Kiosk News

🔊

Last Updated on May 14, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner

Table of Contents

Kiosk News, Self-Service, Digital Signage, EV and more

Here is the latest news from The Industry Group. More verticals in right column. We also cover reputable and vetted news sites in Flipboard for our mobile users. There are 10 or so “magazines” for different technology that we report — see Flipboard

News Sections include:

Send us your news at [email protected]

Kiosk Industry

Kiosk Industry News	Asia Self-Service
Virtual Gift Card Program – Channel Friendly Add-On Datacap is announcing a new “Virtual Gift” platform that lets their partners spin up branded digital gift card storefronts (web ... Touchless Screening Comes To TSA News from Advanced Kiosk. TSA Touchless Identity Solution (TIS) pilot with 45 secure, touchless ID kiosks at 15 U.S. airports; ... EUDI Wallet website Launched — All About EUDI — FAQ The European digital identity ecosystem is taking shape and SiteKiosk is becoming part of it. With the launch of the official ... Regulatory Deadline Update — Top Eleven in Play as of May 2026 Best to remind ourselves of deadlines for regulations. “If you run kiosks, digital signage, or unattended retail, you’re now in the ... Square Launches “Square for Drive-Thru” to Boost Speed and Accuracy for Quick-Service Restaurants Summary of Key Points for New Drive Thru by Square 1. End-to-End Drive-Thru Integration Square for Drive-Thru is a purpose-built solution ... Shenzhen Kiosk OEM & ODM Providers How to Pick the Right Manufacturing Partner Kiosks are just one slice of the global OEM/ODM universe. So are: LCDs and touchscreens ... National Restaurant Show 2026: Will self service drive the AI restaurant ecosystem? National Restaurant Show, May 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago The race is on in the restaurant space. Consumers, time pressed and increasingly ... Olea Kiosks Enterprise Self-Service Platform Profile Olea Kiosks is a California-based designer, engineer, and manufacturer of enterprise self-service kiosks focused on healthcare, retail, government, hospitality, financial ... Acer Repositions With Posiflex Buy From selfservice.io TAIPEI (February 21, 2025), Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced plans to acquire 25.6% of Enrich Investment Inc. and 100% ... Matthijs Verhagen as Accessibility Co-Chair for ADA See post on KMA — WESTMINSTER, CO — The Kiosk Association (KMA) today announced the appointment of Matthijs Verhagen, European Sales ... The Vending Industry Is Changing Faster Than NAMA’s Narrative NAMA Los Angeles (Post-Show) + the 2024–2025 Census: growth is real, but the category is changing The NAMA show in Los ... Digital Wayfinding News from 22Miles 22Miles April Update Signals Shift from Digital Signage to Experience Platform The latest update from 22Miles is not just a product ... Passing of Ron Bowers Ron Bowers of FMA passed away in April 2026. We’ll make entry in our kiosk history Ron’s value was not just ... Edge AI Company Profile for Giada Giada Edge AI Media Player — Giada (Shenzhen JIEHE Technology) designs embedded computing platforms that power kiosks, digital signage, and edge AI ... NAMA 2026: AI-drives opportunities for unattended retail; 9 takeaways to consider AI plays a key role in convenience services post-COVID rebound “Fresh Food, No Kitchen Required” was how Aramark Refreshments greeted visitors ... The Self-Service Retrofit Masterclass The $50,000 Question Why scrap a $4,000 stainless steel enclosure because a $400 PC or a $200 card reader is obsolete? The ... Retrofit for Edge AI and Hailo Upgrading Legacy Kiosks to Edge AI Don’t Rip and Replace: Adding 26 TOPS of AI to Legacy Kiosks for Under $200 The ... Cash vs Cashless — The Complete Executive Bundle Now available on Gumroad If you are making decisions about self-service, payments, or unattended retail in 2026, the question is no ... Self-Service Market Data and Research for Purchase Self-Service Infrastructure Intelligence The Industry Group (TIG) has released a comprehensive suite of market research data, financial calculators, and modernization tools ... Voice — the new modality for Self-Service – How Popular? We like to say interactive touchscreens have “peaked” as far as usage. The new modalities such as Voice interaction or ... NAMA 2026 Preview – All About Vending Automation NAMA 2026 Preview — Vending Becomes the Backbone of Unattended Retail NAMA (thenamashow.org) continues to evolve from a traditional vending show ... NAMA 2026 – Convenience services: From commoditization to specialization NAMA Show 2026 in Los Angeles Has there ever been a more exciting time to be in the convenience services industry? ... When Loyalty Programs Show Up, Real Loyalty May Already Be Leaving The AI Layer: More Human, or More Extractive? On a long-enough timeline, every growth-minded restaurant brand seems to discover the same ... Facial Recognition Kiosk Hardware: A Buyer’s Guide and Executive Checklist Nice article by Olea on Biometrics and “How Olea thinks about designing biometric kiosks” The article is strong on design ... Interactive Digital Software – Sitekiosk SiteKiosk Online 1.9 is a feature and platform update focused on identity integration (Keycloak), accessibility hardware, power/device control, and a ... Tampa Airport Digital Signage by 22Miles Case Study 22Miles describes a phased rollout from an internal workplace app at SkyCenter One to a full passenger-facing digital experience at ... 2026 Strategic Compliance Checklist In 2026, compliance is no longer a legal review process—it is a system architecture decision. Organizations deploying kiosks, self-checkout, or ... Self-Service Tech News – March 29 Today, March 29, 2026, the self-service industry is recalibrating as the QSR sector reaches a $1.55 trillion valuation milestone, driven ... Raspberry Pi Digital Signage Software Released SiteKiosk Online goes Raspberry Pi January 29, 2026 SiteKiosk Online expands to Raspberry Pi, delivering a full-featured kiosk client. Sign up for the early ... Original Standards Hub Page We are redoing the STANDARDS main page and here is what we had before… Kiosk Standards and Regulations Last Updated on March ... CareU service simulates everyday kiosk environments to help seniors gain confidence LG Electronics Launches Kiosk Practice Service for Seniors on TV It’s significant because it treats kiosk literacy for seniors as a ... Accessibility Standards Worldwide US Fading, Europe now in Drivers Seat and Asia is in the wings This post provides a comprehensive 2026 update on ... Why Doesn’t Kroger Adopt The Costco SCO Model? There are many touting the Sam’s Scan and Go for self-checkout. Personally it is just another “load factor” with not ... EAA Approval and Compliance Is This Kiosk “EAA Approved”? No — And That’s the Problem. We’re starting to see vendors throw around the phrase “EAA ... Mobile Phone OR Kiosk Question – with the Chinese so comfortable doing payments via mobile