USA Technologies

In November 2020, USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, announced that it would transition its corporate identity to exclusively operate under the name Cantaloupe Inc.
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USA Technologies provided wireless, cashless payment and M2M telemetry solutions for small-ticket, self-serve retailing industries such as vending.

Its ePort Connect service platform, is a PCI-compliant, end-to-end suite of cashless payment and telemetry services specially tailored to fit the needs of the small ticket, self-service retail industries. 

The company also provided cashless acceptance technologies such as its NFC/Mobile-ready ePort® G9 and ePort Interactive service for unattended customers, and QuickConnect, an API Web service for developers. USA Technologies was granted 84 patents and has agreements with Verizon, Visa, Elavon and major customers such as Compass, Crane, AMI Entertainment and others.

In November 2020, USA Technologies Inc. announced that it would transition its corporate identity to exclusively operate under the name Cantaloupe Inc.

Products

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USA Technologies’ Remote Price Change (RPC) technology revolutionizes a vending machine operator's ability to do more effective merchandising and price management. The capability...
Jan. 21, 2021
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USA Technologies, Inc. unveiled its ePort® Interactive. This is USAT's most progressive solution to date, and one of the industry's most advanced cloud-based interactive media...
April 14, 2016
VendingMiser or VM2iQ from USA Technologies reduces electricity use by 46% and can help existing refrigerated beverage vending machines perform to ENERGY STAR specification levels...
July 9, 2010
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USAT's e-Port cashless vending system enables you to add credit/debit/check card capabilities to your existing cash-only machines, resulting in the ability to increase price points...
July 9, 2010

News

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Malvern, PA-based USA Technologies Inc., a software and payments company for the unattended retail sector, announced the general availability of Seed Cashless+. This next generation...
March 10, 2021
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USA Technologies' "UR Tech Insiders" podcast features Bill Dobbins, Visa's SVP of New and Emerging Acceptance, in a conversation with USAT VP of Marketing Elyssa Steiner. MALVERN...
Dec. 9, 2020
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Ravi Venkatesan was formerly Head of Innovation at Bakkt and will be responsible for leading USAT's architecture, development, network operations and product teams. MALVERN, Pa...
Dec. 1, 2020
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MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2020-- USA Technologies, Inc. (OTC: USAT) ("USAT"), a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology...
Nov. 19, 2020
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The company will trade under its existing symbol "USAT." MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2020-- USA Technologies, Inc. (OTC: USAT) ("USA Technologies"), a cashless payments...
Nov. 17, 2020
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USA Technologies recently spoke with three operators in vending/foodservice — Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services Inc.; Bradlee Whitson, Operations Manager at...
Nov. 16, 2020
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Houston-based Empire Vending leveraged USAT's Platform as a Service to optimize its business and improve efficiencies, allowing the operation to quickly adapt to the impact and...
Nov. 11, 2020
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USA Technologies recently published a blog on what operators need to know about the impending move to 4G/4G LTE and the sunset of 2G/3G. It's important for operators in convenience...
Nov. 10, 2020
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USA Technologies reported a 13% revenue increase over Q4 2020 and a 15% decrease year over year. MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2020-- USA Technologies, Inc. (OTC:USAT...
Nov. 6, 2020
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With this upgrade program for 2G and 3G devices, USAT now offers operators the choice to include EMV MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2020--USA Technologies, Inc. (OTC: ...
Nov. 5, 2020

