Forget the hassles and time lags associated with traditional card fulfillment … an new vending machine takes applications, dispenses cards or tags, and encodes them for instant use. After nearly three years of development, Accelitec is about to unveil the AcceliStation, the first self-service automated transponder dispenser.

AcceliStation looks, and operates, like an ordinary vending machine, only this one will spit out an RFID-enabled, stored value contactless keytag or fob that can be used, in place of cash, in the store where the fob is obtained.