The most liked pastimes of the United States - charging credit cards and consuming carbonated beverages now seem merged. There is an increasing use of vending machines that make use of plastic (credit cards) as a mode of payment.



It is a new concept that aims to change the focus from convenience to enabler. The new concept will enable you to by a candy or a soda even if they do not have money. Coca-Cola and MasterCard have rolled out some 1000 cashless vending machines in Philadelphia. This is surely some good news for people who have an urge for intake of caffeine but do not have money. This step would attract that segment that prefers to use prepaid, credit or debit cards even for small ticket purchases. Payments less than $2 are termed as micropayments, this name has been coined by Visa.