Videos

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May 1, 2020
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May 1, 2020
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Five Star Food Service Partnering With Usat
Listen to Greg McCall and C.J. Recher talk about how partnering with USAT has benefited Five Star’s business and the service they provide their customers.
May 1, 2020
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Empire Vending Empower Your Drivers To Go Mobile
Do you wish your drivers could spend half the time at each one of their stops? See how Empire Vending was able to maximize their routes with Seed.
May 1, 2020
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Empire Vending Getting To The Next Level With Seed
Learn how the Abernathy family, who runs Empire Vending out of Houston, TX, has transformed their operation into a real business by using USAT’s cashless and software solutions...
May 1, 2020
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Empire Vending How We Operate Like A National Vendor
See how Seed allowed Empire Vending to increase efficiency within their operation, maximize their routes and continue to grow their business.
May 1, 2020
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Empire Vending Increasing Your Sales With Speed
See how Empire Vending’s sales increased when they implemented the Seed platform and how they would never go back.
May 1, 2020
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Listen to Terry Hovis, Director of Implementation at USAT, talk about the process for customer implementation, post-project completion and ongoing support that ensures success...
July 15, 2019
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Sometimes the fear of change can slow you down from gaining all the benefits of implementing technology. Listen to Terry Hovis, Director of Implementation at USAT, address those...
July 12, 2019
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As you grow, the complexity of your business changes. Listen to Maeve McKenna Duska speak at the NAMA Show 2019 about the power of utilizing a single technology platform, and ...
July 12, 2019

Articles

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USAT’s New CEO Hails Nasdaq Relisting, Cantaloupe Rebranding And ‘Buy It And Go’ Momentum
Dec. 9, 2020
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Offering multiple payment options is integral to micro market success. As the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, technology plays a critical role in an operation’s success. In...
Aug. 14, 2020
On a brisk autumn day with clear blue skies, Ted and Niki Morton are in front of the company's Lewiston corporate offices.
Just about 30 miles from the Atlantic Ocean inlet it’s named after, Casco Bay Food and Beverage is headquartered in Lewiston, Maine, nestled in the beautiful state that is known...
Jan. 9, 2020
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We asked industry leaders and members of the Automatic Merchandiser Editorial Advisory Board to weigh in on which trends impacted micro markets in 2019 and what operators need...
Oct. 28, 2019
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Cashless technology on vending machines makes paying easy and convenient for end users who don’t carry cash. Furthermore, there are advantages for operators who have added these...
March 18, 2019
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For years the convenience services industry has been on the apex of a technological revolution. Early adopters saw the need to innovate and invest in technology. Now, there is...
Dec. 20, 2018
News for the Vending Industry in Print
Nov. 26, 2018
Cantaloupe Systems tabs Crane Streamware's Glenn Butler Glenn Butler has joined Cantaloupe Systems as president and chief technology officer. Butler joins Cantaloupe after spending...
Nov. 26, 2018
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NAMA launches nationwide Facebook contestThe National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) launched the Vend.Love.Win. Facebook contest (www.facebook.com/VendLoveWin).The...
Nov. 26, 2018
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Power packed opening event to launch OneShow April 25The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShowSM will kick off Wednesday, April 25, 2012, beginning at 1 ...
Nov. 26, 2018

