Curbside Laundries and Airwallet: Cashless Machine Payments, Built Into Wash & Fold

Every extra step during a busy shift is a chance for something to go wrong — a wrong machine, a missed charge, a coin run that eats into service time. That's why Curbside Laundries and Airwallet have joined forces in the US: staff can now start the right washers for each wash and fold order directly from the Curbside dashboard, with no coins, no separate app, and no manual logging.

TL;DR

• Curbside Laundries and Airwallet now integrate, so staff start washers for a wash and fold order straight from the Curbside dashboard

• No coins and no separate app, machine activation happens inside the workflow your team already uses

• Every order automatically records which machines ran, for which customer, with no manual logging

• US laundromats get accurate per-order machine tracking, less theft risk, and faster service — with no new hardware beyond what Airwallet already requires

What's new

Curbside Laundries run wash & fold and pickup & delivery software built by laundromat owners, for laundromat owners. Airwallet is a cashless payment platform purpose-built for the laundry industry, activating 150+ new locations a month across 50+ countries.

Together, the two systems now work as one. When a wash & fold order comes in, staff open it in the Curbside platform, select the specific washers assigned to that order, and start them. Airwallet then activates the machines behind the scenes. There are no coins to handle and no second system to switch into. Machine mix and use are tracked automatically, per order and per customer.

How it works

1. Order comes in: A customer drops off an order or schedules a pickup online. Staff open the order in Curbside exactly the way they always have

2. Select and start: Staff choose the specific washers assigned to the order and activate them through Curbside. Airwallet starts the machines. No coins, no separate app

3. Tracked automatically: Curbside records which machines ran for which customer and order, so you get a complete, accurate picture of machine use without any manual logging

What it means for your business

Fewer steps, fewer errors, faster service. Machine activation lives right inside your Curbside platform, one less process during a busy shift, and more time for customers.

Machine use tied to every order. You know exactly which washers ran for which customer. That data sits in Curbside alongside weight, preferences, route, and payment — and it helps ensure the correct machine mix is used and reduces the risk of theft.

Built on what's already working. The integration adds a new capability without changing how your team operates. There's no retraining and no new hardware beyond what Airwallet already requires.

"Every extra step during a busy shift is a place for something to go wrong," said Aaron Simmons, co-founder of Curbside Laundries. "This puts machine activation inside Curbside instead of a separate system, so there's one less thing for staff to juggle."

Curbside was built by brothers Aaron and Matt Simmons to run their own wash & fold and pickup & delivery business at their laundromat, Super Suds. Today, nearly 1,000 laundromats grow with Curbside, and the team still processes over 17,000 orders a year.

Why cashless machine payments matter for US wash & fold

US wash & fold operations run on speed and accuracy. When machine activation is separate from the order, staff juggle two systems, machine use gets logged by hand (or not at all), and coins add cost and shrinkage. Bringing cashless activation into the Curbside workflow closes that gap: it removes coins from the equation, keeps a per-order record of machine use, and lets owners see exactly what happened with each customer, every time.

"At AirWallet, we believe great technology should work together. Our integration with Curbside brings machine payments and wash & fold management into one simple workflow, and we're excited to partner with their team to help laundromats work smarter." said Carlos Sessarego, VP of Sales US at Airwallet.

FAQs

Do I need new hardware to use the Curbside–Airwallet integration? No new hardware is required beyond what Airwallet already needs. If you're set up with Airwallet, the integration adds machine activation inside Curbside with no extra equipment.

Do customers need coins or a separate app? No. Machines are started by staff through Curbside, and Airwallet activates them. There are no coins to handle and no second app to open.

Does the integration track machine use automatically? Yes. Curbside records which machines ran for which customer and order automatically, so there's no manual logging.

Is it available in the US? Yes. The Curbside Laundries and Airwallet integration is available to US laundromats running wash & fold and pickup & delivery.

Bottom line: The Curbside Laundries and Airwallet integration keeps machine activation inside the workflow your team already uses — cashless, accurate, and tied to every order.