MAC's disruption not related to Y2K

March 21, 2002

Y2K just won't go away. Mindful of the millennium, Joe Public is more than a little concerned if he can't get his money out of an ATM.So when 300 or so MAC…

American Express to mass deploy smart card

March 21, 2002

NEW YORK -- American Express is betting that consumers won't feel blue about Blue, its new smart-chipped credit card being launched.Although Blue still…

Some Comerica ATMs to habla espanol

March 21, 2002

DETROIT -- Comerica Bank has introduced a Spanish language option on four ATMs in Detroit's Mexicantown neighborhood."The Spanish screen and receipt feature…

Nigerian bank to launch e-purse

March 21, 2002

LAGOS, Nigeria, Africa -- In an effort to reduce cash circulation by 40 percent, The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to introduce an electronic purse called…

Gasper wins contract with So. African bank

March 21, 2002

DAYTON, OHIO -- Gasper Corp., a global provider of ATM management software, has won a contract with ABSA Bank of South Africa (ABSA) to provide Gasper Manager…

Valuing ATM portfolios

March 21, 2002

An ATM consultant says that sellers of ATM portfolios can expect to make money -- but not megabucks.by Bob Rudinsky, president of Lexus Enterprises.

Uphill battle

by Emil Videnovic — jr manager, e-banking dept, PSB of Serbia

March 21, 2002

Think you've got it tough, American ATM deployers? You may think twice before complaining about your declining transaction volumes after reading about the…

Fujitsu is exclusive ATM vendor for Columbia Bank

March 21, 2002

DALLAS -- Fujitsu Transaction Solutions and Electronic Transactions Advantage (ETAdvantage), a Fujitsu business partner, have signed an exclusive, two-year…

Tidel transfers to Nasdaq's SmallCap Market

March 21, 2002

HOUSTON -- Tidel Technologies has received approval from The Nasdaq Stock Market to transfer its listing from the National Market to the SmallCap Market…

Brouhaha over ATMs in Australian casinos

March 21, 2002

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Rev. Tim Costello, president of the Baptist Union, has threatened to resign from the government's gambling advisory committee…

Moscow to issue cards to provide benefits

March 21, 2002

MOSCOW -- City Hall is issuing credit cards to more than two million of the capital's poorest citizens, according to a report in the Moscow Times.

Conference call

It was no day at the beach -- but for those in the ATM industry, a trip to the ATM Industry Association's Conference 2000 in Orlando, Fla., was the next best…

ACS wins Texas EBT contract

March 20, 2002

DALLAS -- The State and Local Government unit of ACS (NYSE: ACS) was awarded a five-year contract with the Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) to assist…

The good, the bad or the ugly?

March 20, 2002

A common-sense guide to purchasing new, refurbished or 'as-is' ATMs.by Henry Dorfman, vice president of the ATM Exchange

Connecting ATMs to the Internet

March 20, 2002

With its RAAP software, iATMglobal.net plans to wed the ATM to the Internet.by Ann All, editor

Buyer's market

March 20, 2002

Neil Randel of First American Payment Systems says there are plenty of good ATM sites out there -- and some of them are available at the right price. First…

Have you heard the one about...

March 20, 2002

Perhaps the most surprising thing about urban legends relating to ATMs is that there aren't more of them.by Ann All, editor

Holding all the cards

March 20, 2002

Default Proof Credit Card System thinks it has the next "killer app" for the ATM: debit card dispensing.by Ann All, editor

Will it play in Peoria?

March 20, 2002

A pilot for Snapple all-natural beverages may help show that ATM advertising isn't just for city slickers.by Ann All, editor

Not so fast

March 20, 2002

Thanks to Bank One, national banks can now deploy ATMs in Iowa. However, the state's bans on surcharging and on independents establishing machines still stand.