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Other features of the all-in-one card
reader and telemeter include advanced
anti-tamper security; PCI PTS 5.X
compliance; edge-to-edge 3.5 " touchscreen
to maximize engaging customer
interactions on the Engage; and 2.5 "
touchscreen flexibility that fits over a
bill acceptor on the Engage Combo.
Cantaloupe observed that the past
year has seen the adoption of contactless
payments grow to help consumers
be safer while shopping and dining
out. But those consumers still want a
personalized experience.
" We believe retailers across the
board will benefit from this next generation
of devices, " said Cantaloupe
chief technology officer Ravi Venkatesan.
" The ePort Engage series is a
great option for unattended retailers,
as well as more traditional businesses
wanting to shift to an autonomous
retail experience. "
ONE BILLION, AND GOING
PayRange continues to provide
the same mobile digital payment
platform, introduced six years ago.
The operator-friendly system was
invented for vending and amusement
machines, easily retrofitting on
existing machines. It's available as an
OEM-installed payment option from
select manufacturers.
With more than 3 million app
BluKey Plus plugs
into a MDB cable,
allowing for
existing payment
devices to function
while adding
a mobile (and
touchless) payment
method.
PayRange
users and over 1 million BluKey
devices sold, PayRange has become a
leading mobile payment system. The
payment network recently surpassed 1
billion cash and mobile transactions.
The typical PayRange user averages 15
transactions a month.
The BluKey Plus is a small
Bluetooth-enabled device that plugs
into a MDB cable, allowing existing
payment devices to function while
adding a mobile (and touchless) payment
method - without the need for
an Internet connection. Payment is
made on the vending patron's smartphone.
Installation takes about 30
seconds. BluKey Plus also integrates
with any VMS.
BEHIND BARS
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,
operators servicing correctional
facilities needed cashless payment
system that could be used by prisoners,
staff and visitors. For Thomasville,
NC-based Microtronic US, payment
solutions for jails and prisons have
become its core business after a major
payments group stopped supporting
its systems in the custodial space.
Microtronic US developed a
ONE STOP SHOP
transfer station that allows existing
card-key holders from end-of-life
systems to transfer funds to its cards.
This greatly reduces refunds that an
operator would ordinarily have to
send out and or hand out on site. A
Microtronic US transfer station could
later be converted into a loading station
with a few minor tweaks.
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designed to keep cash out of prisons,
and reduce service calls. When visitors
enter a facility's registration area,
they can purchase a card from the
dispenser and load it, paying with
cash, or with a debit or credit card,
where permitted. The card is the only
currency allowed in the visitation area,
where it can be used to purchase items
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