 focuses on securing and reinventing the independent ATM business
Convention Preview
How does the independent ATM operator evolve from managing a cash-dispensing fleet to operating a secure, connected, multi-service self-service ...
- G2E 2026: Gaming kiosks become identity, payment and compliance hubs – 6 takeaways
A humanoid, robotic baccarat dealer turns heads at the AA Slots/LT Game exhibit.
Convention Report
G2E 2026 made one point clear this ...
- Kiosk Asia Update — Machine Vision, Payments, AI and the Changing APAC Kiosk Market
We have been expanding our coverage at KioskAsia.org, with a particular emphasis on the practical issues facing companies deploying self-service ...
- Retail Systems Roundup: Retail Technology, Grocery, Payments, Vending and AI
RetailSystems.org, a sister publication of KioskIndustry.org and part of The Industry Group (TIG), focuses on the broader automated-retail ecosystem surrounding ...
- SiteKiosk Online 1.11 Lockdown Browser WebView2
SiteKiosk has released SiteKiosk Online Version 1.11, a maintenance and service update focused primarily on reliability rather than new headline ...
- McDonald’s Wants to Sell Ads at the Drive-Thru. Will Anybody Pay Attention?
McDonald’s is getting into the advertising business in a more visible way.
At its September Investor Day, McDonald’s said it had ...
- International Locker Association Launches — And Yes, It Looks European to Start
The parcel locker industry got its own association this week.
The International Locker Association launched at Parcel+Post Expo in London with ...
- NACS 2026 Show: C-stores grow into digital retail hubs
Convention Preview
Convenience stores are no longer defined solely by a quick fuel-and-snack transaction. As operators build foodservice programs, loyalty ecosystems, ...
- Selfservice.io Market Intelligence
We are organizing our data over on selfservice.io
https://selfservice.io/market-intelligence/
SelfService.io Market Intelligence: A Working Research Desk for the Self-Service Industry
The self-service business ...
- Cousins Subs Digital Menu Boards — Competing in a Tough Sandwich Market
Cousins Subs is one of those regional restaurant brands that has stayed relevant by having a clear identity. Wisconsin-based, founded in ...
- Ordering Kiosk Square Integration
Nanonation Introduces Square-Integrated Orderpoint Kiosk Platform
Nanonation is promoting its Orderpoint ordering-kiosk platform as a Square-integrated option for restaurants and other ...
- Beyond the sportsbook kiosk: G2E’s next wave of gaming self-service
Show Preview
The next generation of gaming self-service is not trying to remove cash from operations overnight. It is trying to ...
- Beyond Self-Checkout: Walmart Patents Tell Us About Their Vision
Patents are not a blueprint for what a retailer will build next. They are an early indicator of the possibilities ...
- Press Release – The Industry Group (TIG) and Kiosk Association Advance Accessibility with U.S. Access Board
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 22, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE — APnews) — The Industry Group (TIG) and the Kiosk Manufacturer Association (KMA) ...
- Canopee Tech appoints Bruno LO-RE as Chairman and President
Canopee Tech Prepares for International Growth After Rapid QSR Deployments
Miami, FL — September 22nd 2026 — Canopee Tech, a fast-growing ...
- ARKI Event in Florida
We are booth #39. Dates are December 14-16th at the LOEWS Miami Beach.
Our discount code? INDUSTRY20 This is for ...
- U.S. Access Board Meeting Recap
U.S. Access Board Meeting 2026 — The Kiosk Association Accessibility Committee had a very good meeting this past Tuesday September ...
- NPA 2026: Parking infrastructure evolves to tech hubs – 10 takeaways
Alex Israel and Peter Fisher of Metropolis Technologies Inc. see a massive opportunity for the parking industry during the NPA ...
- TIG Fall 2026 Pricing — Membership, Trade Shows, Targeted Email and TIGER 2027
Fall is when a lot of 2027 planning gets real.
