News & Media From Richard Buckle
The games that are being played!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
This weekend, Margo, my wife and business partner (with much better IT qualifications than I have) posted to our social blog, Clubs that Accept Me as a Member.
read nowCruising to EMV eventuality?
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
In the summer of 2009 Margo and I enjoyed a Baltic cruise. For me, the most interesting port of call was St. Petersburg, Russia. Long considered the "other…
read nowCashbox: Where the money is!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
A short time ago I was asked by Tom Harper, president of Networld Media Group, co-founder of the ATM Industry Association and publisher of ATMmarketplace.com…
read nowWho's your ATM?
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
Yesterday, while perusing the current electronic issue of Australia's Sydney Morning Herald (as an expat I still like to keep up with the footie scores) I came…
read nowCash at your service!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
A few days ago I was paging through photos I took with my smartphone at the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. I came across a…
read nowIts up and running; thats cool!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
Sad to say, but no matter how hard we try to make sure there are no disruptions to the services we provide our customers, they continue to happen.
read nowLove those machines!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
It was a big weekend of football here in America, but for me the most interesting story was one that followed the games: that week's edition of "60 Minutes,…
read nowHey, Buddy! Can you spare a dime?
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
At a time when so many banking tasks can be accomplished online and via mobile, why the video ATM?
read nowThe ATM is the bank!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
A couple of stories posted to this site of late have caught my attention. And after a fashion, they surprised me. Not because of the technology they describe…
read nowBack to basics: Will you be paying in cash?
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
In the fall of 1977, I was living in Dallas and happened by a mall just after HP introduced a watch that had an integrated calculator in the watchband and a…
read nowYou are being watched
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
When it comes to ATMs, I am often left perplexed by how old-fashioned most of them are and how the technology lags behind just about everything else associated…
read nowOf Germany, beer and biometrics
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
I have just returned from Germany where I spent a week at an HP NonStop user group conference, GTUG. On the return trip I stopped by Munich. After all, it was…
read nowATMs dealing coins? Sounds like Vegas!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
Tomorrow I board a plane that will take me to Germany. After a few hops, I will end up in Dresden where I will be speaking at a NonStop user community event…
read nowJust one network? OK, perhaps two or three ...
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
Just a few weeks ago I became a U.S. citizen. After living in America for more than two decades it was probably time to step up and complete the formalities.
read nowA glimpse behind the curtain
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
ATMs connect to a payment platform; the network may differ by geography and local mandates, but eventually every transaction makes it to an application running…
read nowClose the door, Richard!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
I travel a lot. Not so much by plane these days as by car, SUV and even RV. And this is by choice — I simply have lost patience with the process involved in…
read nowDumbing down the ATM: a catalyst for cloud adoption?
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
As a professional blogger with a lengthy background in payment platforms as well as in networking, I happen to believe I am associated with a technology area…
read nowLeave my cash behind? I don't think so ...
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
There's no question in my mind that the role of cash in more mature societies is declining, but it has a long way to go before it can be viewed as irrelevant…
read nowChanging my central nervous system
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
I may no longer be in Las Vegas, where I was the last time I posted to this blog, but I plan to head back there soon for HP Discover, the annual get-together…
read nowWhat I do with my money ...
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
It seems almost irreverent to wrap up this blog from my hotel room here in Las Vegas, where on the promise of a fortune made from the turn of a card or the…
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