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MALVERN, Pa., Mar 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- USA Technologies (NASDAQ:USAT) announced today that its ePort Connect(TM) cashless payment technology is featured in two key trade media for its technology leadership.

Automatic Merchandiser Magazine features the ePort(R) in a special report on how smart technology is changing the office coffee industry, while RFID Journal reports on the 'flagship' ePort G8 and its wireless capability.

Automatic Merchandiser is considered the premier source for vending and office coffee service industry information. RFID Journal focuses solely on radio frequency identification and is recognized as the world's leading source of RFID news and insights.

To access the Automatic Merchandiser article click on the following link: http://www.vendingmarketwatch.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=23956&pageNum=4.

To access the RFID Journal article click on the following link: http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/4704.

To see how USA Technologies is serving an expanding range of industries with its innovative ePort cashless payment products and services, go to www.usatech.com.

About USA Technologies:

USA Technologies is a leader in the networking of wireless non-cash transactions, associated financial/network services and energy management. USA Technologies provides networked credit card and other non-cash systems in the vending, commercial laundry, hospitality and digital imaging industries. The Company has agreements with AT&T, Honeywell, Blackboard, MasterCard and others. For further information on USA Technologies, please visit www.usatech.com. To view a Company overview presentation, visit http://www.usatech.com/company_info/dl/USAT_company_overview.pdf.

Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act:

With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties that may individually or mutually impact the matters herein described, including but not limited to, ability to reduce operating costs in the future as anticipated, ability to maintain the gross margins in the future as anticipated, product acceptance, the ability to continually obtained increased orders of its products, the ability to meet installation goals, economic, competitive, governmental impacts, whether pending patents will be granted or defendable, validity of intellectual property and patents, the ability to license patents, the ability to commercialize developmental products, as well as technological and/or other factors.

SOURCE: USA Technologies

USA Technologies:
George Jensen, Chairman & CEO
Stephen P. Herbert, President & COO
800-633-0340
sherbert@usatech.com
or
Investor Relations:
Porter, LeVay & Rose
Marlon Nurse, Vice President
212-564-4700

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