phone, how is it that physical kiosks still find ... April 2026 Gaps Progress Report on ANSI EVSP 2023 Roadmap April 2026 Gaps Progress Report on ANSI EVSP 2023 Roadmap By the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) The ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards ... NRF Singapore NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific will be held from 2 – 4 June 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. ... Ultimate Guide to the 2026 Retail Automation Retail Automation is no longer a “pilot program”—it is the 2026 baseline for survival. We’ve officially moved past the hype of ... Beyond the Coil: Why RFID is the New OS for Automated Retail The term “vending” is rapidly becoming an anachronism. What we are witnessing today—driven by advancements in RFID-enabled platforms—is the transition ... Ghost Kitchens and Dark Stores We are right that the initial “gold rush” phase—where everyone thought they could launch a generic burger brand from a ... Kiosk Industry History 30 Years of Self-Service & Kiosk Evolution For most industries, history is marketing.For the self-service kiosk industry, history is proof. Long before ... Amusement Expo International 2026 boosts personalization, management Trade Show Report It’s never a dull moment in the amusement business, but last week’s Amusement Expo International show in Las ... Why Cash Still Matters In A “Tap To Pay” World Why keeping cash in the mix still matters for consumers, small merchants, and the self‑service systems that serve them Scroll through ... Frictionless Payments and Consumer Spending Making It Easy For Customers To Pay “The less customers feel the payment, the more they spend.” One of our principles ... Payment Trends in Europe with VISA and Mastercard What’s Going On In Europe With Payments? Strategic takeaway: Europe isn’t dumping Visa and Mastercard—it’s quietly rewiring the plumbing so that, ... NRA Self-Service Innovation Pavilion Retaurants Self-Service – Kiosks, Drive-Thru, Menu Boards and more. The Self-Service Innovation Pavilion at NRA Show 2026 (Booth #5829, North Building) ... Amusement Expo International Preview Starting Today High-Value Exhibitors for Kiosk / Self-Service Coverage Amusement Expo International 2026 takes place March 16–19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, ... Giada Converging with embedded/industrial and gaming/robotics computing Giada Showcases Embedded Computing Embedded World 2026, one of the world’s most influential exhibitions for embedded systems and industrial computing, took ... HIMSS 2026: How automation drives change, challenges for healthcare What Was Notable at HIMSS 2026 No one questions the importance of healthcare (here is our Hub for healthcare fyi). Sooner ... How China’s Five-Year Plan Could Accelerate Hardware Self-Reliance China’s upcoming Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) marks a decisive shift in the global technology landscape. Rather than focusing primarily on economic ... Gesture Recognition AI Arrives at HIMSS What It Means for Healthcare Kiosks Healthcare kiosks have spent the last decade optimizing the touchscreen experience—better UI design, faster workflows, ... Height Adjustable Kiosk by LG CSUN Innovation by LG and Dot Inc. News Release — LG used the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2026 in Anaheim to ... McDonald’s First Job Confessional Kiosk Using McDonald’s Self-Order Kiosk for Interview? McDonald’s “First Job Confessional” is a reality TV‑inspired, social‑first campaign that turns order kiosks into ... HIMSS 2026 Healthcare Technology for Self-Service Self-Service and AI as Clinical Enablement Tool As we approach HIMSS 2026, the conversation around patient self-service has shifted from “digital ... CSUN – See LG Kiosk with Dot Inc. – Accessible kiosk LG at CSUN with Dot Braille Two notable things stand out: LG is clearly positioning this as an evolution of its ... Payment Perspective – UK Banks Money Grab UK Banks Use Trump As Excuse For Money Grab. But Here’s The Real Lesson Editors Note — see article on Reforming ... Press Release – HIMSS 2026: Future-Proofing the Hospital Digital Front Door — Booth #3461 Visit Booth 3461 for Healthcare Kiosks, Touchless Tech, and Identity Solutions at HIMSS 2026 WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ... Experience Dot Inc.’s AI & Tactile Revolution at CSUN 2026! Dot Inc. at CSUN March 9, 2026 – March 13, 2026 Booth #702, Anaheim Marriott, California, US. We are thrilled to invite you ... HIMSS 2026: Future-Proofing the Hospital Digital Front Door — Booth #3461 Visit Booth 3461 for Healthcare Kiosks, Touchless Tech, and Identity Solutions at HIMSS 2026 WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 1, 2026 — The ... Automated Government Payment Kiosks: Advanced Kiosks Launches The Vault Problem Solutions – Bill Pay Systems Advanced Kiosks has unveiled the Vault Payment Collection Kiosk, a ruggedized, unattended payment system engineered ... The Retail Imperative for Multimodal, Accessible Self-Service The New Reality of Retail Self-Service This retail TouchPoints article, written by Matt Ater of Vispero, argues that the retail industry ... The Kiosk Industry Guide to SEO, GSC, AEO, GEO, AIO and Web Accessibility (2026) 2026 Update — Building a website is only half the battle. To see a true ROI, you need the right ... Lenovo ThinkEdge versus Portwell at EuroShop Posiflex and Lenovo Competition We saw this today – Euroshop 2026: Lenovo Unveils ThinkEdge Gen 2 for Retail: Lenovo’s global leadership ... Unattended Retail and Payments – Vending How Vending is Driving Electronic Payments The unattended retail sector—spanning vending machines, micro markets, and smart stores—has rapidly evolved into a ... Posiflex Redefines Self-Service with AI Food Recognition and Multimodal SOK Kiosks The Shift from Transactional to Intelligent: How Computer Vision and Voice AI are Driving QSR Efficiency At EuroShop 2026 this week, ... Executive Briefing – Self-Service & Retail Tech Strategy Feb20 Weekly News Digest for Self-Service and Retail Tech ## Strategic Watch List & Financials Walmart ($WMT): Automation vs. Human Touch Walmart reached a $1 ... The Case for Cash-Inclusion in Modern Self-Order Kiosks A Look at C27 included with Cash and Acrelec Self-Order In a digital-first era, excluding cash from your self-service strategy is ... Accessibility Mandate Kiosks Asia and Korea Accessibility Regulations Editors Note — Other regulatory mandates regarding PCI DSS and ADA at bottom of this article. ... 