Are ATMs an alternative for the ''unbanked'?

ATMs are usually available only to bank customers. But some companies think it makes sense for the "unbanked" to get their cash at an ATM. by Ann All, editor

Changing the face of funds transfer

EFTA Executive Director Kurt Helwig wants financial transactions to be all electronic, all the time. by Kevin Gibson, contributing writer

ATMs on the move

Some deployers are willing to follow ATM users almost anywhere. by Ann All, editor

Are ATM profits drying up?

Falling prices are allowing more deployers to enter the ATM marketplace. But are they making any money? by Ryan DuBosar, contributing writer

$5,000, $4,000, $3,000... and falling

The latest cash dispensers offer little in the way of extra features. But boy, are they affordable! by Ann All, editor

Everything old is new again

Old ATMs never die -- they end up in a refurb shop like Bear Financial Equipment of LaGrange, Ky. There, technicians transform them into machines that are…

ATM advertising: More bank for the buck

Financial institutions are among those experimenting with ATM advertising. Their experiences will likely clear the way for other deployers. by Ann All, editor

Seven-Eleven Japan plans ATM network

February 21, 2002

TOKYO -- Seven-Eleven Japan Co. is working with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Asahi Bank, Sanwa Bank and Sakura Bank to install compact ATMs in its convenience…

MasterCard is co-brand for Australian in-store bank

February 21, 2002

MasterCard was named a co-branding partner for a new in-store banking service in Austrialia.Woolworths Ezy Banking, backed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia…

Lloyds scraps tellers for ATMs, angers customers

February 21, 2002

Where have all the people gone?This was the question that customers of a large British bank asked Thursday when they saw no tellers -- only machines -- to…

innoVisions buys 500 Diebold advanced ATMs

February 21, 2002

San Francisco-based innoVisions, which is jointly owned by Wells Fargo & Co. and Cash America International, has purchased 500 advanced- function ATMs from…

South Carolina banks form surcharge-free PAL

February 21, 2002

A group of community banks in South Carolina plans to launch a surcharge-free ATM network for the state in September.The network called PAL (Personal ATM…

Online ATM advertising site launched

February 21, 2002

BALTIMORE -- ATMAdvertisingOnline.com, an on-line registry and resource Web site designed to bring together advertisers and ATM networks throughout the U.S.

First Union offers prepaid calling vouchers at ATMs

February 21, 2002

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- First Union Corp., the nation's sixth largest bank holding company, is offering MCI WorldCom prepaid calling vouchers at nearly 2,900 ATMs.

Inter Active teams with FTI for ATM ads

February 21, 2002

JACKSON, Miss. -- Financial Technologies, Inc. (FTI) has teamed with Florida-based Inter Active Touch Marketing (IATM) to promote on-screen advertising and…

Back to the future

"Keep it simple" is the mantra of electronic payments veteran Del Tonguette. He says marketing is more important than any high-tech bells and whistles when it…

Jarecki leaves EDS, joins CashPoint

February 21, 2002

SEATTLE -- Don Jarecki has joined CashPoint, an ATM advertising firm, as vice president of network development. Formerly vice president of the Consumer Network…

Armed for e-commerce

NCR's Knowledge Lab has something unusual up its sleeve -- a 'personal e-commerce solution' called the M-Bracelet. Among its nifty applications: it can connect…

CCS/Diebold study: Half of retailers plan to add ATMs

February 21, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A recent study commissioned by Card Capture Services, one of the country's largest independent deployers, and manufacturer Diebold seems to…

RBSA certifies MoneyTel ATM

February 21, 2002

CARROLLTON, Texas -- RBSA, Inc., a Carrollton, Texas-based third party processor, has certified the MoneyTel ATM developed by Universal ATM Network of…