Additional content from USA Technologies

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Elyssa Steiner speaks at the NAMA Show 2019 about how businesses in unattended retail benefit from upgrading 100% of their machines to accept cashless payments. Learn how you ...
July 9, 2019
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The theme of the USA Technologies booth at the NAMA 2018 was a celebration of two companies becoming one powerful solution with the acquisition of Cantaloupe Systems by USA Technologies...
May 7, 2018
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The number of connected vending machines continues to grow. Cashless devices are on more than a million machines, and telemetry-enabling devices are on even more. Yet operators...
Feb. 12, 2018
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The U.S. consumer shopping experience is rapidly evolving — more consumers are shopping online now than they were five years ago; they are using mobile payments and in-store mobile...
Dec. 29, 2017
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Here are several of the latest cashless payment innovations from technology suppliers that will let operators take advantage of the move towards a more cashless experience.
Aug. 7, 2017
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Maeve Duska, SVP Marketing for USA Technologies discusses the why and what happens next for customers of both VendScreen and USAT in the wake of the two companies becoming one...
March 28, 2016
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Cromer Food Services is not your typical vending company. Located on 40 sprawling acres of South Carolina hills, Cromer Food Services has grown from 6 to 600 customers, 1 to 90...
Aug. 5, 2014
A dynamic due: Elliot Teitelbaum, seated, and John Boyle have proven a formidable team.
A measure of that treasured past is returning to Philadelphia, Pa., where Elliot’s Vending Co. Inc., an 8-route operation, has managed to win some of the biggest accounts, due...
July 22, 2014
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Micro markets help this vendor maintain its competitive edge as the oldest independent operator in the greater Milwaukee, Wis. metro area.
June 16, 2014
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In December 2012, USA Technologies and Isis Mobile Wallet announced that vending machines in Texas and Utah would act as primary locations for its pilot program partnership. Based...
Dec. 19, 2013
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Episode 11 highlights a recent Webinar about the challenges vendors face in today's economy and how technology has helped some increase sales.
Oct. 11, 2013
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While vending industry technology choices can be overwhelming, the interoperability between systems has never been better.
Oct. 7, 2013
Mike Lawlor from USA Technologies reports cashless increases sales 23 percent in 12 months, including lifting the number of cash transactions at vending machines.
In this third and final segment of the V-Engineering: The next generation panel and educational session featured at the 2013 NAMA OneShow, Mike Lawlor from USA Technologies, goes...
May 21, 2013
The Atlantic Coast Expo committee officially opened the 2012 ACE show on Friday, Oct. 5. The show drew 700 attendees and exhibitors.
In October, 700 attendees and exhibitors converged on the Embassy Suites Hotel at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, S.C. for the networking, educational sessions and tradeshow...
Dec. 3, 2012
Partners Wade Stooks, left, Kevin Van Hazel and Chuck Walton have progressively moved to larger warehouses since starting the company from a garage.
Ace Vending in Tempe, Ariz., an 18-route operation servicing 3,000 machines from five operating facilities, offers a case study of a company that has become a market leader and...
Oct. 15, 2012
Chuck Olson of CNC Vending, serving Houston, Texas, thinks micro markets are the most exciting innovation to hit vending.
Before 2011, Chuck Olson of CNC Vending, serving Houston, Texas, would have said his company was just like every other vending company. He sold the same products, with the same...
June 18, 2012
Gary Arwin claims the Coin Free VUWI cashless system has been popular with customers.
What’s a former national hotel executive doing in the rough-and-tumble, work-a-day vending business in Orlando, Fla.?Gary Arwin is leveraging the skills he acquired in nearly ...
May 1, 2012
Coca Cola has enabled thousands of vending machines to accept Google Wallet.
This past holiday shopping season set records, driven largely by the rapid growth of smart phones, consumers’ willingness to use smart phones for buying, and retailers’ efforts...
Feb. 1, 2012
Editor’s Note: Operators can input their own values in the calculator to determine profitability.
System providers offer more options; NAMA cashless solution creates more operator interest.
Oct. 5, 2010
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A NAMA technology task force releases standards to allow operators to use different providers’ products in unified applications.
Sept. 1, 2009
Kevin Searcy developed a point-of-sale video screen, one of several technology tools the company uses.
The vending industry has always been slow to adopt new technology. But in recent years, a number of forward-thinking operators have investigated the benefits of remote machine...
Aug. 26, 2009
Panelists field a question. At left are Glen Butler of Crane Merchandising Systems, moderator Mike Kasavana of Michigan State University, Greg Hasslinger of InOne Technology, Anant Agrawal of Cantaloupe Systems, and Doug Haddon of MEI.
NAMA Spring Expo Conference Report
May 15, 2009
Refreshment service operators can help protect the environment in many ways, from fuel conservation to using recyclable products.
Oct. 3, 2008
Operators can keep fuel costs down by reducing service and investing in technology.
Aug. 13, 2008
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A major credit card player has invested in the vending market. In addition, a host of new system providers have entered the fray, all bringing new opportunities to vending operators...
May 1, 2007
Both closed and open cashless systems make sense for vending operators in the right location; performance to date indicates cashless improves sales, profitability and customer...
April 2, 2007
Driver Jay Hathaway loads a truck at P & J's Vending. The telemetry allows the company to know specifically what the location needs.
Wireless remote monitoring creates new efficiencies that not only make P & J's Vending more profitable, but strengthen its customer service.
March 5, 2007
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The following products were introduced at the NAMA National Expo in Atlanta, Ga.
Jan. 1, 2006
Food services equipment, vending machines, security products and other new equipment from the Expo
Jan. 1, 2005