ATM advertising hit by unfriendly economy

Like the dot-coms and telecommunications companies before them, ATM advertising companies are struggling to stay solvent in tough times.

Commentary: Audio ATMs

Kurt Helwig, executive director of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, says reason and responsibility should prevail when it comes to audio ATMs. The…

More than money

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Hoping to provide new revenue streams for companies and more convenience for consumers, some ATM operators and their partners have begun deploying machines…

Rapid-fire Processing

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Switching from lease line communication to dial-up on an ATM terminal is an economic decision, in most cases. Of course, there's more to it than just changing…

Peace, love... and chaos

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Two deployers took ATMs on the road to Woodstock '99. It was a long, strange (and not very profitable) trip

Wild, Wild West

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Texas is ground zero for the independent ATM industry. One of the first states to allow surcharging, Texas was an early incubator for ISOs. Lots of them are…

Demos can deliver

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In an age of (nearly) instant gratification, the humble ATM demonstrator is finding new life as a delivery device for cards and custom PINs.

Remembering Docutel

Like the dinosaur, a brash Texas company called Docutel once ruled the ATM universe. Some of the same traits that doomed the dinosaur -- big, unwieldy and not…

Watson, I presume

Watson may not serve hamburgers to order -- yet. But with the advent of Diebold's new ATM concept, having it your way may become more and more the norm as…

Sign on the dot-com line

While not exactly flocking to ATMs in droves, dot-coms seem more willing than traditional businesses to give the new advertising medium a chance.by Ann All…

Dialing for deals

The phones haven't stopped ringing since E*TRADE announced it was buying the ATM contracts of Card Capture Services. According to the two companies, plenty of…

What's Amex up to?

American Express became the country's second-largest ATM owner and sent reverberations throughout the industry with its purchase of the remainder of the EDS…

Debit on the ''Net

Is this what the future of Internet payments looks like? Yes, if NYCE Corp. has anything to say about it. The company's SafeDebit product, pictured here…

Surcharge showdown

A state Supreme Court decision in December opened the door to ATM surcharges in Connecticut, but Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is leading a legislative…

Going the distance

Cross International Technologies, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hyosung Computer, broke away from the low-end ATM pack with its Mini-Bank 1000 in 1999. One of…

On the brink

ATM advertising is going to be big (really). Two early proponents discuss what it will take to bring the medium into the mainstream.by Ann All, editor

ATMs plug into the Internet

ATMs seem destined to become part of a "Post-PC Movement" chronicled in a recent Newsweek cover story. In the Post-PC world, everything from cell phones to…

ATMs got game

They may not offer the same kind of kick as slot machines, but ATMs are an increasingly popular fixture in casinos. by Kevin Gibson, contributing writer

The power--and profit--of ATM video advertising

'Broadcast TV has lost its luster. We're hoping to fill that void,' says a pioneer in full-motion video ATM advertising. by Kevin Gibson, contributing writer