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Tio Networks Corp. has expanded the number of bill-payment kiosks it deploys in Texas, which it says has become a strong market for the company. The Burnaby, British Columbia-based company recently announced the deployment of bill-payment kiosks in 26 participating H-E-B stores throughout Texas. H-E-B, or H.E. Butt Grocery Co., is a privately held supermarket chain based in San Antonio that has 310 stores throughout the state. The kiosks enable H-E-B customers to use cash to pay cellular-telephone, utility, cable and other household bills. Consumers select the biller and then feed cash into the machine's bill-note acceptor. Once the payment is accepted, Tio uses an Internet link to billers to post the payment to the biller's account, Behshad Hastibakhsh, a company spokesperson, tells CardLine sister publication ATM&Debit News. The deal with H-E-B continues Tio's expansion in the Lone Star state. The company has deployed 202 machines in Texas, Hastibakhsh says. Besides at H-E-B stores, Tio has installed 150 bill-payment kiosks in ExxonMobil stations and 26 in Circle K convenience stores in Texas.
