Ill. police arrest suspect who may be linked to 34 ATM thefts

December 29, 2004

Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star: Recent arrest warrants for two Abingdon, Ill., men link only two of 36 open investigations into the theft or attempted thefts…

Acquisition makes Customers Australia's 3rd largest independent ATM operator

December 29, 2004

The Australian: Listed payments company Customers has emerged as a third force in the private-label ATM market after buying St. George Bank's network of 70…

Chinese cardholders can access more ATMs in other countries

December 28, 2004

China Daily: Chinese travelers will be able to use renminbi-denominated bank cards issued by mainland banks in the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Singapore…

Aussie bank sells ATMs to independent operator

December 28, 2004

The Age: Australia's St. George Bank expects to book a pretax profit of $26.6 million (U.S. $20.5 million) from the $38 million (U.S. $29.3 million) sale of…

Japanese bank adds multiple languages to ATMs

December 27, 2004

The Daily Yomiuri: UFJ Bank customers now have access to multilingual ATMs and can remit money to Brazil with the assistance of a Portuguese-speaking operator…

Card fraud grows in Hungary in '04

December 27, 2004

Interfax-Europe: In the first half of 2004, there were 2,648 cases of bank card abuse involving cards issued in Hungary, with damages totaling HUF 107.…

GASA addresses ATM crime from a global perspective

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

December 26, 2004

With the publishing of five 'best practices' manuals and the creation of a database that lists specific crimes currently compromising ATMs, as well as counter…

Committee informed of 'outrageous' ATM fees in Ireland

December 26, 2004

Ireland On-Line: Unsuspecting consumers are reportedly being charged "outrageous" fees for using bank machines installed in shops, pubs, cinemas and petrol…

Canada's DirectCash raises $50M in IPO, uses proceeds to fund acquisition

December 26, 2004

CALGARY, Alberta - DirectCash Income Fund grossed CAN$50 million (U.S.$40.6) after completing its initial public offering of trust units, which included the…

Toy ATM cashes in during '04 holiday season

December 26, 2004

The Washington Post:  "I wish every kid in America could have an ATM," says Michael Searl, the onetime stockbroker who created the Youniverse ATM, a highly…

Ill. politician wants ATM fee legislation

December 26, 2004

Chicago Sun-Times: Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn pledged to work with state lawmakers in 2005 to attempt to force banks that do business with state government…

Five charged in 2001 murder of Michigan armored carrier

December 26, 2004

The Detroit News: On Dec. 27, FBI agents arrested two suspects in the Dec. 14, 2001 murder of Norman Anthony Stephens, a 30-year-old father of six children…

Ariz. resident guilty of 7 counts of bank fraud in skimming ring case

December 26, 2004

The Arizona Republic: A former Tempe, Ariz., resident was found guilty in federal court for his involvement in an international ATM fraud scheme that ripped…

Who's who: John Shepherd-Barron

December 26, 2004

John Shepherd-Barron, the Scot credited with the invention of the ATM, discusses his inspiration for the idea, how it was received in the early years and why…

Is there a future for the sub-ISO?

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December 22, 2004

Rose Bunch, ISO coordinator for Bankfirst, says that an increasing number of industry leaders concur that the use of sub-ISOs for ATM sales is a risky practice…

Pamela Joseph elected new vice chairwoman of U.S. Bancorp

December 22, 2004

MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Bancorp's board of directors has elected Pamela A. Joseph as the its new vice chairwoman, according to a news release. Joseph is chairwoman…

U.S. Bank partners with University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

December 22, 2004

OSHKOSH, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has chosen U.S. Bank as its campus bank card partner, according to a news release. The partnership includes a…

ActivCard buys into banking security

December 21, 2004

CNET News.com: Identity management firm ActivCard announced yesterday that it has acquired Aspace Solutions, which creates systems to identify banking…

Enterprise Technology Alliance endorses MoneyPass

December 21, 2004

IRVING, Texas - Enterprise Technology Alliance and Genpass Inc., a U.S. ATM driver and manager of the surcharge-free MoneyPass EFT network, have announced…

ATMmarketplace's parent company announces plans to host self-service tradeshow in Orlando

December 20, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - NetWorld Alliance, publisher of ATMmarketplace, KIOSKmarketplace, Kiosk magazine and Kiosks.org, has announced plans to add a second annual…