BBVA launches sales on Amazon with eye towards financial products

January 2, 2020

BBVA, the Spanish banking group, has launched a plan to sell products on Amazon, starting with renowned restaurant El Cellar de Can Roca, part of a larger plan…

UnionPay says 4 million merchants support mobile service outside of China

January 2, 2020

UnionPay International, the third leading mobile wallet service in China, said that 28.5 million merchants accept Union Pay outside of the country, with …

4 digital banking trends to watch in 2020

The growing phenomenon of direct, digital banking and Silicon Valley's entry into the payments business pose a series of challenges to traditional banks. NCR's…

UK convenience store group urges LINK to cancel fee cut amid crisis in cash access

December 31, 2019

The U.K.'s  Association of Convenience Stores is urging LINK, the entity that controls that country's ATM network, to cancel its next planned fee cut in order…

Puerto Rican neobank FFIBI teams with Seafarer Foundation on multi-currency payroll card

December 31, 2019

Puerto Rico-based First Finance International Bank Inc. has teamed up with the Australia-based Seafarer Foundation to develop a reloadable multi-currency card…

Dash Gold Foundation to push digital currency payments, blockchain ATMs

December 30, 2019

The Dash Gold Foundation said it will use the gold SKR (Safe Keeping Receipt) to promote its Beyond Dash Gold digital currency payments, digital currency ATM…

Wirex, i2C partner on blockchain-based payments card in Asia-Pacific

December 30, 2019

Payments firm Wirex and i2C Inc., a digital banking and payment processing firm, announced a partnership to launch a blockchain-based card for travelers using…

Facial recognition to grow 12.5% annually through 2024

December 30, 2019

The facial recognition market is expected to grow at a combined annual growth rate of 12.5% for the forecast period 2019 to 2024, according to Mordor…

Big news: This year's most-read blog posts

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

Now that the year is winding to a close, we can look back and see what stories got the most attention. Contactless cards, ATM security, Win10 and bitcoin ATMs…

Kroger machines temporarily impacted by debit, credit card glitch Christmas Eve

December 26, 2019

At a time when many Americans were hustling to stock up on food for the Christmas holiday, shoppers at Kroger stores in parts of the country experienced a…

The future of cash, ATMs — your 2020 spoiler alert

by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo — Professor of Business History, Bangor University

According to some economists, we've been experiencing an extended period of slow growth since the 1970s. What does this mean for the future of cash and ATMs?

Visa, TD Bank partner to ease US-Canadian funds transfer

December 23, 2019

Visa and TD Bank announced an agreement to allow easier transfer of funds between U.S. and Canadian bank accounts using Visa Direct push payments.

NCR acquires store virtualization technology company Zynstra

December 23, 2019

Atlanta-based NCR Corp., a global enterprise technology company for the retail, hospitality and banking industries, announced Monday it is acquiring U.K.-based…

Worldpay from FIS partners with JCB to enter Japan market

December 23, 2019

Worldpay, the global e-commerce platform of FIS, is partnering with JCB, a Japan credit card issuer and a global payment network. The agreement will enable…

Happy 21st birthday for UK's independent ATMs? Not exactly

by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World

ATMIA Europe's Ron Delnevo takes us back to when the first independent ATM was installed in the U.K. Consumers were thrilled at the time, but the country still…

Wawa convenience stores, gas stations hit by major malware attack

December 20, 2019

Wawa, a widely used convenience store and gas station chain concentrated in the Eastern U.S., said it was hit by a data breach that affected most of its 85…

Prepaid debit card trailblazer Steve Streit retires as CEO of Green Dot

December 20, 2019

Green Dot, a fintech and provider of prepaid debit cards, announced late Wednesday that founder and CEO Steve Streit will step down from his position on Dec.

Smartmetric extends battery life of biometric card to 9 years

December 20, 2019

Smartmetric Inc., a manufacturer of biometric, fingertip-based credit cards, said that its biometric credit and debit card — slated for release in early 2020 …

Rise in contactless debit card payments reducing cash dependence in Malaysia

December 20, 2019

The Malaysian payments market remains cash-reliant. The concerted efforts by the central bank and other stakeholders, however, are set to gradually push the…

Developing Strategies in the Age of Digital Cash Management

New ways for Independent ATM Deployers and Financial Institutions to remain competitive and generate recurring revenue streams in the digital age of cash…

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