Budgets start getting allocated. NRF planning begins. Companies decide which associations, ...
- ATLAS Sphere at Atlanta Airport
Shows What Digital Signage Can Become — Case Study
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has a new digital landmark, and it is ...
- Restaurant Loyalty — Predictive Ordering Coming of Age
Your Kiosk Order Is More Than an Order — It May Be Training a Customer Model
A recent Gizmodo headline got ...
- WSJ Debunk – Fast Food and Kiosks – Sept 2026
See kioskasia.org for original article in full – we did a review of article by Heather for WSJ and we ...
- ID Scanning and Identity Verification: What Happens to the Data After the Scan?
New TIG Intelligence report examines 26 ID-scanning and identity-verification vendors, data-retention practices, breach exposure and what kiosk deployers should be ...
- U.S. vs. EU Self-Service Kiosk Accessibility Compliance Matrix — 2026
Section 508 • ADA 2010 • ACAA / 14 CFR §382.57 • European Accessibility Act • EN 301 549
Self-service kiosk ...
- Wendy’s and Pilot Deploy 156 Kiosks in 78 Locations – EV Charging
Pilot Adds 156 Self-Order Kiosks Across Wendy’s Locations
Pilot Company, North America’s largest travel center operator, is modernizing food ordering across ...
- What Happens to ID After It has been scanned?
What happens to an ID after it is scanned?
Modern ID scanning has moved far beyond reading a barcode or checking ...
- Regulations for US and Europe and Self-Service
Need guidance for accessibility standards? Comprehensive summary available
Keeping up with accessibility standards has become critical for retailers and other locations ...
- National Parking Association confab set for Sept. 14-17 in Las Vegas: What you need to know
NPA Convention Preview
Parking is becoming a test bed for the technologies reshaping physical commerce: computer vision, license plate recognition, contactless ...
- Digital Signage Update – Fall 2026
Lots of digital signage content the last 30 days. We are big fans of interactive digital screens and not so ...
- Nobody Wrote a Standard for the AI in Your Drive-Thru.
Europe Wrote Most of One
Conversational AI, voice ordering, multilingual kiosks and the drive-thru lane sit almost entirely outside U.S. accessibility ...
- The ADA Kiosk Rule That Almost Happened —
And the One You Can Build To Right Now
The Access Board’s self-service kiosk rule was pulled from OMB in January ...
- Advanced Kiosks Highlights 55-Inch Indoor Monolith for Large-Format Self-Service
Advanced Kiosks announced its Indoor Monolith, a large-format interactive kiosk built around a 55-inch commercial touchscreen for high-visibility indoor deployments.
Contact ...
- Retail OCD : The TakeAway
Our take – Intro
Nice update from Retail OCD. The winning self-service supplier will not be the one with the most ...
- TIG Restaurant 20 Index: A 68-Point Divide Between Casual Dining & Fast-Casual Tech Favorites
Industry statistics* show location counts and tech rollouts, but stock performance reveals where investors are putting real capital.
The newly launched ...
- Accessibility Is Moving From Checklist to Customer Journey – August Newsletter
Self-service technology is now fundamental infrastructure for retail, restaurants, healthcare, vending, transportation and public services. But as kiosks, self-checkout and ...
- Blood Pressure Kiosks – Leasing Options
August 2026 — We saw new RFP for blood pressure kiosks and “leasing”. Never seen that before so we looked.
Yes. ...
- Airport Digital Signage: The Screen Is Only the Surface
Airport digital-signage projects are often judged first by what appears on the display: visual design, animation, video, and the polish ...
- Who Are the Authorities in Self-Service Technology?
Authority in Self-Service
Self-service technology has become critical infrastructure.
Kiosks, self-checkout systems, ticketing machines, ATMs, vending systems, digital ordering stations and other ...
