UnionPay qualifies UL test tool for Chinese market

January 5, 2016

UL says it is is the first provider of acquirer certification test tools to earn UnionPay approval for terminal integration testing within the Chinese market.

PenFed opens next-gen branch in Puerto Rico

January 5, 2016

The war department CU has intro'd interactive devices and an open floor plan in a non-base location to allow convenient access for all members, regardless of…

Barclaycard: Contactless spending soars in the UK

January 5, 2016

The bank found that contactless payments now account for 1 in 10 card transactions with spending nearing one billion pounds ($1.4 billion) per month.

ATMs in 2016: What's in the stars?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Before closing the book on 2015, we asked ATM industry members what they view as the year's biggest developments — and what they see ahead for 2016.

NuSource chooses CheckAlt for ATM deposits

January 4, 2016

The CheckAlt solution allows NuSource to offer its customers automated processing and consolidation of items received via image-enabled ATMs.

Apple might have bigger plans for iOS payments

January 1, 2016

The company has filed a patent for a system that would give iPhone users the ability to transfer funds to others through text, phone call and email.

Diebold, EyeLock to showcase screen-free ATM at CES

January 1, 2016

The concept ATM relies on a mobile app to initiate transactions and employs iris-scanning technology to verify the user.

Intria, NCR implement RDC in Canada

January 1, 2016

The companies say they have leveraged their longstanding relationship to help five Canadian FIs go live with remote deposit capture solutions.

In it for the long haul

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

In the long run, it's going to be a question of how creative we can be when thinking of what needs to be dispensed to authorized ATM users.

FIs sink or swim with fintech players

FIs must focus more on innovation, but this will not be easy in an environment where more than 75 percent of IT expenditure goes towards system maintenance.

Diebold selects new Israeli IAD

December 29, 2015

The manufacturer has tied up with Afcon Holdings Ltd. in a three-year distribution and authorized service agreement.

PCI SSC pushes back SSL-to-TLS migration deadline

December 29, 2015

The PCI Security Standards Council says it was necessary to extend the migration window due to 'a lot of business issues.'

The best bank for ATM users? You might be surprised

December 29, 2015

It's an FI you might not have heard of — and it doesn't own a single ATM.

The top 5 stories of 2015: An ATM Marketplace wrap-up

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

As we close out the year, ATM Marketplace offers up a small package of big things — the five stories that piqued the greatest interest last year among ATM…

Bank Simpanan intros virtual teller technology on Cisco platform

December 21, 2015

The bank is Malaysia's first financial institution to implement virtual teller machines, Cisco says.

Nationwide, NCR team to improve ATM availability

December 21, 2015

The British building society will deploy NCR SmartServ Predict in order to anticipate ATM maintenance issues and prevent unnecessary downtime.

Gartner: Mobile payments to see substantial growth

December 21, 2015

The research firm says that by 2018, half of consumers in mature markets will be making mobile payments via smartphone or wearable device.

Diebold in joint venture to provide ATMs, kiosks in China

December 21, 2015

Diebold says that it will work with China-based partner Inspur to provide a complete suite of self-service products and related services to Chinese FIs.

Cash or card: How do you pay for Christmas?

For now, it's still hard to get people to part with their cash — except at the tills.

Pair of South Korean FIs to pilot iris recognition at ATMs

December 18, 2015

Woori Bank and the Industrial Bank of Korea have announced two separate initiatives using the biometric technology to enhance transaction security.