New study correlates access to cash, opportunity

April 28, 2017

The ATM Industry Association has published a new study on the role of cash in financial inclusion.

FIME lays claim to largest network of EMVCo accredited labs

April 28, 2017

FIME has that, with the addition of four new accreditations, six of its laboratories around the world are approved by EMVCo to perform Level 1 tests on payment…

Canadian FI rolls out Pepper the Humanoid Robot for customer service

April 28, 2017

Whether it's totally cool or a tad creepy is a matter of debate; either way, Pepper, the humanoid robot created by SoftBank Robotics America is now on staff at…

US Payments Forum issues EMV update

April 28, 2017

The U.S. Payments Forum has published updates on the status of the EMV chip migration in the United States.

The Swedish Bankomat in the early history of the ATM

Though not widely remembered today, the Bankomat — installed within a week of the first De La Rue machine at Barclays Bank in June 1967 — played an important…

Euronet weathers India's ATM woes, keeps revenue growth going

April 27, 2017

IAD and electronic payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. reported first quarter 2017 financial results on Tuesday.

Paragon, ICC partner to deliver end-to-end EMV testing solutions for ATMs

April 27, 2017

Paragon Application Systems, an independent testing services provider, has formed a strategic alliance with U.K.-based ICC Solutions, a provisioner of EMV test…

Will South Korea kick coins to the curb?

April 27, 2017

The Bank of Korea announced in 2016 that it had a plan to eliminate coin use in the country by 2020.

Agenda, speakers announced for ATM & Payments Security 2017

April 27, 2017

The ATM Industry Association has announced the program and speaker lineup for the ATM & Payment Security 2017 conference to be held Sept. 19–20 in London…

Entrust Datacard lends its voice to PCI Security Standards Council

April 27, 2017

Entrust Datacard, a provider of trusted identity and secure transaction technology solutions, has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a Participating…

Wal-Mart links with Amex Bluebird for mobile funds transfer

April 27, 2017

Walmart and American Express have introduced a new service that will enable Bluebird prepaid debit cardholders to to digitally send money for cash pickup at…

How Chinese exchanges influence bitcoin

Bitcoin was designed to be free from control by any one institution. But as mining and buying activity become concentrated in China, a country whose government…

Why consumers still love cash

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

With so many "more convenient" options available, why do people continue to rely on hard currency?

For NCR, it's off to the races in Q1

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

ATM revenues were a notable weak spot in the first quarter of 2017, but NCR got off to a strong enough start overall that executives were able to announce with…

Russian hacker gets 27-year sentence for payment card data theft

April 25, 2017

It is notoriously difficult to extradite Russian hackers to face trial in the U.S. It was the misfortune of one Roman Seleznev, 32,  of Vladivostok, Russia, to…

Visa US-based chip transactions top 1B in March

April 25, 2017

In March, the number of U.S. consumer transactions on Visa chip cards topped 1 billion for the first time. The new statistic represents an increase of 33…

ACI rolls out real-time payments scheme for US banks

April 25, 2017

Banking and payments solutions provider ACI Worldwide is offering its UP Immediate Payments solution via a hosted cloud, providing financial institutions of…

VocaLink Pay By Bank adds another FI

April 25, 2017

Pay by Bank, a service powered by VocaLink and supported by U.K. banks and acquirers, has announced a partnership with Starling Bank that will launch the…

PayToo gets into the selfie game

April 25, 2017

PayToo Merchant Services Corp., a division of PayToo, has unveiled its new payment technology, PayToo SmileandPay. The service uses facial recognition and…

KAL and SUZOHAPP/SCAN COIN join forces to produce a winning formula

KAL has established a new partnership with SUZOHAPP/SCAN COIN. The two companies have joined forces to deliver innovative, 4th generation self-service, cash…