- Call for Comments: ANSI EVSP Oct 2026 Gaps Progress Report
ANSI plans to issue the next EVSP Gaps Progress Report (against the 2023 roadmap) in October 2026. The Gaps Progress Report provides you ...
- Press Release – Kiosk Industry to Meet with U.S. Access Board
Press release on AP News and Send2Press
According to a press release reported by Send2Press Newswire, representatives from The Industry Group ...
- Three Free Executive Briefings For Retail Leaders
As published on Retail Systems
Three Free Executive Briefings to Help ...
- Zebra’s Scan Engines and OEM Solutions
Editor’s Note: This feature is published as a Gold Sponsor Feature in partnership with Zebra Technologies.
Retail self-service is no longer ...
- Retailsystems.org updates vending RFP listings
Vending service providers interested in bidding on government requests for proposal can review available RFPs on retailsystems.org, a kioskindustry.org sister ...
- WCAG Certification
All About WCAG and Accessibility for Websites
Question – Is accessibility certification any legal protection from website WCAG issues?
Answer — No ...
- Nalaxone Kiosks – Vending
Pinal County Public Health is expanding access to free health resources through new Public Health Kiosks located throughout the community. ...
- AI Security for Self-Service
When was the last time somebody went thru a Wendy’s Drive Thru with AI and tried to order 10,000 empty ...
- RetailNow 2026 – Elliot Maras Report
RetailNOW 2026 – Discovery and execution call for stronger tech partnerships: 10 takeaways
By Elliot Maras | August 4, 2026
Retail author Carl Boutet describes ...
- Grubbrr – A Closer Look
GRUBBRR is private (Boca Raton, spun out of Sam Zietz’s TouchSuite, which acquired it in late 2018), so everything below ...
- Fujitsu F53 Cash Dispensers — End of an Era
The end of an era — how many times did I get pricing on F53/F56 or F510/F610. Trying to go ...
- Ingenico NRF PINPad Payment Technology Updates
Ingenico Summer Update
In retail, every interaction matters, and the payment experience remains one of the most critical moments in the ...
- SoftPOS Update 2026
How is SoftPOS Coming Along in 2026?
These days payment people get pretty excited talking about upcoming SoftPOS implementations. Next week ...
- Gift Card Kiosk 2026 – Ready for a Rebirth?
Are there kiosks for redeeming gift cards?
1. Gift card exchange kiosks (cash for unwanted gift cards)
These were once the most ...
- Age Verification – IDV in 2026 – Explosive Market Growth
Age Verify and IDVs
We were recently asked: Based on our experience in the market
Do you think age and identity verification ...
- Voice – Code of Practice per KMA 2019
Below is a comprehensive summary of the draft Code of Practice – Tactility, Voice Recognition and Speech Command, with emphasis ...
- CUSS and CUPPS — Where Airport Self‑Service Goes Next
Common Use Self‑Service (CUSS) and Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS) were created to let multiple airlines share the same ...
- Outdoor Kiosk Digital Signage Checklist
Quick run through on Outdoor kiosk that we found worthwhile. Experimenting with Kimi.
Decent starting point for outdoor we think. Saline ...
- Vending – I Hope You Paid for that Cookie
Big bruhaha in Kentucky over unpaid cookie. https://fordauthority.com/2026/07/former-ford-plant-worker-hires-legal-counsel-after-kiosk-debacle/
Here’s where it stands now: Ford confirmed the cookie was paid for, offered the ...
- Tech partners to converge at RetailNOW in Las Vegas
Convention Preview
Everyone working with retail technology today finds themself on information overload. A reality that makes tech partnerships important.
The RetailNOW ...
- Press Release — Kiosk and POS Market Report
PRNewswire — APnews
‘TIGER 2026’ Released with RetailNOW 2026 Event
Image caption: Kiosk and POS Market Report ‘TIGER 2026′ Released with RetailNOW ...
- From NCR to AI Checkout: Goodwin’s Inside View on Walmart, Self-Checkout, and What Comes Next.