2026 Market Research Numbers How Big Is The Self-Service Market? In 2025 December we looked at Self-Service market as a whole. Here is summary of ... Ride-Hailing Kiosk by Uber and Ayden Partnership with Uber and Ayden Right now we are looking at one Uber kiosk in LaGuardia. Buthe expanded partnership between Adyen ... ISE Interactive Screens and Displays Trade Show Review Review by Dave Haynes Table of Contents Field Report from Barcelona 2026 Just read ISE review by Sixteen-Nine. It’s a terrific piece by Dave ... What It Takes to Deploy Self-Service Kiosks at Scale What Does a Large Self Service Kiosk Deployment Require? Deploying self-service kiosks across multiple locations poses different challenges than deploying a ... Kiosk Design Means Different Things to Different Buyers A Primer on Kiosk Design Editor’s Note: This article highlights design perspectives commonly seen across kiosk projects, with examples drawn from ... Accessibility and Self-Service Kiosks Video by Storm and imageHOLDERS Learn about making kiosks accessible Explanation of accessibility with kiosks by Nicky with Storm and Pete with imageHOLDERS. Shot at NRF ... Networld Acquired by Connect Media Connect Media has acquired Networld Media Group. The deal became effective January 30, 2026, with terms undisclosed. Insight — This isn’t about ... Executive Briefs & C-Suite Guides Independent Analysis for Leaders Deploying Self-Service at Scale Purpose of This Page Kiosk Industry publishes a high volume of research, analysis, and ... Kiosk Design for Long Lifecycle – v2 Why Enterprise Self-Service Must Be Built to Survive 5–7 Years of Reality They are long-lived operational infrastructure—closer to POS systems or ... Kiosk Design For Long LifeCycle – Checklist 52 Point Self-service kiosks are not disposable devices Nice writeup on planning longterm by Olea Kiosks — Successful large-scale kiosk deployments must be ... The New Modality Stack: How Interactive Systems Are Moving Beyond the Touchscreen Why Multimodal Interaction Is Replacing Single-Interface Design For more than three decades, interactive systems—from kiosks to digital signage to self-checkout—were defined ... Restaurant Self-Service Technology Update – January 25th Edition Recent developments in self‑service technology for major restaurant chains Here’s our SST summary (January 25, 2026) focused on meaningful recent developments in self‑service ... Key Copy Kiosks in Walmart and 7-Eleven Walmart, 7-Eleven Expand Self-Service Key Duplication Walmart is significantly expanding its rollout of self-service key duplication kiosks from KeyMe Locksmiths, reinforcing ... ISE Barcelona – Integrated Systems Europe Top 20 Exhibitor List ISE Barcelona Tradeshow Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Barcelona has firmly established itself as the world’s most important trade show for ... Giada Showcases Next-Generation Gaming & Edge AI at ICE Barcelona 2026 What Giada Is Highlighting Giada is exhibiting at ICE Barcelona 2026, where visitors can find the team at Booth 3D70. At ... Has NCR Given Up on Hardware? Insight: NCR Isn’t Leaving Hardware — It’s Leaving the Factory When NCR Voyix announced it was transitioning its self-checkout and POS ... IRS Tax Kiosk Program Shifts in 2025 — What Taxpayers Need to Know The Cost of Poor Service for Kiosks In 2025, a long-standing in-person service option for U.S. taxpayers quietly came to an ... ATM Geeks sharpens service expertise for a rapidly evolving payments industry ATM Geeks addresses the rising demand for servicing cash handling equipment. As payment technology continues to evolve, consumers now have more ... NRF Big Show 2026: Top 10 takeaways on push to self service, exhibitor highlights Photo provided by the National Retail Federation. NRF Big Show 2026 Report One would be guilty of hyperbole to say that the ... Sam’s Club Self-Checkout : What Its New Self-Checkout Model Means for Costco and Walmart Your Mobile Phone As your SCO Self-checkout is no longer just a row of terminals at the front of the store. ... Steak ’n Shake’s Automation Playbook: How Kiosks and Digital Ordering Rewired a Legacy QSR Brand From Decline to Discipline: Why Steak ’n Shake Turned to Automation For decades, Steak ’n Shake built its reputation on made-to-order ... Reimagining Patient Check-In: ThedaCare’s Digital Arrival Model in Epic The Problem with Traditional Epic Check-In We are semi-experts on Epic Check-In as we utilize Optum for our healthcare and UNH. ... Wireless Modem Kiosk News – OptConnect Acquires DPL OptConnect Acquires DPL Wireless: A Shift Toward Intelligence-First IoT The acquisition of **DPL Wireless by OptConnect signals a meaningful evolution in ... CES 2026: AI, robotics drive B2C/B2B crossover Photo provided by the Consumer Technology Association. Tech Report from Las Vegas Everyone knows AI is changing the way we live. What ... ANSI’s U.S. Standards Strategy 2026 Why It Matters for Kiosks, AI, Payments, and Self-Service in 2026 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) quietly set the tone for ... Insight: Acrelec’s Leadership Reset Signals a New Phase for Global QSR Technology Glory Global Goes For Scale with Acrelec This is not a leadership shuffle—it’s a business model declaration. Glory is now signaling that ... Press Release – NRF 2026 Announcements The Industry Group & Kiosk Industry Group Unveil Major Announcements at NRF 2026 – Visit Booth 2203 WESTMINSTER, Colo. — January ... Insight: Unattended Payments Enter a Scale Year in 2026 2026 Payment Perspective We subscribe to UCPs newsletter and recommend you do as well. Best to be educated by the best. Across ... Amazon Return Lockers for Returns and Drop-off Kiosks Self Service Drop Off Return Locker Update January 2026 — The Save Mart Companies has launched an Amazon return kiosk program across its Save Mart, Lucky ... 2026 Hall Of Fame Inductees Recognizing Industry Pioneers and Innovators The Kiosk Industry Group Hall of Fame recognizes individuals whose long-term contributions have materially shaped the ... Best of 2025 Kiosk Industry Group Awards And The Winners Are LG’s new self-order kiosk offers easy access for all and smart chat features — What stands out ... Walmart Self Checkout 2025: AI Kiosks, Scan & Go, and What’s Next Walmart Self-Checkout Strategy Overview (2025) By 2025, Walmart handles self-checkout differently. Instead of just installing extra machines, they mix smart tech ...	