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Vending machine cards act as convenient electronic purses for automated dispensers.
The main advantage is practicality: by replacing coins and cash with a single slim card kept in a wallet, they simplify daily payments within self-service facilities, such as vending machines, car washes, or self-service laundries.
Cards for vending machine are used throughout the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) market, where there is an automatic system for the dispensing of products and services, which includes:
Electronic purses for vending machines are prepaid or postpaid cards containing credit to be spent at automatic cash registers and dispensers. They operate by integrating either a contact chip or a contactless RFID chip:
RFID cards are considered the best option for vending machine access, thanks to the multi-application capability: the memory of RFID chips is divided into several fixed-size blocks, each protected by a password. This allows services from different providers to be stored in the same memory, for example, an access control and attendance badge, credit for the canteen, for the lift, and, of course, for vending machines.
Vending cards are produced from various materials, such as:
At Partitalia, we produce custom vending cards featuring the company’s or operator’s logo, colours, and coordinated design on the card, resulting in a product that fully aligns with the brand’s identity. Additionally, specific information can be printed on the cards, offering a bespoke experience tailored to the customer.
At Partitalia, we produce custom vending cards featuring the company’s or operator’s logo, colours, and coordinated design on the card, resulting in a product that fully aligns with the brand’s identity. Additionally, specific information can be printed on the cards, offering a bespoke experience tailored to the customer.
In our facility, we use industrial printing techniques to apply full-colour designs to the cards, including 4-colour offset printing, silkscreen printing, digital printing, UV spot varnish, and hot stamping. The customisation of vending cards, such as adding variable data like names and numbering, is done through thermographic printing, laser printing, inkjet printing, and embossing.
We collected the main questions about the use of cards in the vending machine market.
Vending machine cards function as electronic purses, enabling cashless payments. They are used in the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) market, which includes vending machines for snacks and drinks, self-service laundries, automatic car washes, water dispensers, and automatic golf ball dispensers.
Vending cards are prepaid or postpaid cards that function as electronic wallets, onto which credit is loaded to be spent at vending machines.
Vending machine cards function via the integration of either a contact chip or a contactless RFID chip. The contact card requires insertion into the reader to process payments, whereas the RFID card allows for payment by simply being held near the RFID reader, which is embedded in the vending machine.
Vending machine cards are a practical and secure tool, easily kept in your wallet, eliminating the need to carry heavy coins. Specifically, with RFID cards for vending machines, sensitive data and transactions are protected by the chip’s advanced encryption.
At Partitalia, we supply vending machine cards with either contact or RFID chips, available in various materials: PVC and PETG, which are durable, long-lasting, and offer excellent printability; recycled PVC and degradable PVC, which retain excellent technical properties while being more sustainable. Additionally, we provide card printing and customisation services, utilising various industrial technologies: offset printing, silkscreen printing, digital printing, UV spot varnish, or hot stamping; and customisation through thermography, laser, inkjet, and embossing.