Self-Check Out at Walmart and Others
At kioskindustry.org we’ve been tracking Walmart, NCR, and self‑checkout since the first FastLane units started ...
- UCP Expands Specialty Hardware with Hengstler Thermal Printers
Unattended Card Payments (UCP) has expanded its self-service hardware portfolio by adding Hengstler thermal printers, giving kiosk manufacturers, integrators, and ...
- SoftPOS, Semi‑Attended and the Android Terminal:
Datacap’s SureTap and What It Means for Kiosks.
Datacap Systems has launched SureTap, a SoftPOS “bring your own device” solution that ...
- Picking a China OEM/ODM kiosk manufacturer
From Stealth OEM Supplier To Visible Partner
Summary — “Shenzhen speed” — while Shenzhen offers the fastest hardware prototyping cycles in ...
- TIGER 2026: How Self‑Service Kiosks Are Redefining POS and Unattended Payments
A focused excerpt from TIGER on POS July 2026. July special is Silver Membership and TIGER for $3999 ($7,500 value)
TIGER ...
- Whitepaper – Using Kiosks To Reduce Paper and Print
Benefits of Kiosks Over Paper
Paper-based systems have been used for decades across healthcare, hospitality, retail, government, and service-based industries. From ...
- Sports Betting Kiosks — Delaware Lottery Launches
Delaware Expands Self-Service Sports Betting Kiosks Statewide
The Delaware Lottery has completed a statewide rollout of self-service sports betting kiosks, making ...
- Public AI Kiosk in Vietnam
Letting the Masses Use AI
From Kiosk asia
From Vietnam Plus — While traditional electronic kiosks mainly provide information lookup or queue-number ...
- Do Fast-Food Guests Really Want Voice AI Drive-Thrus?
Taco Bell’s Voice AI Drive-Thru: What Guests Really Want
Post on HT Hospitality Technology — We haven’t seen any of these ...
- Case Study – Veterans Memorial Musuem
From KDVR
Veteran Museum Broomfield Story:
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) — More than 300,000 veterans call Colorado home, and a local museum wants ...
- Giada Unveils Intel Alder Lake-N Embedded Boards for Next-Gen Self-Service Kiosks
Excerpt:
Giada has introduced a new family of embedded motherboards based on Intel Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake-N processors, purpose-built for ...
- Smart City News Summer 2026
From Design Smart City – full article
Smart city investments are pivoting from showpiece pilots to hard-nosed infrastructure and AI‑driven services, ...
- Digital Signage in 2026: Still Chasing ROI, and AI Is Still Mostly Smoke and Mirrors
A self-service reality check. Our sister site just published a full breakdown of the invidis Yearbook 2026 — the shift from ...
- Supermarkets in China Update and SCO
Inside Alibaba’s High-Tech Freshippo Supermarkets: Mobile-First, Self-Service, and 30‑Minute Grocery
Write up on Retailsystems post — Supermarket Grocery of Future – ...
- AI Kiosk For Government Services
Inspired by KioskAsia post
Summary
A rural district in Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam has deployed what it calls a full-process AI public ...
- RetailOCD Friday July 10th – Is SCO Becomed Assisted Checkout
RetailOCD — Next podcast scheduled for Friday July 10th — DeAnn Campbell Bio – RetailOCD — In my old days ...
- Audio and Kiosks: No Longer Optional Under EAA
Writeup inspired by Olea Kiosks on Audio and Kiosks.
Audio can no longer be ignored. For consumer-facing kiosks in the EU ...
- SiteKiosk has been inducted into the Kiosk Industry Hall of Fame
As posted by Sitekiosk
We are proud that Christoph Niehus and Heinz Horstmann have been honored by the Kiosk Industry aka ...
- The Untapped and Growing Market for Disability
Article on CSA highlights that the U.S. disability consumer market is a massive, fast-growing opportunity—measured at 675 billion dollars in ...
