Who says vending machines can’t dispense luxury European paytech firm Worldline has delivered the first UK unattended Valina payment terminal, the world’s first all-in-one Android-based payment terminal for contactless, chip and mag stripe transactions. In partnership with K6 Design Group, Jofemar and SV365 Technologies, customers of luxury brand Tiffany & Co can now purchase the Tiffany perfume – via a chip & PIN transaction – from “a luxury vending machine” at the retailer’s new boutique in Covent Garden, London. The new store offers “innovative retail experience”, according to Worldline, “complete with contemporary and unique design features to encourage creative interaction and play”. Vincent Roland, MD of Worldline’s merchant services, notes that Tiffany & Co “goes the extra mile for its customers’ experience”. Worldline is a subsidiary of European IT services heavyweight Atos.
Worldline, the European paytech firm, has partnered with Tiffany & Co to create a luxury vending machine that sells perfume. The machine is an Android-based payment terminal that works with chip, contactless and magnetic stripe transactions. It is the first of its kind in the world and the UK's first unattended Valina payment terminal. The terminal is located in Tiffany’s new boutique outlet in London’s Covent Garden.