Vendfun Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based hospitality solutions provider, has launched Nano-S, a compact self-service kiosk aimed at independent, boutique and three-star-and-below hotels. The company unveiled the device at Malaysia’s HOSAS 2026 hospitality automation summit.

The Vendfun Nano-S packs four detachable components into a single space-saving unit: a receipt printer, a passport and ID scanner, a payment terminal, and a card dispenser. The payment terminal supports deposit pre-authorisation to cut manual front-desk work while protecting hotel revenue. Because the printer is detachable, hotels can also run a fully paperless check-in process, sending e-receipts to guests’ email inboxes instead.

Built-in loyalty programme

Every Nano-S unit comes with the Vendfun Membership Solution at no extra cost, automatically enrolling guests in a hotel’s loyalty programme at check-in. The reward structure is straightforward: guests who stay 10 nights within a year receive one night free, a model designed to lift occupancy, repeat bookings and guest lifetime value.

“The Nano-S represents everything we believe self-service hospitality technology should be — compact, intuitive, and genuinely useful to both guests and operators,” said Benny Wee, CEO of Vendfun. “By pairing the compact kiosk with a built-in loyalty engine, we’re giving hoteliers a way to modernise check-in and seamlessly build guest relationships at the same time, without added cost or complexity.”

Proprietary ID scanning technology

Wee said the kiosk’s in-house, proprietary 2-in-1 passport and ID card scanner is designed to read identity documents from across the world, supported by the company’s own ID-card learning capability.

“That is made possible by our own ID-card learning capability, so the system keeps getting smarter and works wherever our hotel partners operate,” he said.

An optional HD camera add-on enables facial verification, video concierge services and enhanced guest engagement. In Singapore, the camera comes as standard, supporting the digital identity checks required under the country’s EVA-Ready check-in framework; elsewhere, it remains an optional add-on.

“The Nano-S has our smallest footprint yet, so it fits neatly onto even a compact countertop. That matters in markets like Singapore, where lobby space comes at a premium,” Wee said.

EVA-Ready recognition in Singapore

Vendfun is recognised as an EVA-Ready vendor under the Singapore Tourism Board’s E-Visitor Authentication (EVA)-Ready Programme, meaning the Nano-S can support digital check-in that automatically verifies international visitors’ stay validity.

The Nano-S marks Vendfun’s fifth-generation self-check-in kiosk since the company entered the hospitality sector in 2020. It follows the deployment of more than 150 units across 12 Malaysian states, as well as in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.

The kiosk is currently marketed directly to hotels in Malaysia and will be offered across ASEAN later this year.