- Kiosk Market Report TIGER June 2026
DENVER, Colo., July 6, 2026 (SENDPRESS NEWSWIRE) — The self-service kiosk industry continues to expand at a fast pace, driven ...
- ARM-Based HMI Panel PCs
Giada Addresses the Android 14 Kiosk Migration
The market chatter often pushes high-end, power-hungry processors for self-service deployments, but operational realities ...
- DeAnn Campbell Bio – RetailOCD
In my old days Peppers & Rogers were my retail gurus. As a branded consulting “thing” in retail tech still ...
- RetailNOW 2026 Walking Tour
Presented by Intel
Intel Inside for Your Self-Service Technology
Your guide to the companies shaping the future of POS, kiosks, digital signage, ...
- TSA’s America 250 Screening Tech Is a Preview of What’s Coming for CUSS Kiosks
The Travel has a good consumer‑facing rundown of how TSA is trying to keep July 4th and “America 250” travel ...
- Definition of Terms in Self-Service – Glossary
Here’s a set of 50 one‑sentence definitions, all oriented around kiosks, lockers, POS, digital signage, and unattended payments.
Kiosk types and ...
- Tiger Report offers multi-faceted insight on self-service kiosk industry’s double-digit growth
Report Overview
The self-service kiosk industry continues to expand at a fast pace, driven by evolving automation technology and growing customer ...
- Restaurant AI in 2026: The Real Opportunity Isn’t Selling More Beer
The latest report, How Restaurants Are Using AI: 2026 Data From 125,000 U.S. Locations, provides an interesting look at where ...
- Editorial Policy, Corrections & Disclosures
Editorial Policy, Corrections & Disclosures
At KioskIndustry.org, we are committed to providing the self-service, kiosk, and interactive digital technology sectors with ...
- Infocomm panel explores AI’s changing role in customer engagement
Ed Crowley of Urway Holdings addresses a panel on how AI and intelligent systems create connected experiences, flanked at left ...
- 2026 Buyer’s Guide
The Industry Group is an independent hub for the self-service kiosk industry, led by Craig Allen Keefner. linkedin.com/in/kiosk
You can purchase ...
- Infocomm 2026: Pro AV amplifies customer experience, goes multi-channel; 10 takeaways
Photo provided by AVIXA.
Trade Show Report
InfoComm 2026 made one thing clear: Pro AV is no longer just about better hardware. ...
- Whitepaper Case Studies Self-Service Kiosks, Digital Signage and More
Listing of self-service and kiosk whitepapers. We also include special section ADA and Accessibility with a global view along with ...
- TIGER Market Report
We are happy to launch our new TIGER market report. For the rest of June and July the launch specials ...
- Payment Processors in Self-Service
Payment processors now sit at the center of how money moves in retail, restaurants, and unattended vending, with a clear ...
- MRO Vending Systems: The Smart Factory Infrastructure
Industrial vending machines have quietly become one of the largest self-service technology deployments in manufacturing. While public attention often focuses ...
- Local News Highlights Broad Shift: Advanced Kiosks Scales Enterprise AI Workflows
A recent feature by the Concord Monitor highlights a significant milestone for New Hampshire-based Advanced Kiosks, detailing how the self-service ...
- Toast POS and Self-Order Kiosks in 2026:
Integration, Partners and What Restaurants Need to Know
If there is one question I get over and over from restaurant operators, ...
- Retail Automation: What the Big Chain Stores Are Actually Doing
Don’t believe every sensational headline claiming self-checkout is dead. If you monitor the actual data across the retail market, the ...
- Coinstar Overview 2026
Coinstar and the Evolution of Automated Retail Kiosks
By Craig Allen Keefner
If you have walked into a grocery store over the ...
- Parking Kiosks – 2026 Update
The U.S. parking industry is actually divided into several segments: parking operators, parking technology platforms, payment/mobile apps, and hardware/access control. ...
