Editorial on Payrallel | Connect Once. Accept All Payments in Southeast Asiahttps://www.payrallel.io/tags/editorial/Recent content in Editorial on Payrallel | Connect Once. Accept All Payments in Southeast AsiaHugoen-usTue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000Kubota (Vending Machines) - A Legacy of Japanese Engineering : Bridging into Global Standardshttps://www.payrallel.io/news/kubota-vending-machines/Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000https://www.payrallel.io/news/kubota-vending-machines/<p><strong>Kubota</strong>, widely known as a Japanese industrial and machinery company, was once involved in the vending machine industry through its ownership of vending manufacturing operations in Asia.</p> <p>A key part of this effort was <strong>PT Metec Semarang in Indonesia</strong>, established in 1996, which produced vending machines for regional markets.</p> <h3 id="designed-for-both-japan-and-the-world">Designed for Both Japan and the World</h3> <p>Unlike many Japan-origin vending machines that rely purely on JPSTD (VCCS), machines manufactured in Indonesia under Kubota’s operations had a unique advantage:</p>