Going mobile

Taking ATMs on the road offers the possibility of big bucks -- but even bigger headaches. That's why, just like the Boy Scouts, mobile deployers say it's…

The Surcharge: An Ironic History and Unsure Future

Even in the face of impending political threat, the surcharge seems destined to flourish if consumer demand for convenient ATMs continues at its current pace.

Interview with Don Wetzel, ATM inventor

This interesting 1995 interview with the co-patentee of the automated teller machine was conducted by the National Museum of American History.

Scrip machines scratch and scrape for a piece of the ATM market

The little-known scrip machine is struggling for recognition in a market dominated by low-end cash dispensers. Will scrips strip away any more market share, or…

Outsourcing: Everybody's doing it

Looking for a better, more cost-effective way of running your ATM network? Consider joining the crowd and getting someone else to do it for you. by Ann All…

Are ATMs an alternative for the ''unbanked'?

ATMs are usually available only to bank customers. But some companies think it makes sense for the "unbanked" to get their cash at an ATM. by Ann All, editor

Changing the face of funds transfer

EFTA Executive Director Kurt Helwig wants financial transactions to be all electronic, all the time. by Kevin Gibson, contributing writer

ATMs on the move

Some deployers are willing to follow ATM users almost anywhere. by Ann All, editor

Are ATM profits drying up?

Falling prices are allowing more deployers to enter the ATM marketplace. But are they making any money? by Ryan DuBosar, contributing writer

$5,000, $4,000, $3,000... and falling

The latest cash dispensers offer little in the way of extra features. But boy, are they affordable! by Ann All, editor

Everything old is new again

Old ATMs never die -- they end up in a refurb shop like Bear Financial Equipment of LaGrange, Ky. There, technicians transform them into machines that are…

ATM advertising: More bank for the buck

Financial institutions are among those experimenting with ATM advertising. Their experiences will likely clear the way for other deployers. by Ann All, editor

Back to the future

"Keep it simple" is the mantra of electronic payments veteran Del Tonguette. He says marketing is more important than any high-tech bells and whistles when it…

Armed for e-commerce

NCR's Knowledge Lab has something unusual up its sleeve -- a 'personal e-commerce solution' called the M-Bracelet. Among its nifty applications: it can connect…

800-pound gorilla

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After two years of aggressive deployment, Philadelphia-based Credit Card Center became the biggest ISO in the U.S. in 1999. CCC also attracted its share of…

Widening the Web at ATMs

Wells Fargo generated lots of press reaction when it ran full-motion video clips of Dreamworks movies and live news feeds from MSNBC.com on several of its new…

United We Stand

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Just a few years after their inception, many no-surcharge and selective-surcharge alliances are still in place and growing larger. The alliances allow small…

Banking without bricks

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Online banks eye ATMs as possible foothold in the 'real world.'

ATM as ballot box?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Until the most recent election -- and its aftermath -- most Americans voted using whatever method was provided and thought no more of it. They punched holes in…

Banking on new markets

Can Tranax and Triton sell their new, PC-based ATMs to financial institutions? In an increasingly competitive market, the two manufacturers are banking on it.