Rowe Bill Changers

What Rowe Bill Changers does

Rowe Bill Changers is a legacy American brand of bill/banknote changers, coin and token dispensers, ticket dispensers, and pre-valued card dispensers serving operators in the self-service and vended industries. The company was acquired by American Changer Corp in 2019 through a Purchase Asset Agreement and now operates as a subsidiary brand within American Changer's portfolio, which also includes the American Changer, Triad, and Hoffman Mint brands. All products are manufactured at American Changer's Fort Lauderdale, Florida facility, with custom design capabilities offered for unique operator requirements.

The business model is hardware sales: Rowe-branded machines are sold globally through American Changer's network of reputable international distributors, supplemented by direct e-commerce for parts and upgrade kits. Conversion and upgrade kits for legacy Rowe models are priced between $2,805 and $3,555 per unit, monetizing the installed base of existing Rowe bill changers. Go-to-market activity centers on annual participation in four industry trade shows (SWCA, Amusement Expo, International Car wash Show, and IAAPA), targeting vending, amusement, and car wash operators.

The firm is privately held under American Changer Corp (a strategic operating parent), with 11-50 employees and no disclosed funding activity. Revenue, headcount trends, and customer-level data are not publicly available; strategic activity since the 2019 acquisition has been limited to continued brand maintenance, aftermarket kit sales, and coordinated trade show presence under the parent company.

Name

Rowe Bill Changers

Legal name

Rowe Bill Changers, LLC

Website

https://roweinternational.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rowe Bill Changers is a legacy American manufacturer of bill changers, coin/token dispensers, ticket dispensers, and pre-valued card dispensers, now operating as a subsidiary brand of American Changer Corp since its 2019 acquisition, serving self-service and vending operators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

North Richland Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Bill Changer and Token Dispenser Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of bill/banknote changers, coin/token dispensers, ticket dispensers, pre-valued card dispensers, and tokens. Products include conversion kits and replacement parts.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rowe Bill Changers manufactures and supplies automated currency handling equipment, including bill/banknote changers, coin/token dispensers, ticket dispensers, pre-valued card dispensers, and branded tokens. As a brand under American Changer Corp, the company continues to offer conversion/upgrade kits for existing installed Rowe bill changer machines, with units manufactured at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida facility in the USA.

Product overview

American Changer Corp operates as a unified platform offering bill changers, coin/token dispensers, ticket dispensers, pre-valued card dispensers, and tokens across multiple brands. Following the 2019 acquisition, the product portfolio includes the original American Changer brand, the acquired Rowe Bill Changers brand (now offered alongside upgrade kits), Triad, and Hoffman Mint tokens. The Rowe brand continues as a sub-brand within American Changer's offerings, with Rowe Bill Changers now integrated into the company's machine lineup and supported through upgrade conversion kits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rowe Conversion / Upgrade Kits Hardware conversion kits that upgrade existing Rowe bill changer machines in the field. Sold as standalone SKUs: BC-1400A-KIT (unit price $2,805.00), BC-1200-A-KIT (unit price $3,285.00), and BC-3500A-KIT-R (unit price $3,555.00).
• Bill / Banknote Changers Automated currency-changing machines that accept bills/banknotes and dispense coins, tokens, or other media for self-service and vended operations.
• Coin / Token Dispensers Automated coin and token dispensing machines used in self-service operations such as amusement, car wash, and attractions.
• Ticket Dispensers Automated ticket dispensing machines for self-service and vended environments.
• Pre-Valued Card Dispensers Automated dispensers that issue pre-valued cards to end users in self-service and vended locations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rowe Bill ChangerscoreOthersRowe Bill Changers operates as a subsidiary brand under American Changer Corp following the 2019 acquisition. The brand continues its legacy of manufacturing quality bill changers while benefiting from American Chang er's distribution network and resources.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SuzoHapp: Global supplier of cash handling, coin/token, and amusement components to OEMs and operators in gaming, amusement, and vending. Comparable as an upstream/downstream component specialist providing bill changers, token dispensers, and related parts into shared verticals.
• Pyramid Technologies: U.S. manufacturer of bill changers, validators, and cash handling equipment targeted at amusement, vending, and car wash operators. Directly comparable as a niche maker of self-service bill-to-token/coin conversion machines competing for similar operator customers.
• Hamilton Inc. Manufacturer of bill acceptors, validators, and cashless readers designed for vending, amusement, and unattended retail. Directly comparable as a smaller specialist competing for vending/amusement bill-validation and change-machine sockets.
• American Changer Corp: Parent company and flagship brand of the same corporate group; manufactures the same bill changers, coin/token dispensers, ticket dispensers, and pre-valued card dispensers that Rowe makes. Sits in the same product category serving the same vending, amusement, and self-serve customer base.
• Innovative Technology Limited: UK-based manufacturer of bill validators, coin validators, and cashless readers sold into gaming, amusement, vending, and retail self-service. Closely comparable product category (bill-to-coin/token conversion) targeting the same unattended operator end markets.
• JCM Global: Supplier of bill validators, ticket printers, and cash handling peripherals primarily into the casino, gaming, and amusement markets. Comparable to Rowe as a bill validator/changer component maker serving overlapping amusement and gaming operator customers.
• Triad Design Group: Sister brand of Rowe under the same American Changer Corp umbrella; produces complementary money-changing and dispenser hardware. Functions as a near-clone peer from a product and customer perspective within the same corporate family.
• Crane Payment Innovations (CPI / MEI): Major manufacturer of cash acceptors, bill validators, coin mechanisms, and cashless readers used across vending, retail, gaming, and unattended self-service. Closest scaled peer to Rowe in bill/note acceptance hardware for vending and amusement deployments.

Broad incumbents

• NCR Voyix: Large POS and self-checkout vendor whose hardware stack integrates bill acceptors, coin recyclers, and cash handling into retail and hospitality environments. Broader incumbent that competes indirectly for the same operator floor space where Rowe bill changers are deployed.
• Glory (Talaris / Global Cash Solutions): Large global manufacturer of cash handling equipment including bill counters/sorters, recyclers, and teller automation. Adjacent incumbent offering broader cash-handling capabilities that overlap with Rowe's bill/coin counting and validation use cases in retail and self-service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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