Virtual Gift Card Program – Channel Friendly Add-On Datacap is announcing a new “Virtual Gift” platform that lets their partners spin up branded digital gift card storefronts (web ... Touchless Screening Comes To TSA News from Advanced Kiosk. TSA Touchless Identity Solution (TIS) pilot with 45 secure, touchless ID kiosks at 15 U.S. airports; ... NRA Self-Service Innovation Pavilion Retaurants Self-Service – Kiosks, Drive-Thru, Menu Boards and more. The Self-Service Innovation Pavilion at NRA Show 2026 (Booth #5829, North Building) ... EUDI Wallet website Launched — All About EUDI — FAQ The European digital identity ecosystem is taking shape and SiteKiosk is becoming part of it. With the launch of the official ... Asia Media Partners for KMA Here are our Asia Self Service and Kiosk media partners China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show \| Shanghai International Smart ... APC Kiosks expand in North America and the Caribbean APC Passport Kiosk In the past week, Denver International Airport, Lynden Pindling International Airport in The Bahamas, and Queen Beatrix International ... NAMA 2026: AI-drives opportunities for unattended retail; 9 takeaways to consider AI plays a key role in convenience services post-COVID rebound “Fresh Food, No Kitchen Required” was how Aramark Refreshments greeted visitors ... The Vending Industry Is Changing Faster Than NAMA’s Narrative NAMA Los Angeles (Post-Show) + the 2024–2025 Census: growth is real, but the category is changing The NAMA show in Los ... National Restaurant Show 2026: Will self service drive the AI restaurant ecosystem? National Restaurant Show, May 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago The race is on in the restaurant space. Consumers, time pressed and increasingly ... Square Launches “Square for Drive-Thru” to Boost Speed and Accuracy for Quick-Service Restaurants Summary of Key Points for New Drive Thru by Square 1. End-to-End Drive-Thru Integration Square for Drive-Thru is a purpose-built solution ... China Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: April 2017 Shanghai SHANGHAI, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Following the Successful China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: a New ... Facial Recognition Kiosks – KFC China Goes Facial on us KFC Biometrics TechCrunch reports that KFC China is going to try facial recognition technology. Couple that with demographic and historical data ... China growth strategy could drive success for McDonald’s in US Fast-food chain among businesses that have benefited from growth of mobile internet payments and e-commerce in China Source: www.scmp.com Last year, deliveries ... China Kiosk Vending 2018 The China International Vending Show 2018 is Now Ready to Showcase the Newest Self-service Technologies and Products to the World The China ... Opinion – Face Recognition and Covid Funding China Face Recognition, Temperature Kiosks and COVID funding Article on Wired Nov2020 Intro Wired did an investigation into kiosks (well, temperature tablets…) and has ... China Tablet Manufacturers – MiniPC & Media Players China Tablet Manufacturers Along with Chinese kiosk manufacturers and Chinese display technology, we have a large interest in Chinese tablets along ... Outdoor Kiosk – A View from China How China Sees Outdoor Kiosk Manufacture One of our APAC members is Best Kiosk. Kitty is the main rep and here ... Car Radio Android – Touchscreen “Head” Units Car Player Radio Tablets Are Big Android all-in-one touchscreen car radios are big. The global car audio market (including advanced Android ... Kiosk Manufacturer Uses ASUS Says Long-Term Hardware Strategy with ASUS Softened Impact of Chip Shortages and Tariff Volatility KT Group managed to avoid major disruptions ... How China’s Five-Year Plan Could Accelerate Hardware Self-Reliance China’s upcoming Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) marks a decisive shift in the global technology landscape. Rather than focusing primarily on economic ... AI News Virtual Gift Card Program – Channel Friendly Add-On Datacap is announcing a new “Virtual Gift” platform that lets their partners spin up branded digital gift card storefronts (web ... Touchless Screening Comes To TSA News from Advanced Kiosk. TSA Touchless Identity Solution (TIS) pilot with 45 secure, touchless ID kiosks at 15 U.S. airports; ... NRA Self-Service Innovation Pavilion Retaurants Self-Service – Kiosks, Drive-Thru, Menu Boards and more. The Self-Service Innovation Pavilion at NRA Show 2026 (Booth #5829, North Building) ... EUDI Wallet website Launched — All About EUDI — FAQ The European digital identity ecosystem is taking shape and SiteKiosk is becoming part of it. With the launch of the official ... Asia Media Partners for KMA Here are our Asia Self Service and Kiosk media partners China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show \| Shanghai International Smart ... APC Kiosks expand in North America and the Caribbean APC Passport Kiosk In the past week, Denver International Airport, Lynden Pindling International Airport in The Bahamas, and Queen Beatrix International ... NAMA 2026: AI-drives opportunities for unattended retail; 9 takeaways to consider AI plays a key role in convenience services post-COVID rebound “Fresh Food, No Kitchen Required” was how Aramark Refreshments greeted visitors ... The Vending Industry Is Changing Faster Than NAMA’s Narrative NAMA Los Angeles (Post-Show) + the 2024–2025 Census: growth is real, but the category is changing The NAMA show in Los ... National Restaurant Show 2026: Will self service drive the AI restaurant ecosystem? National Restaurant Show, May 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago The race is on in the restaurant space. Consumers, time pressed and increasingly ... Square Launches “Square for Drive-Thru” to Boost Speed and Accuracy for Quick-Service Restaurants Summary of Key Points for New Drive Thru by Square 1. End-to-End Drive-Thru Integration Square for Drive-Thru is a purpose-built solution ... China Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: April 2017 Shanghai SHANGHAI, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Following the Successful China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: a New ... Facial Recognition Kiosks – KFC China Goes Facial on us KFC Biometrics TechCrunch reports that KFC China is going to try facial recognition technology. Couple that with demographic and historical data ... China growth strategy could drive success for McDonald’s in US Fast-food chain among businesses that have benefited from growth of mobile internet payments and e-commerce in China Source: www.scmp.com Last year, deliveries ... China Kiosk Vending 2018 The China International Vending Show 2018 is Now Ready to Showcase the Newest Self-service Technologies and Products to the World The China ... Opinion – Face Recognition and Covid Funding China Face Recognition, Temperature Kiosks and COVID funding Article on Wired Nov2020 Intro Wired did an investigation into kiosks (well, temperature tablets…) and has ... China Tablet Manufacturers – MiniPC & Media Players China Tablet Manufacturers Along with Chinese kiosk manufacturers and Chinese display technology, we have a large interest in Chinese tablets along ... Outdoor Kiosk – A View from China How China Sees Outdoor Kiosk Manufacture One of our APAC members is Best Kiosk. Kitty is the main rep and here ... Car Radio Android – Touchscreen “Head” Units Car Player Radio Tablets Are Big Android all-in-one touchscreen car radios are big. The global car audio market (including advanced Android ... Kiosk Manufacturer Uses ASUS Says Long-Term Hardware Strategy with ASUS Softened Impact of Chip Shortages and Tariff Volatility KT Group managed to avoid major disruptions ... How China’s Five-Year Plan Could Accelerate Hardware Self-Reliance China’s upcoming Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) marks a decisive shift in the global technology landscape. Rather than focusing primarily on economic ...

