Obituary: Michael Ham, ACG's VP of sales

December 11, 2003

ATLANTA - Michael Owen Ham, the vice president of sales for ACG ATM-Remarketers, passed away on Dec. 10, due to complications from pneumonia.   During his more…

NexTran intros ATM security camera

December 10, 2003

SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ - Just in time for the holiday season when the number of consumers using ATMs increases, NexTran Industries, Inc. has introduced its…

Two anti-ATM crime groups join forces

December 10, 2003

LONDON - The Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA) was recently elected as a new member of Banknote Watch, a group that raises awareness of staining technologies…

Polish bank in shared ATM access deal with Euronet

December 10, 2003

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: EEFT) has signed a multiyear ATM network agreement with ING Bank Slaski, one of Poland's five largest banks.

Frisco Bay earnings drop slightly in 3Q; 4Q could be best yet

December 10, 2003

MONTREAL - Frisco Bay Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: FBAY), a provider of integrated security and financial transaction processing systems and an operator of white…

Australia's Reserve Bank to require fee disclosure at ATM

December 9, 2003

SYDNEY - Australia's Reserve Bank plans to force banks to display the cost of using a foreign ATM, the bank said.

Innovus to purchase Heartland Cash Network's ATM business

December 9, 2003

NEW ORLEANS - Innovus, Inc, a holding company for subsidiaries Innovus, TK, Columbus Data Services, Momentum Cash Systems and Columbus Field Services, will…

Texas retailer joins MoneyPass ATM network

December 9, 2003

IRVING, TX - Minyard Food Stores Inc., operator of 28 Minyard, 19 Sack'n Save and 25 Carnival Food Stores in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex, has added its…

Bulgarian payment system to use PROGNOSIS to manage ATMs

December 9, 2003

DENVER - Borica (Bank Organisation for Payments Initiated by Cards Ltd.), a subsidiary of Bulgaria National Bank, has purchased PROGNOSIS, a real-time systems…

Card transactions jump 103% in India in '02

December 9, 2003

MUMBAI, India -  Transactions made with both debit and credit cards in India increased 103 percent, to $4.2 billion, in 2002. This includes both cash…

New A98 product is for fewer than 125 ATMs; company signs L. American reseller

December 8, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Trusted Security Solutions (TSS) has added the A98-125/A, which can establish unique keys in up to 125 ATMs, to its line of A98 Initial ATM…

eFunds to move to NYSE

December 8, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - eFunds Corporation (Nasdaq: EFDS) plans to transfer its common stock listing to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Forgetful ATM thief loses most of loot

December 8, 2003

SIMBACH, Germany - A thief who broke into an ATM at a German bank forgot most of his loot a short time later in a nearby telephone booth, according to a report…

Tidel improves its balance sheet with refinancing

December 8, 2003

HOUSTON - Tidel Technologies, Inc. (Other OTC: ATMS) has closed a $6.85 million financing with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., a New York-based investment group that…

NCR intros 1st ATM designed exclusively for Indian market

December 7, 2003

MUMBAI, India - NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) has launched the EasyPoint™ 57i (ASAN), the first-ever automated teller machine (ATM) conceived and designed…

Taiwan to spend $430M to convert ATM cards to chip

December 7, 2003

TAIWAN - If local banks adopt integrated circuit (IC) cards, which combine cash withdrawal, credit, cash advances and smart debit features on one card, it will…

Leader of skimming gang arrested in Detroit

December 4, 2003

WIXOM, Mich. - U.S. Secret Service agents and Wixom police arrested Iljmija Frljuckica, an Eastern European man they say was a leader of a gang accused of…

Austin men face securities fraud charges in ATM scam

December 4, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas - South Austin businessman Larry Don Johnson is in custody with bail set at $1 million after being accused of securities fraud in a scam that…

Security concerns at Windows-based ATMs

The bogeyman of ATM security has a face -- and it's Bill Gates, or more accurately, the legions of computer wonks that target Gates' Windows operating systems…

NY senator wants ATM operators to be licensed

December 3, 2003

NEW YORK - The arrests of three men accused of rigging an ATM in a Manhattan candy store to steal bank card data points out the need for licensing and…