Guide

Contactless payment on vending machines

Adding card acceptance to a vending estate is a fleet project, not a single install. The economics depend on machine throughput, site signal and how quickly a dead reader is replaced.

Machine and controller fit

Each machine model is checked for controller protocol support and for the physical space and power available for a reader.

Reader selection

The reader is selected for the machine type and site exposure, then standardised across the estate wherever the fleet allows.

Rollout

Installs run to a written runbook per machine type so a field engineer can repeat the same sequence across the fleet.

Fleet reporting

Takings and endpoint status are reported per machine and per site in Nova Hub, so low performers and offline units are visible.

Work through it with us

Bring your statements and current setup and we will model the cost and the options against them.