QR codes have been around for decades and in that time used extensively in manufacturing and industrial automation environments, due to their rapid identification and reading/scanning attributes. The very name QR stands for ‘Quick Response’ and hints at just how… Continue
Retail stores closed. Grocery delivery slots exhausted. Airlines grounded. In what has felt like a mere heartbeat our world has changed overnight, and to some it is now barely recognisable. As I write this, retail stores in the UK remain… Continue
A brief look at WeChat support on digital vending machines, covering experiential customer rewards and more 'traditional' payment workflows. Continue
Accepting payments in an unattended environment in Kuwait and the Middle East, where payment regulations present numerous unique challenges. We take a look at the use of digital wallets as an alternative to card payments altogether. Continue
It’s the new year, and with the new year come new developments in our digital vending machines. This is the first in a series of posts on the technology we’ve been developing to augment our digital vending machine technology over… Continue
At Aeguana, we spend a lot of time thinking, talking about, and ultimately working on three main things, which (in our opinion) underpin the success of any vending operation: How do we transition vending from predominantly impulse purchases, to a… Continue
I recently came across an interesting article on vending (link at the end of the article) which looked at the prevalence of vending machines in places like Japan (crazy stats time: there’s 1 machine for each 20 citizens, and the… Continue
Aeguana have partnered with the Martin Fisher Foundation (MFF) and Biosure to run a trial dispensing HIV Testing Kits from select locations in Brighton & Hove using the latest Digital Vend (Touch) vending machines. The on-screen user experience was completely… Continue
I’ve been attending Vendex (and most often AVEX) in some shape or form for over 6 years, often as a visitor, and at times as an exhibitor. Whilst vending is typically a painfully slow-moving industry from a technological side (most… Continue