Kiosk Industry News

Asia Self-Service

Virtual Gift Card Program – Channel Friendly Add-On
Datacap is announcing a new “Virtual Gift” platform that lets their partners spin up branded digital gift card storefronts (web ...
Touchless Screening Comes To TSA
News from Advanced Kiosk. TSA Touchless Identity Solution (TIS) pilot with 45 secure, touchless ID kiosks at 15 U.S. airports; ...
EUDI Wallet website Launched — All About EUDI — FAQ
The European digital identity ecosystem is taking shape and SiteKiosk is becoming part of it. With the launch of the official ...
Regulatory Deadline Update — Top Eleven in Play as of May 2026
Best to remind ourselves of deadlines for regulations. “If you run kiosks, digital signage, or unattended retail, you’re now in the ...
Square Launches “Square for Drive-Thru” to Boost Speed and Accuracy for Quick-Service Restaurants
Summary of Key Points for New Drive Thru by Square 1. End-to-End Drive-Thru Integration Square for Drive-Thru is a purpose-built solution ...
Shenzhen Kiosk OEM & ODM Providers
How to Pick the Right Manufacturing Partner Kiosks are just one slice of the global OEM/ODM universe. So are: LCDs and touchscreens ...
National Restaurant Show 2026: Will self service drive the AI restaurant ecosystem?
National Restaurant Show, May 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago The race is on in the restaurant space. Consumers, time pressed and increasingly ...
Olea Kiosks Enterprise Self-Service Platform Profile
Olea Kiosks is a California-based designer, engineer, and manufacturer of enterprise self-service kiosks focused on healthcare, retail, government, hospitality, financial ...
Acer Repositions With Posiflex Buy
From selfservice.io TAIPEI (February 21, 2025), Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced plans to acquire 25.6% of Enrich Investment Inc. and 100% ...
Matthijs Verhagen as Accessibility Co-Chair for ADA
See post on KMA — WESTMINSTER, CO — The Kiosk Association (KMA) today announced the appointment of Matthijs Verhagen, European Sales ...
The Vending Industry Is Changing Faster Than NAMA’s Narrative
NAMA Los Angeles (Post-Show) + the 2024–2025 Census: growth is real, but the category is changing The NAMA show in Los ...
Digital Wayfinding News from 22Miles
22Miles April Update Signals Shift from Digital Signage to Experience Platform The latest update from 22Miles is not just a product ...
Passing of Ron Bowers
Ron Bowers of FMA passed away in April 2026. We’ll make entry in our kiosk history Ron’s value was not just ...
Edge AI Company Profile for Giada
Giada Edge AI Media Player — Giada (Shenzhen JIEHE Technology) designs embedded computing platforms that power kiosks, digital signage, and edge AI ...
NAMA 2026: AI-drives opportunities for unattended retail; 9 takeaways to consider
AI plays a key role in convenience services post-COVID rebound “Fresh Food, No Kitchen Required” was how Aramark Refreshments greeted visitors ...
The Self-Service Retrofit Masterclass
The $50,000 Question Why scrap a $4,000 stainless steel enclosure because a $400 PC or a $200 card reader is obsolete? The ...
Retrofit for Edge AI and Hailo
Upgrading Legacy Kiosks to Edge AI Don’t Rip and Replace: Adding 26 TOPS of AI to Legacy Kiosks for Under $200 The ...
Cash vs Cashless — The Complete Executive Bundle
Now available on Gumroad If you are making decisions about self-service, payments, or unattended retail in 2026, the question is no ...
Self-Service Market Data and Research for Purchase
Self-Service Infrastructure Intelligence The Industry Group (TIG) has released a comprehensive suite of market research data, financial calculators, and modernization tools ...
Voice — the new modality for Self-Service – How Popular?
We like to say interactive touchscreens have “peaked” as far as usage. The new modalities such as Voice interaction or ...
NAMA 2026 Preview – All About Vending Automation
NAMA 2026 Preview — Vending Becomes the Backbone of Unattended Retail NAMA (thenamashow.org) continues to evolve from a traditional vending show ...
NAMA 2026 – Convenience services: From commoditization to specialization
NAMA Show 2026 in Los Angeles Has there ever been a more exciting time to be in the convenience services industry? ...
When Loyalty Programs Show Up, Real Loyalty May Already Be Leaving
The AI Layer: More Human, or More Extractive? On a long-enough timeline, every growth-minded restaurant brand seems to discover the same ...
Facial Recognition Kiosk Hardware: A Buyer’s Guide and Executive Checklist
Nice article by Olea on Biometrics and “How Olea thinks about designing biometric kiosks” The article is strong on design ...
Interactive Digital Software – Sitekiosk
SiteKiosk Online 1.9 is a feature and platform update focused on identity integration (Keycloak), accessibility hardware, power/device control, and a ...
Tampa Airport Digital Signage by 22Miles Case Study
22Miles describes a phased rollout from an internal workplace app at SkyCenter One to a full passenger-facing digital experience at ...
2026 Strategic Compliance Checklist
In 2026, compliance is no longer a legal review process—it is a system architecture decision. Organizations deploying kiosks, self-checkout, or ...
Self-Service Tech News – March 29
Today, March 29, 2026, the self-service industry is recalibrating as the QSR sector reaches a $1.55 trillion valuation milestone, driven ...
Raspberry Pi Digital Signage Software Released
SiteKiosk Online goes Raspberry Pi January 29, 2026 SiteKiosk Online expands to Raspberry Pi, delivering a full-featured kiosk client. Sign up for the early ...
Original Standards Hub Page
We are redoing the STANDARDS main page and here is what we had before… Kiosk Standards and Regulations Last Updated on March ...
CareU service simulates everyday kiosk environments to help seniors gain confidence
LG Electronics Launches Kiosk Practice Service for Seniors on TV It’s significant because it treats kiosk literacy for seniors as a ...
Accessibility Standards Worldwide
US Fading, Europe now in Drivers Seat and Asia is in the wings This post provides a comprehensive 2026 update on ...
Why Doesn’t Kroger Adopt The Costco SCO Model?
There are many touting the Sam’s Scan and Go for self-checkout. Personally it is just another “load factor” with not ...
EAA Approval and Compliance
Is This Kiosk “EAA Approved”? No — And That’s the Problem. We’re starting to see vendors throw around the phrase “EAA ...
Mobile Phone OR Kiosk
Question – with the Chinese so comfortable doing payments via mobile phone, how is it that physical kiosks still find ...
April 2026 Gaps Progress Report on ANSI EVSP 2023 Roadmap
April 2026 Gaps Progress Report on ANSI EVSP 2023 Roadmap By the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) The ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards ...
NRF Singapore
NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific will be held from 2 – 4 June 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. ...
Ultimate Guide to the 2026 Retail Automation
Retail Automation is no longer a “pilot program”—it is the 2026 baseline for survival. We’ve officially moved past the hype of ...
Beyond the Coil: Why RFID is the New OS for Automated Retail
The term “vending” is rapidly becoming an anachronism. What we are witnessing today—driven by advancements in RFID-enabled platforms—is the transition ...
Ghost Kitchens and Dark Stores
We are right that the initial “gold rush” phase—where everyone thought they could launch a generic burger brand from a ...
Kiosk Industry History
30 Years of Self-Service & Kiosk Evolution For most industries, history is marketing.For the self-service kiosk industry, history is proof. Long before ...
Amusement Expo International 2026 boosts personalization, management
Trade Show Report It’s never a dull moment in the amusement business, but last week’s Amusement Expo International show in Las ...
Why Cash Still Matters In A “Tap To Pay” World
Why keeping cash in the mix still matters for consumers, small merchants, and the self‑service systems that serve them Scroll through ...
Frictionless Payments and Consumer Spending
Making It Easy For Customers To Pay “The less customers feel the payment, the more they spend.” One of our principles ...
Payment Trends in Europe with VISA and Mastercard
What’s Going On In Europe With Payments? Strategic takeaway: Europe isn’t dumping Visa and Mastercard—it’s quietly rewiring the plumbing so that, ...
NRA Self-Service Innovation Pavilion
Retaurants Self-Service – Kiosks, Drive-Thru, Menu Boards and more. The Self-Service Innovation Pavilion at NRA Show 2026 (Booth #5829, North Building) ...
Amusement Expo International Preview Starting Today
High-Value Exhibitors for Kiosk / Self-Service Coverage Amusement Expo International 2026 takes place March 16–19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, ...
Giada Converging with embedded/industrial and gaming/robotics computing
Giada Showcases Embedded Computing Embedded World 2026, one of the world’s most influential exhibitions for embedded systems and industrial computing, took ...
HIMSS 2026: How automation drives change, challenges for healthcare
What Was Notable at HIMSS 2026 No one questions the importance of healthcare (here is our Hub for healthcare fyi). Sooner ...
How China’s Five-Year Plan Could Accelerate Hardware Self-Reliance
China’s upcoming Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) marks a decisive shift in the global technology landscape. Rather than focusing primarily on economic ...
Gesture Recognition AI Arrives at HIMSS
What It Means for Healthcare Kiosks Healthcare kiosks have spent the last decade optimizing the touchscreen experience—better UI design, faster workflows, ...
Height Adjustable Kiosk by LG
