As banks transition to digital, ATMs become crucial customer touch points

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

Experts believe that banks of tomorrow will be "phygital," a merger of the physical and digital worlds. Taking a central role in this transformation will be an…

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Can Linux improve ATM security?

Upgrading an ATM to the latest version of Windows is a costly proposition. Rick Anderson, delivery director at Linux distribution company Wind River, argues…

Mexico's new QR-based payments system — will it succeed?

by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo — Professor of Business History, Bangor University

Banxico recently rolled out CoDi, a smartphone and QR-based payments system. ATM historian Bernardo Batiz-Lazo steps us through how QR codes became so popular…

Access to cash at UK post offices? It just doesn't have the stamp of authenticity

by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World

ATMIA Europe's Ron Delnevo believes post offices aren't a substitute for ATM's in the U.K.

ATM skimming and shimming: Is your fleet protected?

by Rebecca Cicarelli — Marketing Director, BranchServ

Financial institutions have long been aware of skimming, where thieves attach readers to ATMs in order to strip card data. Shimming, however, is a fairly…

To Win 10 or not to Win 10? Is that really the question?

by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo — Professor of Business History, Bangor University

For some time now, as the goal for 2020, ATMIA has promoted migration to Windows 10. This goal, however, is not shared by everyone.

4 things FIs can do to stay ahead of fintech startups

It seems like everyone is jumping into the financial space these days. With traditional tech and fintech startups making waves, here are four ways traditional…

How to improve ATM security with remote key loading

Remote key loading provides a secure and cost-effective method for loading and managing ATM encryption keys across entire ATM networks, making it the strongest…

Innovation 2.0: ATMs in the 21st Century

ATMs have vast potential when it comes to the services they could offer, and yet, their chronic lack of innovation has been hugely frustrating to watch.

The how, where and why of cash recycling in the US

by Thomas Schulze — GM, Wincor Nixdorf Inc.

ATM cash deposits are on the rise in the U.S. When you start seeing strong deposit levels, that is a signal the environment is ripe for closed-loop recycling.

Bank branches aren't dying, they're serving coffee, beer and yoga

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

As people today conduct most of their banking online and pay for things with plastic cards and mobile apps, banks are having to reinvent themselves. One thing…

What Visa and Mastercard don't want you to know about cash

by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World

Cash is the quicker choice. The average cash payment transaction at the point of sale takes only around 22 seconds, 7 seconds faster than the average card and…

Awash in cash — It's not just demographics, it's global tourism

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

It used to be that you never went anywhere overseas without your American Express travelers checks. But these days, cash is king when it comes to dashing in…

3 reasons why banks decommission branches

by Rebecca Cicarelli — Marketing Director, BranchServ

Branch closures are usually triggered by reduced business or consumer traffic, but it's never quite that simple. Here are three events that prompt the decision.

The road ahead: 5 areas for FIs to focus on

While neobanks are all the rage lately, traditional FIs possess powerful assets that could allow them to surpass the success of fintechs. It's just a matter of…

How Mexico's war on stolen gas is turning into a war on cash

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

Criminal gangs have been stealing gas in Mexico for decades, but in recent years, the situation has spun out of control. Putting a stop to corruption requires…

ATM Marketplace: July Top 5

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

Second-quarter earnings for one major ATM maker sparkled, and readers were curious about the future as those two topics topped July's most-read stories.

How Chile's BancoEstado keeps cash available to entire nation

by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo — Professor of Business History, Bangor University

Chile's BancoEstado, a government-owned bank, relies on a correspondent banking system to offer its services across the country. Operating as simplified bank…

Don't let China skew the global ATM picture

The number of ATMs worldwide is now in decline, but a big part of that is due to China's rapid adoption of smartphone payment systems. If we take China out of…

5 common ATM security misses: Is one of these your Achilles' heel?

Today's criminals can find, purchase and/or download the details they need to plan an attack of any kind, whether their modus operandi is physical, cyber or…