News

VendSolution and BotPay Forge Strategic Partnership to Power Next-Gen Payment Infrastructure

VendSolution and BotPay (BotYi Labs) enter a strategic partnership to advance payment infrastructure for smart retail machines, unattended vending, and AI Agent / payments.
Nico Zhang
June 5, 2026
> Back to All Posts
VendSolution and BotPay (BotYi Labs) have officially entered a strategic partnership. Together they will advance payment infrastructure for smart retail machines, unmanned vending equipment, AI Agent payments, machine payments, and next-generation digital payment capabilities.

VendSolution and BotPay (BotYi Labs) have entered a strategic partnership to advance payment infrastructure for smart retail machines, unattended vending machines, and AI Agent / machine payments.

Four focus areas

  1. Smart-machine payments. Combine VendSolution's machine deployment with BotPay's on-chain verification and new payment interfaces for unattended retail.
  2. AI Agent & machine payments. Build infrastructure for automated payments between machines, systems, and users as AI Agents move into commercial settings.
  3. Commercial pilots. Run pilots across smart retail and unattended machines, covering the full loop of order, payment, dispense, receipt and data.
  4. Joint ecosystem. Co-develop cases and expand into payments, digital operations, data services, and industry resource synergies.
"Smart machines are evolving from standalone devices into connected commercial nodes. This collaboration with BotYi Labs helps us explore new payment capabilities for these scenarios." — Zou Guangwei, CEO of VendSolution

The two sides will continue to drive innovation across smart retail, unattended machines, and payments.

About VendSolution

VendSolution is an AIoT + SaaS platform for unattended retail — vending machines, smart coolers, beverage dispensers, and mini stores. It serves operators in nearly 20 countries across food, beverage, coffee, dining, healthcare, and office services.

About VendSolution

VendSolution specializes in unattended retail solutions. Since 2012, we have supported global brand owners and vending operators with an AIoT-based platform that unifies retail machines and delivers real-time operational insight. Managing over 400,000 terminals worldwide, we help customers build efficient, predictable retail infrastructure.

Continue reading
August 7, 2026
Insight
China's AI Vending Machines Are Already a $2.8 Billion Market — Here's Why the World Should Pay Attention
China has quietly built the world's largest AI-powered unattended retail network. Fengyi's HKEX filing shows a mature, scaled, and adjusted-profitable business — and what it means for global retail.
Read article
August 6, 2026
Insight
Stop Guessing What to Stock: Let AI Help Optimize AI Grab&Go Machine Product Selection
Most vending operators still rely on experience for product selection, replenishment, and shelf placement. VendSolution's AI-assisted engine uses sales, weather, location, and demand signals to give operators a data-driven second opinion—so decisions are backed by data, not guesswork.
Read article
Vending Machine Operations: 5 Counter-intuitive Truths the Data Reveals: Main image
May 13, 2026
Operational Intelligence
Vending Machine Operations: 5 Counter-intuitive Truths the Data Reveals
A year of vending data from five machines reveals five counterintuitive truths every operator should know before their next restock.
Read article
Run a more efficient, intelligent, and scalable unattended retail and vending business with VendSolution

Run a more efficient, intelligent, and scalable
unattended retail business

Talk to Experts
Talk to Experts
Talk to our team and see how the platform works for your devices, markets, and business model.