Blogs
The battle of the bands
Banknotes take a beating from rubber bands. One simple packaging change could greatly improve the fitness of bills in circulation.
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Hell's Bells — no more transaction fees!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
Payments software giant ACI Worldwide has acknowledged that, in the future, users of licensed payments solutions won't look favorably upon vendors charging…
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Under the Milky Way tonight ...
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
How brightly do our systems shine today? How proudly do we stand beneath the overarching technology we rely on to compete in today's business world?
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Lawmakers take an interest in electronic payments
by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM
Both branches of Congress have formed bipartisan caucuses focused on payment technologies and data security in the US.
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Cohesive branding key to effective marketing at the ATM
by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM
Consider how your FI works to keep branding efforts constantly in front of your customers — including those engaging with you at the ATM.
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Thought retailers had omnichannel in the bag? They're not alone!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
It's becoming the new norm for modern payments solutions to manage networks of ATMs anchored by hubs that make any feature accessible by any device.
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Going once … Going twice ... Reverse auctions for ATM paper
by Ben Meeks — Owner, Brian Kirk Copywriting
There can be some advantages to the practice of reverse auction buying, but there can be some hidden drawbacks, as well.
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No time for running in place!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
Amid stories about failed security, obsolete applications and legacy systems, there's evidence that vendors are lacing up their shoes to keep the industry…
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Power couple: ATM and mobile
by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc
Mobile devices are becoming ATM-access tools, able to offer many of the display and keyboard functions currently available on the self-service device.
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What goes boom on the street: The gassing of ATMs!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
I am extremely fearful that the greatly dumbed-down 'blow up the ATM' model will appeal to many a would-be bad guy once the old 'steal the ATM card' method no…
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Consumers looking to be their own fraud protection advocates
by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc
Nearly two-thirds of American consumers say they would use a service that sends them an email or text when suspicious activity occurs on their payment card.
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Time to talk about 'Things' …
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
The Internet of Things will bring a deluge of Big Data; will it be 'TMI' for payments processors looking to use defined behaviors as a means of validating…
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ATMs: Cash is simply not enough
by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World
All those customers doing very little at ATMs besides getting cash are a wasted opportunity — and it's long past time to do something about it.
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The Hyosung/Tranax 1500 and EMV: What should you do?
A white paper from ATMEquipment.com outlines three options for owner-operators of the 50,000 active 1500s in the U.S. market.
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Why the paper ATM receipt isn't going extinct
by Ben Meeks — Owner, Brian Kirk Copywriting
In the rush to go digital, FIs must not alienate the important segment of their customer base that still values paper ATM receipts.
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Where do your ATMs connect? HP delivers x86, NonStop!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
At the end of March, the HP enterprise group will announce the specifics of NonStop X, which will support Intel x86 architecture
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Plan now for the end of Windows 7
by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM
Support for Windows 7 ends in 2020; ATM deployers should start planning now to ensure an orderly, cost-effective migration to the next OS.
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For retail bankers, the song remains the same ...
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
But with so many external forces at work — from regulators, networks, technology providers and consumers — the words take on a new meaning.
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Cutting-edge ATMs are cutting costs at the branch
by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM
Adding more teller-like functions at the ATM has allowed FIs to meet the needs of more customers while reducing branch operating costs.
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New coalition to develop wireless ATM standards
by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM
The alliance aims to facilitate a strong, secure transaction environment without resting significant security compliance responsibility on ATM operators.
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