Although always necessary, the Covid-19 pandemic drew extra attention to the importance of touchscreen kiosk cleanliness. Across workplaces and retailers, social distancing was mandated, meaning the use of interactive kiosks was encouraged and prevalent nationwide. However, the nature of the pandemic, with the virus being often transmitted via surfaces, meant the importance of cleaning your [...]
Digital self-payment kiosks have revolutionised car parking. Gone are the days of holding onto loose change and slowly feeding coins into a slot - or, having to turn around and go home, because you don’t have enough cash. Those were some of the problems with analogue parking ‘pay and display’ machines. Instead, digital self-payment kiosks [...]
Once existing in the realms of science fiction, virtual reality has truly become ‘reality’. The pace of growth in the virtual reality (VR) space is astonishing. By 2024, it’s estimated to become a $12 billion global industry – and the fact one in five Meta employees are working in VR development demonstrates how bullish the [...]
The benefits of using kiosk banking are significant for individual customers and bank branches alike. Before we go any further, it’s important to clarify the terminology we’re using. A banking kiosk isn’t the same as an automatic teller machine (ATM). While modern ATMs do generally provide one or two services more than cash withdrawal, a [...]
The benefits of interactive kiosks are well established. It’s therefore unsurprising that demand for kiosks, across a wide range of sectors, continues to increase. For many businesses, installing a kiosk, or multiple interactive screens is part of a strategy to improve customer experiences and increase revenue. As such, once the idea to go ahead with [...]
For most people, their first encounter with biometrics came via their passport. If you’re a UK citizen and have renewed your passport since 2010, you will now be the proud holder of a biometric passport. What that means is that your passport contains a microchip with a digital version of your passport photograph saved on [...]
Use cases for self-service kiosks are expanding rapidly. As a result, the form and function of kiosks is multiplying at a similarly advanced rate. For example, at Acante we sell kiosks for three main purposes - identification and authentication, information and service or transactions. While all of our modular kiosks share the same brand design [...]
Kiosks and fast food. A marriage made in heaven. A decade ago, when you went into a fast food restaurant, you expected to queue at the counter, give your order to a member of staff, pay and then wait for your food to be called. Today, things are very different. Across the QSR and casual [...]
Kiosks have come to prominence in the form of self-service checkouts and other types of automated customer transaction. But placing orders and taking payments is just one of many possible uses for a kiosk. With the right hardware accessories, kiosks can hand control of all sorts of processes to customers or clients, freeing employees to [...]
Self-service kiosks are a rapidly evolving technology. The more business sectors and individual organisations cotton onto their potential, the more the technology adapts to different applications and needs. Between now and 2028, the global kiosk market is forecast to more than double from $22.69bn to $51.05bn. That’s a lot more kiosks in the world. How [...]
