PayRange BluTap™ Self-Pour Technology Wins “Best Vending Solution” at the Automation & Self-Service Awards

Announced at the Self-Service Innovation Summit on December 10, 2024 in Tampa, Florida, the award honors innovators who are leading the way in the advancement of automation and self-service technologies.

PORTLAND, OR (December 19, 2024) – PayRange, an innovator in mobile payment solutions and hardware for automated retail, announced they were awarded the “Best Vending Solution” at the annual Self-Service Innovation Summit for their patented BluTap™ self-pour technology solution.

By seamlessly integrating connectivity, age verification, and cashless payments, BluTap transforms traditional beverage pour bars into a streamlined and compliant self-service bar experience, all through the convenience of the user’s smartphone.

Designed with both businesses and consumers in mind, users can seamlessly verify their age one time using the PayRange age verification services, ensuring every sale is a responsible and compliant transaction. BluTap also features built-in over-consumption controls, ensuring venues and businesses can responsibly sell unattended adult beverages.

The BluTap device simply installs on beverage equipment manufacturers’ tap equipment to enable the equipment to accept both cashless payments and age-verification. BluTap utilizes the connectivity of the user’s phone along with built-in encryption protocols to eliminate the need for network access, enhancing security and minimizing risks for businesses. This makes BluTap the most advanced and scalable solution in the industry. By seamlessly integrating into both new and existing beverage equipment, PayRange offers venues the smartest and most cost-effective way to generate new revenue streams while providing unique guest experiences. BluTap eliminated the shortcomings of other self-pour technology; no RIFD cards, manual ID checks, payment terminals, POS integration or dedicated network connections required. No other self-pour technology offers the level of advanced security features of the multi-factor verification and authentication that’s built into BluTap.

“We’re honored to have been awarded the “Best Vending Solution” at the Self-Service Innovation Summit and it further validates the market response we’ve seen. BluTap has been well received in the market this year. Our first installations have been with national franchised hotel brands, and we’ve had consistent inquiries from franchisees who have heard of the system and are interested in adding it to their properties,” stated Stephanie Cordisco, Executive Vice President for PayRange. “Self-serve beer and wine dispensing is an amenity well suited to hotel properties, many of whom are still dealing with labor shortages, allowing them to reallocate their staff to other tasks while still offering their guests the convenience of self-serve beverages in a responsible manner.”

PayRange focuses on solutions that remove friction in commerce, and BluTap does just that by either seamlessly integrating with existing beverage equipment with self-pour technology or as a complete turnkey solution for a beverage program. Connected to the 24/7 PayRange advanced backend software management system, operators can make decisions based on real-time sales data, allowing them to optimize and monitor their self- pour business proactively.

Additional information is available at: https://payrange.com/

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About Automation & Self-Service Awards:

The annual Automation & Self-Service Awards program aims to inspire and educate companies on how automation and self-service technologies can enhance productivity and profitability while optimizing both the customer and employee experience. The awards are open to companies across all industries and of all sizes. Any automation or self-service technology project that was completed after October 1, 2023 was eligible for nomination for the 2024 awards. A panel of judges select finalists and winners in each category. Finalist were notified by October 1, 2024 with winners announced during the awards ceremony at the Self-Service Innovation Summit on December 9-11 in Tampa. Find out more at www.selfserviceinnovation.com.

About PayRange:

PayRange was founded by Paresh Patel, an unattended retail veteran, to provide operators and consumers with a simple and secure mobile payment and loyalty solution for laundry, vending, amusement, and other small ticket merchants. PayRange is the North American leader in mobile payments for unattended retail, with over 9 million users and a network of machines throughout 350 cities and towns in the US and Canada. Find out more at: https://www.payrange.com.