CSUN Innovation by LG and Dot Inc. News Release — LG used the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2026 in Anaheim to ...
McDonald’s First Job Confessional Kiosk
Using McDonald’s Self-Order Kiosk for Interview? McDonald’s “First Job Confessional” is a reality TV‑inspired, social‑first campaign that turns order kiosks into ...
HIMSS 2026 Healthcare Technology for Self-Service
Self-Service and AI as Clinical Enablement Tool As we approach HIMSS 2026, the conversation around patient self-service has shifted from “digital ...
CSUN – See LG Kiosk with Dot Inc. – Accessible kiosk
LG at CSUN with Dot Braille Two notable things stand out: LG is clearly positioning this as an evolution of its ...
Payment Perspective – UK Banks Money Grab
UK Banks Use Trump As Excuse For Money Grab. But Here’s The Real Lesson Editors Note — see article on Reforming ...
Press Release – HIMSS 2026: Future-Proofing the Hospital Digital Front Door — Booth #3461
Visit Booth 3461 for Healthcare Kiosks, Touchless Tech, and Identity Solutions at HIMSS 2026 WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ...
Experience Dot Inc.’s AI & Tactile Revolution at CSUN 2026!
Dot Inc. at CSUN March 9, 2026 – March 13, 2026 Booth #702, Anaheim Marriott, California, US. We are thrilled to invite you ...
HIMSS 2026: Future-Proofing the Hospital Digital Front Door — Booth #3461
Visit Booth 3461 for Healthcare Kiosks, Touchless Tech, and Identity Solutions at HIMSS 2026 WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 1, 2026 — The ...
Automated Government Payment Kiosks: Advanced Kiosks Launches The Vault
Problem Solutions – Bill Pay Systems Advanced Kiosks has unveiled the Vault Payment Collection Kiosk, a ruggedized, unattended payment system engineered ...
The Retail Imperative for Multimodal, Accessible Self-Service
The New Reality of Retail Self-Service This retail TouchPoints article, written by Matt Ater of Vispero, argues that the retail industry ...
The Kiosk Industry Guide to SEO, GSC, AEO, GEO, AIO and Web Accessibility (2026)
2026 Update — Building a website is only half the battle. To see a true ROI, you need the right ...
Lenovo ThinkEdge versus Portwell at EuroShop
Posiflex and Lenovo Competition We saw this today – Euroshop 2026: Lenovo Unveils ThinkEdge Gen 2 for Retail: Lenovo’s global leadership ...
Unattended Retail and Payments – Vending
How Vending is Driving Electronic Payments The unattended retail sector—spanning vending machines, micro markets, and smart stores—has rapidly evolved into a ...
Posiflex Redefines Self-Service with AI Food Recognition and Multimodal SOK Kiosks
The Shift from Transactional to Intelligent: How Computer Vision and Voice AI are Driving QSR Efficiency At EuroShop 2026 this week, ...
Executive Briefing – Self-Service & Retail Tech Strategy Feb20
Weekly News Digest for Self-Service and Retail Tech ## Strategic Watch List & Financials Walmart ($WMT): Automation vs. Human Touch Walmart reached a $1 ...
The Case for Cash-Inclusion in Modern Self-Order Kiosks
A Look at C27 included with Cash and Acrelec Self-Order In a digital-first era, excluding cash from your self-service strategy is ...
Accessibility Mandate Kiosks
Asia and Korea Accessibility Regulations Editors Note — Other regulatory mandates regarding PCI DSS and ADA at bottom of this article. ...
2026 Market Research Numbers
How Big Is The Self-Service Market? In 2025 December we looked at Self-Service market as a whole. Here is summary of ...
Ride-Hailing Kiosk by Uber and Ayden
Partnership with Uber and Ayden Right now we are looking at one Uber kiosk in LaGuardia. Buthe expanded partnership between Adyen ...
ISE Interactive Screens and Displays Trade Show Review
Review by Dave Haynes Table of Contents Field Report from Barcelona 2026 Just read ISE review by Sixteen-Nine. It’s a terrific piece by Dave ...
What It Takes to Deploy Self-Service Kiosks at Scale
What Does a Large Self Service Kiosk Deployment Require? Deploying self-service kiosks across multiple locations poses different challenges than deploying a ...
Kiosk Design Means Different Things to Different Buyers
A Primer on Kiosk Design Editor’s Note: This article highlights design perspectives commonly seen across kiosk projects, with examples drawn from ...
Accessibility and Self-Service Kiosks Video by Storm and imageHOLDERS
Learn about making kiosks accessible Explanation of accessibility with kiosks by Nicky with Storm and Pete with imageHOLDERS. Shot at NRF ...
Networld Acquired by Connect Media
Connect Media has acquired Networld Media Group. The deal became effective January 30, 2026, with terms undisclosed. Insight — This isn’t about ...
Executive Briefs & C-Suite Guides
Independent Analysis for Leaders Deploying Self-Service at Scale Purpose of This Page Kiosk Industry publishes a high volume of research, analysis, and ...
Kiosk Design for Long Lifecycle – v2
Why Enterprise Self-Service Must Be Built to Survive 5–7 Years of Reality They are long-lived operational infrastructure—closer to POS systems or ...
Kiosk Design For Long LifeCycle – Checklist 52 Point
Self-service kiosks are not disposable devices Nice writeup on planning longterm by Olea Kiosks — Successful large-scale kiosk deployments must be ...
The New Modality Stack: How Interactive Systems Are Moving Beyond the Touchscreen
Why Multimodal Interaction Is Replacing Single-Interface Design For more than three decades, interactive systems—from kiosks to digital signage to self-checkout—were defined ...
Restaurant Self-Service Technology Update – January 25th Edition
Recent developments in self‑service technology for major restaurant chains Here’s our SST summary (January 25, 2026) focused on meaningful recent developments in self‑service ...
Key Copy Kiosks in Walmart and 7-Eleven
Walmart, 7-Eleven Expand Self-Service Key Duplication Walmart is significantly expanding its rollout of self-service key duplication kiosks from KeyMe Locksmiths, reinforcing ...
ISE Barcelona – Integrated Systems Europe Top 20 Exhibitor List
ISE Barcelona Tradeshow Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Barcelona has firmly established itself as the world’s most important trade show for ...
Giada Showcases Next-Generation Gaming & Edge AI at ICE Barcelona 2026
What Giada Is Highlighting Giada is exhibiting at ICE Barcelona 2026, where visitors can find the team at Booth 3D70. At ...
Has NCR Given Up on Hardware?
Insight: NCR Isn’t Leaving Hardware — It’s Leaving the Factory When NCR Voyix announced it was transitioning its self-checkout and POS ...
IRS Tax Kiosk Program Shifts in 2025 — What Taxpayers Need to Know
The Cost of Poor Service for Kiosks In 2025, a long-standing in-person service option for U.S. taxpayers quietly came to an ...
ATM Geeks sharpens service expertise for a rapidly evolving payments industry
ATM Geeks addresses the rising demand for servicing cash handling equipment. As payment technology continues to evolve, consumers now have more ...
NRF Big Show 2026: Top 10 takeaways on push to self service, exhibitor highlights
Photo provided by the National Retail Federation. NRF Big Show 2026 Report One would be guilty of hyperbole to say that the ...
Sam’s Club Self-Checkout : What Its New Self-Checkout Model Means for Costco and Walmart
Your Mobile Phone As your SCO Self-checkout is no longer just a row of terminals at the front of the store. ...
Steak ’n Shake’s Automation Playbook: How Kiosks and Digital Ordering Rewired a Legacy QSR Brand
From Decline to Discipline: Why Steak ’n Shake Turned to Automation For decades, Steak ’n Shake built its reputation on made-to-order ...
Reimagining Patient Check-In: ThedaCare’s Digital Arrival Model in Epic
The Problem with Traditional Epic Check-In We are semi-experts on Epic Check-In as we utilize Optum for our healthcare and UNH. ...
Wireless Modem Kiosk News – OptConnect Acquires DPL
OptConnect Acquires DPL Wireless: A Shift Toward Intelligence-First IoT The acquisition of **DPL Wireless by OptConnect signals a meaningful evolution in ...
CES 2026: AI, robotics drive B2C/B2B crossover
Photo provided by the Consumer Technology Association. Tech Report from Las Vegas Everyone knows AI is changing the way we live. What ...
ANSI’s U.S. Standards Strategy 2026
Why It Matters for Kiosks, AI, Payments, and Self-Service in 2026 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) quietly set the tone for ...
Insight: Acrelec’s Leadership Reset Signals a New Phase for Global QSR Technology
Glory Global Goes For Scale with Acrelec This is not a leadership shuffle—it’s a business model declaration. Glory is now signaling that ...
Press Release – NRF 2026 Announcements
The Industry Group & Kiosk Industry Group Unveil Major Announcements at NRF 2026 – Visit Booth 2203 WESTMINSTER, Colo. — January ...
Insight: Unattended Payments Enter a Scale Year in 2026
2026 Payment Perspective We subscribe to UCPs newsletter and recommend you do as well. Best to be educated by the best. Across ...
Amazon Return Lockers for Returns and Drop-off Kiosks
Self Service Drop Off Return Locker Update January 2026 — The Save Mart Companies has launched an Amazon return kiosk program across its Save Mart, Lucky ...
2026 Hall Of Fame Inductees
Recognizing Industry Pioneers and Innovators The Kiosk Industry Group Hall of Fame recognizes individuals whose long-term contributions have materially shaped the ...
Best of 2025 Kiosk Industry Group Awards
And The Winners Are LG’s new self-order kiosk offers easy access for all and smart chat features — What stands out ...
Walmart Self Checkout 2025: AI Kiosks, Scan & Go, and What’s Next
Walmart Self-Checkout Strategy Overview (2025) By 2025, Walmart handles self-checkout differently. Instead of just installing extra machines, they mix smart tech ...

