ATM Marketplace: July Top 5

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Second quarter earnings for two major ATM-makers fizzled like damp fireworks, but a feature recapping 50 years of ATM progress reminded us that there's still…

EMVCo releases QR code payment specs

August 3, 2017

EMVCo, the global technical body that manages EMV specifications, has released QR code payment specifications that support use cases for both merchant- and…

Co-op shared branch network captures No. 2 spot among retail FIs

August 3, 2017

The Co-op Shared Branch network has overtaken Chase in terms of number of branch offices to become the nation's second largest network of financial institution…

B2 intros mag stripe card simulator for fleet, loyalty, gift cards

August 3, 2017

B2 Payment Solutions Inc., a provider of products and services for the payment industry, has announced the B2 Magstripe Card Simulator, a software application…

MoneyPass, FCTI team to provide surcharge-free ATMs at 7-Eleven stores

August 3, 2017

MoneyPass, the card processing network of Elan Financial Services, and FCTI Inc., an IAD, have reached a multiyear agreement for the MoneyPass Network to…

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6 essentials of a customer loyalty-building mobile banking app

To remain in the digital vanguard and to win and retain customers, financial institutions need to design their digital offerings with some very specific…

Study: Nearly 6 in 10 large corporations considering blockchain deployment

August 1, 2017

Nearly six in 10 (57 percent) large corporations are either actively considering, or are in the process of deploying, blockchain technology, according to a new…

Nearly half of US consumers rate identity, banking fraud as chief concerns

August 1, 2017

Forty-four percent of U.S. consumers rate identity theft and banking fraud as their top concern, according to the most recent consumer finance trend research…

In India's booming ATM market, some providers are pulling back on fleet size

August 1, 2017

India's HDFC Bank has downsized its ATM network — a first for the bank in India's teeming ATM market.

SEC investigation of The Dao opens a can of worms for ICOs

July 31, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report Wednesday cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets (i.e.…

How to become a surcharge heavyweight

ATM deployers can use big data to increase surcharge revenue by more than $1,000 per ATM, per year. Here's how …

France's Worldline to acquire First Data Baltic operations

July 28, 2017

Worldline, a Paris-based provider of payments and transactional services, has inked an agreement to purchase First Data operations in Lithuania, Latvia and…

Allpoint ATM network adds Atlanta Kroger stores

July 28, 2017

Allpoint, the surcharge-free ATM network owned by Cardtronics, has announced the addition of approximately 125 Atlanta-area Kroger grocery stores.

A 'summer snapshot' of EMV progress in the US

July 28, 2017

The U.S. Payments Forum has released a summer 2017 market snapshot with updates on the progress of EMV implementation in the United States.

Cennox acquires 3SI Security Systems Europe division

July 28, 2017

Cennox, a supplier of ATM and banking solutions, has completed its acquisition of the European division of 3SI Security Systems. The deal will allow U.K.-based…

Orwellian or what?

July 28, 2017

On Aug. 1, Three Square Market, a Wisconsin-based provider of micromarket self-service food kiosks, will begin offering its employees implanted chip technology…

An abandoned program still haunts ATM operators

When Operation Choke Point was halted and financial institution regulators were directed to pull back on enforcement, the ATM industry thought it could breathe…

Digital Experience Center helps Raiffeisenbank staff, community expand tech competency

July 27, 2017

Germany's Raiffeisenbank Straubing eG and NCR Corp. have collaborated to create the bank's new Digital Experience Center, which recently had its grand opening.

Hyosung, ATD team to deliver fully integrated ATM, self-service solutions

July 27, 2017

Nautilus Hyosung America has announced a partnership with financial technology company Automated Transaction Delivery to provide fully integrated…