A few years ago ‘Vending Genie' helped innovate the market, combining two functionalities - cashless vending and wireless management of data. With the help of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), supply personnel are now able to remotely assess each machine's status.

Quintus Systems, a leading manufacturer of cashless payment systems, has announced the launch of an electronic bar, Max-eBar. It is an automated way for hotel guests to serve themselves with a variety of different products using their room key to charge the purchase to their room bill.