USA Technologies Holds Successful First Virtual Unattended Retail Summit with Over 1,000 Registered Participants

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[{"type":"text","content":"\nIndustry Experts Highlight Trends, Insights and Use Cases, Along with Offering Solutions to Challenges Faced by COVID-19 Shutdown\n\n MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nUSA Technologies, Inc. (OTC:USAT) (“USAT” or the “Company”), a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, today announced the successful outcome of its first virtual UR Summit 2020, held last week. This was the result of enthusiastic participation from the company's customer-base and strategic partners, who shared how both big and small companies in our industry can leverage smart technology to help manage costs, automate, and simplify the day-to-day, during these extraordinary times.\n\n\nThe UR Summit 2020 was a one-day virtual event, comprised of four education sessions, covering a wide array of topics: The first, “Adapting Your Business to COVID-19,” featured Five Star Food Services’ vice president of Marketing, C.J. Recher, who along with USAT’s Jason Pardue, explored how to adapt services to clients, and create new opportunities for business sustainability during a pandemic. The second, “The Market Growth Potential of High Value Unattended Goods and Services,” was an in-depth discussion with USAT’s Elyssa Steiner and Brian Fischer, showcasing key findings from the PYMNTS/USAT study on the “Future of Unattended Retail,” and how different generations are looking to unattended for fast and convenient ways to purchase non-traditional goods and services. Empire Vending’s Jonathan and Keith Abernathy, who on the heels of USAT’s Bob Hurley’s introduction of a Michigan State University study, presented a use case on how they invested in technology, the journey to deployment, and in what ways it enabled them to increase route efficiencies in Session 3, “Optimize Routes and Machine Performance with Logistics Software.” USAT’s Severin Beale and James Fabacher rounded out the day with Session 4, “Overcoming Small Operator Challenges with Smart Technologies,” which focused on the important role technology plays in helping smaller operators to succeed.\n\n\n“If there is one thing the country’s shutdown has taught us, it is that technology and innovation are continuously creating new opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, streamline the way we work, and truly transform organ...

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