Mobile shopping
Cerevo has developed a cashless mobile vending machine for vendors wanting to set up shop anywhere without the hassle of a salesperson or a register. The Qvie is a merchandise container that uses 3G and 4G networks to allow customers to unlock it once an online payment is confirmed.
Sellers simply put an item into the container, lock it and then provide a description that can be read on a separate electronic display unit. To buy the item, a customer uses a smartphone to scan a QR code from the display unit, and once a payment transaction is confirmed, the box is unlocked. Sellers are notified in realtime via an app, which also keeps track of the time and the number of times the container is unlocked.