A kiosk is a small, free-standing physical structure that displays information or provides a service. Kiosks can be manned or unmanned, and unmanned kiosks can be digital or non-digital.
It is conceived that the kiosks will functions with the support of leading banks in the private, public and cooperative sectors and using the shops as a touch-point for basic banking services such as Cash deposits, Cheque deposit, Passbook printing and Multi-function.
A payment kiosk is a type of self-service kiosk that is able to receive a bill payment in exchange for a service or good rendered.Utility-Utility companies such as water and electric use payment kiosks to handle bill payments.
The main function of kiosks in a hotel lobby is to assist with the check-in and checkout process.An automated check-in system is particularly advantageous for international hotel guests due to the multilingual options. With multiple uses, kiosks also provide guests a point to access the Internet.
A kiosk refers to a small, temporary, stand-alone booth used in high-traffic areas for marketing purposes. Retail kiosks are frequently located in shopping malls or on busy city streets with significant foot traffic and provide owners with a low-cost alternative to market their products or services.
An information kiosk is essentially an interactive or non-interactive kiosk that displays information or provides it through some form of interactive menu system. An example of an information kiosk would be those available at your local library, providing an active catalog of their inventory.
Self-service is the practice of serving oneself, usually when making purchases. Aside from Automatic Teller Machines, which are not limited to banks, and customer-operated supermarket check-out, labor-saving of which has been described as self-sourcing, there is the latter's subset, selfsourcing and a related pair: End-user development and End-user computing.