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AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), a leading manufacturer of automated retailing systems and custom vending machines, announced today that they have partnered with PayRange, to allow customers to pay for products using their smart phone at AVT-built machines.PayRange is the world’s best mobile payment solution for automated retailing systems. Their unique system eliminates fiddling for change, ironing bills, or swiping a credit card to pay.

PORTLAND, OR (February 16, 2015) – PayRange, the world’s simplest payment solution for machines, has been chosen as a finalist for the PYMNTS.com 2015 Best Prepaid Innovation category. PayRange founder and CEO Paresh Patel stated, “We are excited that after such a short time, the payments industry has recognized how we are transforming the market through innovative mobile payment solutions for machines. Being named a finalist is a ‘win’ for us.”

PORTLAND, OR (January 23, 2015) – PayRange, the world’s simplest payment solution for machines, launches its first Refer-A-Friend program. This promotion has been designed to drive additional sales to operators’ machines by encouraging users to share a free vend with their friends or co-workers via the PayRange App. There is no cost to the user and the operator is paid for the free vend.

PORTLAND, OR (December 18, 2014) – Paresh Patel, founder and CEO of PayRange, the world’s simplest payment solution for machines, has been named a recipient of a 2014 Pros to Know award by Automatic Merchandiser magazine and VendingMarketWatch.com. The mission of these publications is to facilitate the success and growth of the vending, micro market and office coffee service industry by taking a stand on industry issues and providing actionable insight, future trending and “hands-on” information regarding products, technology, industry, and operations management.

PORTLAND, OR (December 8, 2014) – PayRange, the world’s simplest payment solution for machines, has been named to the si100 list by Silicon India Magazine as one of the Top Technology Companies in the US founded by an Indian. PayRange CEO Paresh Patel has been recognized for cultivating a company culture based on an unwavering passion, perpetual optimism, and relentless drive to maintain a hunger for innovation in the evolving field of mobile payments.

PORTLAND, OR — What kind of return can you expect from PayRange? Check out the online calculator. It allows operators to estimate the return on investment that implementing PayRange’s mobile payment system could bring to their businesses.

PORTLAND, OR (December 3, 2014) – PayRange, the world’s simplest payment solution for machines, has launched an online calculator on their website which allows operators to discover the return on investment PayRange’s implementation can bring to their business. By filling out seven simple fields, the calculator dynamically displays the net return on investment along with the out-of-pocket costs associated with installing the PayRange BluKey™ on any number of an operator’s machines.

The secret sauce in making of an entrepreneur includes perseverance, patience, and consistent affection for an industry and its customers. So has been the founding story of PayRange, which started with a team of three people, who went ahead to build a product that has the capability to captivate market within 6 months of its launch.

Initially developed for vending equipment, PayRange’s BluKey interface can also work on amusement equipment, using the same app and hardware but different firmware. Patel told Vending Times that PayRange will begin testing new firmware for amusement machines beginning in October. 

PORTLAND, OR (September 5, 2014) – PayRange, the world’s simplest payment solution for vending, has partnered with Brokerhouse Distributors Inc., Vending Products of Canada, Andre Labbee Inc., and Canadian Healthy Vending to bring the mobile payment solution to vending and OCS operators across Canada.