Technology/Services

TA Adopts Coinstar Pay As You Go

Turnkey solution offers prepaid wireless, long distance, gift cards, more

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Coinstar E-Payment Services, a subsidiary of Coinstar Inc., has announced that its full range of Pay As You Go products and services will be available in TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) full-service travel centers. The lineup of Coinstar Pay As You Go products includes prepaid wireless, long distance, gift cards, financial services such as prepaid reloadable and one-time gift debit cards and more. These products and services will be available across the country at more than 230 TA and Petro locations by the end of May.

"We're excited about working with TA to provide [image-nocss] an optimal product and merchandising mix to match their customer demographics and preferences in various regions," said Mike Skinner, general manager of Coinstar E-Payment Services. "Our 'Pay As You Go' product suite is ideally suited for people on the move and is complementary to TA's approach of providing many convenient services at one stop."

Coinstar E-Payment Services offers a complete Pay As You Go, turnkey solution that is customizable and helps ensure that the right product mix and product quantity is on hand for retail customers. Coinstar's service solution requires minimal effort and maintenance, the company said.

As a Coinstar 4th Wall customer, TA and Petro have already installed other Coinstar products including amusement vending equipment, as well as a number of coin counting locations, in more than 85 places.

Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar offers a range of 4th Wall solutions for the retailers' front of store consisting of self-service coin counting, electronic payment solutions, entertainment services, money transfer and self-service DVD rental. The company's products and services can be found at more than 50,000 retail locations including supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, financial institutions, convenience stores and restaurants.

Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, TravelCenters of America operates or franchises a national chain of full-service travel centers in 41 U.S. states and Canada under the TravelCenters of America and Petro Stopping Center brands. With convenient locations on interstate exits, TA offers its customers diesel and gasoline fueling services, full and quick-service restaurants, heavy truck maintenance services, 24-hour c-stores, WiFi and other services within large, high-traffic facilities.

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