On board with ISOs

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The British ATM market is in for the ride of its life, now that independent deployers are on the scene in full force. ISOs are counting on a combination of…

In the (ATM) driver's seat

Financial institutions evaluating whether they want to drive their own ATMs or outsource the function to a third party tend to focus on cost and control. A…

PC-based ATMs entering retail race

In the intensely competitive race for retail ATM locations, most manufacturers and a growing number of deployers believe that more horsepower may be what they…

Warm weather, hot technology at Wincor World

Group editor Joseph Grove just returned from Wincor World 2004 in Paderborn, Germany, where each year Wincor Nixdorf presents some of its newest technologies…

(Not) lost in translation

Channel integration remains largely out of reach for ATM owners because ATMs, teller stations, point-of-sale terminals and other devices 'speak' a different…

2003: The year in ATMs

Oddly -- or not, given the ATM industry's reputation for moving at less than lightning speed --many of the biggest stories of 2003 were virtual repeats of 2002.

Security concerns at Windows-based ATMs

The bogeyman of ATM security has a face -- and it's Bill Gates, or more accurately, the legions of computer wonks that target Gates' Windows operating systems…

ATMs without wires

While CDPD never achieved its potential in the ATM world, some in the industry are excited about the new wireless technologies that are emerging to replace it.

Some FIs buy into ATM outsourcing

ATM owners will make big technology investments in the coming months -- which is good news for ATM outsourcing, say companies that offer the service.

Bridging the FI divide

The ATM world's move toward Triple DES encryption is a painful process for many deployers, networks and others. For some ATM manufacturers, however, it may…

Keeping the keys unique

It seems obvious that burglary rates would skyrocket if thieves could gain entry to every house in a neighborhood with a single key. The same principle applies…

Acquisitions feeding ISO growth

Perhaps the hottest job title in the ISO world is vice president of acquisitions. With organic growth on the decline, more ISOs are employing a person whose…

IP is growing option for ATMs

The ATM infrastructure is overdue for an overhaul, especially in the telecommunications arena.

Top-ups at ATM move into market

A year after ATM vendors and deployers began to move toward adding prepaid phone top-ups to their ATMs, a rollout of the functionality seems to be gaining…

Wide

Until recently, choosing ATM software couldn't have been simpler -- because hardware and software always came in a proprietary package deal. But that's…

Use of ATM testing software is on the rise

While ATM deployers are interested in offering new services, they are leery of upsetting ATM users with anomalies at the machine. The handful of companies that…

Government giving ATM deployers a

Two government economic stimulus packages include provisions that may be of special interest to ATM deployers, especially as they consider buying new ATMs or…

Human touch at the ATM -- without the human

NCR's Advanced Solutions team believes that avatars, or 'virtual humans,' can be used to help guide users through new and more complex transactions.

Getting exclusive with ATM sales territories

NexTran wants to put itself on the retail ATM map by using a concept popular in other sales-oriented industries -- the exclusive territory. NexTran, a…

New ATM security regs PIN it on the pad

In the past, ATM vendors didn't pay much attention to the PIN pad. That's all changed, however, due to increased concerns over PIN security and the approaching…