Virtual Gift Card Program – Channel Friendly Add-On
Datacap is announcing a new “Virtual Gift” platform that lets their partners spin up branded digital gift card storefronts (web ...
Touchless Screening Comes To TSA
News from Advanced Kiosk. TSA Touchless Identity Solution (TIS) pilot with 45 secure, touchless ID kiosks at 15 U.S. airports; ...
NRA Self-Service Innovation Pavilion
Retaurants Self-Service – Kiosks, Drive-Thru, Menu Boards and more. The Self-Service Innovation Pavilion at NRA Show 2026 (Booth #5829, North Building) ...
EUDI Wallet website Launched — All About EUDI — FAQ
The European digital identity ecosystem is taking shape and SiteKiosk is becoming part of it. With the launch of the official ...
Asia Media Partners for KMA
Here are our Asia Self Service and Kiosk media partners China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show | Shanghai International Smart ...
APC Kiosks expand in North America and the Caribbean
APC Passport Kiosk In the past week, Denver International Airport, Lynden Pindling International Airport in The Bahamas, and Queen Beatrix International ...
NAMA 2026: AI-drives opportunities for unattended retail; 9 takeaways to consider
AI plays a key role in convenience services post-COVID rebound “Fresh Food, No Kitchen Required” was how Aramark Refreshments greeted visitors ...
The Vending Industry Is Changing Faster Than NAMA’s Narrative
NAMA Los Angeles (Post-Show) + the 2024–2025 Census: growth is real, but the category is changing The NAMA show in Los ...
National Restaurant Show 2026: Will self service drive the AI restaurant ecosystem?
National Restaurant Show, May 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago The race is on in the restaurant space. Consumers, time pressed and increasingly ...
Square Launches “Square for Drive-Thru” to Boost Speed and Accuracy for Quick-Service Restaurants
Summary of Key Points for New Drive Thru by Square 1. End-to-End Drive-Thru Integration Square for Drive-Thru is a purpose-built solution ...
China Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: April 2017 Shanghai
SHANGHAI, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Following the Successful China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: a New ...
Facial Recognition Kiosks – KFC China Goes Facial on us
KFC Biometrics TechCrunch reports that KFC China is going to try facial recognition technology. Couple that with demographic and historical data ...
China growth strategy could drive success for McDonald’s in US
Fast-food chain among businesses that have benefited from growth of mobile internet payments and e-commerce in China Source: www.scmp.com Last year, deliveries ...
China Kiosk Vending 2018
The China International Vending Show 2018 is Now Ready to Showcase the Newest Self-service Technologies and Products to the World The China ...
Opinion – Face Recognition and Covid Funding China
Face Recognition, Temperature Kiosks and COVID funding Article on Wired Nov2020 Intro Wired did an investigation into kiosks (well, temperature tablets…) and has ...
China Tablet Manufacturers – MiniPC & Media Players
China Tablet Manufacturers Along with Chinese kiosk manufacturers and Chinese display technology, we have a large interest in Chinese tablets along ...
Outdoor Kiosk – A View from China
How China Sees Outdoor Kiosk Manufacture One of our APAC members is Best Kiosk. Kitty is the main rep and here ...
Car Radio Android – Touchscreen “Head” Units
Car Player Radio Tablets Are Big Android all-in-one touchscreen car radios are big. The global car audio market (including advanced Android ...
Kiosk Manufacturer Uses ASUS
Says Long-Term Hardware Strategy with ASUS Softened Impact of Chip Shortages and Tariff Volatility KT Group managed to avoid major disruptions ...
How China’s Five-Year Plan Could Accelerate Hardware Self-Reliance
China’s upcoming Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) marks a decisive shift in the global technology landscape. Rather than focusing primarily on economic ...

