MEI's Bob Martin Examines Vending Payment Options

Bob Martin, product manager for vending at MEI, discusses the variety of payment options available to vending operators in an exclusive interview with Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser. Martin explores criteria for choosing a payment method, coin mech, bill acceptor, cashless, bill recycling. Martin comments on future of mobile payments from vending machines using cellular phones. He notes that contactless is the future.