Are Teller Cash Recyclers reaching a tipping point?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

The banking world has been slow to adopt TCRs for many reasons including costs and a push towards digital banking at the expense of branches. That may be…

ATM software transforming self-service space

March 15, 2021

In hopes of providing customers with touch-free ways of interacting with ATMs since the onset of COVID-19, banks are looking for software solutions that are…

RBR report puts NCR as global leader in restaurant POS software

December 30, 2020

NCR Corp. leads the global restaurant point-of-sale software market according to research and consulting firm RBR. The Global POS Software 2020 Report…

Research reveals customers like ADTs

August 10, 2020

Customer demand is the top reason banks should be deploying automated terminals or self-service terminals, according to a RBR study.

ATMs decline in China, increase globally

May 28, 2020

The number of ATMs worldwide slightly declined in 2019, primarily in China, which was due to increasing competition from cashless payments, according to RBR…

Remote tellers: A strategy for broadening banking options during social distancing

by Daniel Dawson

Daniel Dawson, an associate at RBR, explains why video banking may provide a solution for financial institutions concerned about social distancing when they…

Banks turn to outsource more sophisticated, remote ATM deployments

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Banks are increasingly outsourcing more sophisticated and remote ATM maintenance to outside firms.

IADs see significant opportunity despite falls in some large markets

by Dominic Hirsc, Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

The number of independently operated ATMs is predicted to grow worldwide, but complicated forces are at work. Dominic Hirsch, who works at London-based…

RBR report: Demand for cash remains strong despite alt payment methods

November 15, 2019

Despite the push toward cashless payment methods, cash is still a popular means of payment in most countries, particularly those with large rural and unbanked…

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…

Number of ATMs worldwide set for a slow decline through 2024

May 21, 2019

Today, more than half the world’s ATMs are found in just five countries — China, the United States, Japan, Brazil and India. 

Contactless payments to drive global card spend to $45T by 2023

February 19, 2019

Payment cards were used for purchases with a value of $25.1 trillion worldwide in 2017, an increase of 13 percent from the prior year, according to the recent…

Global ATM base set to fall as cash use declines in China

December 20, 2018

The number of ATMs installed worldwide is set to drop gradually from a peak of 3.28 million in 2017 to 3.23 million by the end of 2023, according to the RBR…

Payment card use grows worldwide, driven by government initiatives, consumer demand

December 18, 2018

The number of merchant outlets accepting card payments worldwide grew 13 percent in 2017 to reach 69.2 million by year-end, according to the RBR report, Global…

NCR retains title as No. 1 provider of multivendor ATM software

April 20, 2018

NCR Corp. has again been named the world's largest supplier of multivendor ATM middleware and applications in a new report by strategic research and consulting…

IADs outpacing FIs in rate of ATM fleet expansion

February 8, 2018

Independent ATM deployers accounted for 1 in 6 ATMs worldwide at the end of 2016. Eighty percent of these are located in five markets — the U.S., Japan, South…

Europe sees modest growth in payment card numbers

January 16, 2018

The number of payment cards in Europe grew 2 percent in 2016 to reach 1.5 billion at the end of the year, according to a new report from RBR, Payment Cards…

ATM cash withdrawal volume grows 6 percent in 2016

December 15, 2017

In 2016, the number of cash withdrawals at ATMs worldwide was 107 billion, a 6 percent increase over 2015.

Payment card use outpaces issuance as acceptance grows

December 14, 2017

The number of card payments worldwide increased 14 percent in 2016, to 310 billion, though card numbers grew at a significantly slower rate of 8 percent.

Managing ATM networks in the age of disruption: Head, not hype

Issues such as falling cash demand and branch closures could present a challenge to ATM deployers. They'll need to use their heads to sort out the real-world…