AI News

Virtual Gift Card Program – Channel Friendly Add-On
Datacap is announcing a new “Virtual Gift” platform that lets their partners spin up branded digital gift card storefronts (web ...
Touchless Screening Comes To TSA
News from Advanced Kiosk. TSA Touchless Identity Solution (TIS) pilot with 45 secure, touchless ID kiosks at 15 U.S. airports; ...
NRA Self-Service Innovation Pavilion
Retaurants Self-Service – Kiosks, Drive-Thru, Menu Boards and more. The Self-Service Innovation Pavilion at NRA Show 2026 (Booth #5829, North Building) ...
EUDI Wallet website Launched — All About EUDI — FAQ
The European digital identity ecosystem is taking shape and SiteKiosk is becoming part of it. With the launch of the official ...
Asia Media Partners for KMA
Here are our Asia Self Service and Kiosk media partners China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show | Shanghai International Smart ...
APC Kiosks expand in North America and the Caribbean
APC Passport Kiosk In the past week, Denver International Airport, Lynden Pindling International Airport in The Bahamas, and Queen Beatrix International ...
NAMA 2026: AI-drives opportunities for unattended retail; 9 takeaways to consider
AI plays a key role in convenience services post-COVID rebound “Fresh Food, No Kitchen Required” was how Aramark Refreshments greeted visitors ...
The Vending Industry Is Changing Faster Than NAMA’s Narrative
NAMA Los Angeles (Post-Show) + the 2024–2025 Census: growth is real, but the category is changing The NAMA show in Los ...
National Restaurant Show 2026: Will self service drive the AI restaurant ecosystem?
National Restaurant Show, May 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago The race is on in the restaurant space. Consumers, time pressed and increasingly ...
Square Launches “Square for Drive-Thru” to Boost Speed and Accuracy for Quick-Service Restaurants
Summary of Key Points for New Drive Thru by Square 1. End-to-End Drive-Thru Integration Square for Drive-Thru is a purpose-built solution ...
China Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: April 2017 Shanghai
SHANGHAI, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Following the Successful China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: a New ...
Facial Recognition Kiosks – KFC China Goes Facial on us
KFC Biometrics TechCrunch reports that KFC China is going to try facial recognition technology. Couple that with demographic and historical data ...
China growth strategy could drive success for McDonald’s in US
Fast-food chain among businesses that have benefited from growth of mobile internet payments and e-commerce in China Source: www.scmp.com Last year, deliveries ...
China Kiosk Vending 2018
The China International Vending Show 2018 is Now Ready to Showcase the Newest Self-service Technologies and Products to the World The China ...
Opinion – Face Recognition and Covid Funding China
Face Recognition, Temperature Kiosks and COVID funding Article on Wired Nov2020 Intro Wired did an investigation into kiosks (well, temperature tablets…) and has ...
China Tablet Manufacturers – MiniPC & Media Players
China Tablet Manufacturers Along with Chinese kiosk manufacturers and Chinese display technology, we have a large interest in Chinese tablets along ...
Outdoor Kiosk – A View from China
How China Sees Outdoor Kiosk Manufacture One of our APAC members is Best Kiosk. Kitty is the main rep and here ...
Car Radio Android – Touchscreen “Head” Units
Car Player Radio Tablets Are Big Android all-in-one touchscreen car radios are big. The global car audio market (including advanced Android ...
Kiosk Manufacturer Uses ASUS
Says Long-Term Hardware Strategy with ASUS Softened Impact of Chip Shortages and Tariff Volatility KT Group managed to avoid major disruptions ...
How China’s Five-Year Plan Could Accelerate Hardware Self-Reliance
China’s upcoming Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) marks a decisive shift in the global technology landscape. Rather than focusing primarily on economic ...

About Kiosk Industry

kiosk industry

Kiosk Industry is the news website for the Kiosk Manufacturer Association or KMA which is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better self-service for customers and employees through kiosks and information technology (IT). Kiosk Manufacturer Association leads efforts to optimize self-service engagements and engagement outcomes using information technology such as kiosks.

The Kiosk Industry Group is the professional news and marketing website for the industry. We are funded by those companies for the benefit of companies interested in self-service, kiosks, and POS systems. News about the industry and by the industry that is relevant to companies looking to utilize self-service, and companies that assist in doing just that (hardware, software and application) is provided.

More Resources

Outline

The Industry Group comprises a wide variety of sites and news feeds from kiosks to digital signage to POS and Smart City. Retail Automation, EV Charging are others.

Here is a list of news covered by the Industry Group:

Monthly Archives

Posts 2026: 25,378