A Tempest in a Kiosk

At this year's CFSI Underbanked Financial Services Forum, Walmart president Jane Thompson introduced a new merchandising unit that will be added to the outside of MoneyCenter kiosks in a small number of stores. The unit's shelves will display the cards customers can use at the kiosk, such as gift cards and prepaid debit cards. The idea, according to Walmart spokesperson Tara Raddohl, is to allow customers to avoid having to stand on line at a MoneyCenter or a store register to get a new, loaded card. "It's about convenience," she says.

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