Piedmont Advantage CU expands Co-op partnership

September 10, 2013

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Piedmont Advantage Credit Union has announced the addition of mobile services as well as debit and credit processing from the Co-op…

EMV migration and the FI brand: What could it mean for you?

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

EMV chip technology is already common in the payments industry, used throughout Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Latin America, Africa and most of the…

India's ICICI adds 'Branch on Wheels'

September 9, 2013

ICICI Bank Ltd. has launched its "Branch on Wheels" as part of a financial inclusion plan that aims to provide banking services to unbanked villages in…

MN CU network acquires transaction processor

September 9, 2013

MnIPC, a St. Paul, Minn.-based independent processing service for credit unions, has announced the completion of its purchase of ProDraft Services LLC, a North…

Euronet's Ria intros online money transfer option

September 9, 2013

Ria Money Transfer, a division of Euronet Worldwide Inc., has launched RiaMoneyTransfer.com, the company's first consumer-facing digital product offering. The…

The swipe fee ruling: What’s Plan ‘B’ for transaction routing?

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

A U.S. District Court judge recently ruled that the Federal Reserve Board overstepped its authority in setting a 21 cent interchange fee cap on debit card…

Wells Fargo connects with the community through ATM screen

September 9, 2013

While the Fed frets that some U.S. banks are "too big to fail," consumers fume that they're "too big to care." But through the medium of the ATM screen, the…

The power of touch

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

Consumers of all ages have now moved from a level of comfort to almost an expectation that the devices they interact with on a daily basis contain touchscreen…

Bitcoin ATMs are looking legit

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

With installations coming up in Canada, are ATMs for the digital currency finally the real deal?

Study: India ATM industry outlook to 2018

September 9, 2013

New Delhi-based Ken Research has issued a new report focused on present conditions and future prospects for the Indian ATM Market. "India ATM Industry Outlook…

Datacard, Ecobank partner on instant issue personalized prepaids

September 9, 2013

Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, is helping Ecobank Transnational Inc., a financial services provider with…

Fiserv debuts 'big data' solution

September 9, 2013

Financial services technology solutions provider Fiserv has rolled out Predictive Scores, a predictive modeling solution for customer behavior. The program…

The 411 on Upgrading Your ATMs [infographic]

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

With three major fleet-wide ATM upgrade initiatives currently in the pipeline — EMV, PCI and Windows 7 — this infographic will help you keep track of it all.

EMV education is the key

by Mark Smith — VP of Financial Solutions, Kahuna ATM Solutions

Changes are coming and there have been many discussions, conferences and committee meetings to determine the best path to EMV in the U.S. There are several…

The death of cash: just an urban myth?

It might depend on the ability of alternative payment methods to prove that they're just as convenient.

Report adjusts NFC timeline

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

Whereas eMarketer once predicted that by 2015, U.S. consumers would spend $20 billion using their phones at the point of sale, it now projects mobile payments…

Franklin Synergy Bank opts for ARCA cash recycling

September 5, 2013

Franklin Synergy Bank, a locally owned FI in Franklin, Tenn. with more than $600 million in assets, has chosen the ARCA CM18 cash recycler for its newest…

JHA lands bids to provide outsourced processing for mid-tier banks

September 5, 2013

The Jack Henry Banking division of Jack Henry & Assoc. Inc., a provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial…

Smart Card Alliance welcomes Primax

September 5, 2013

Primax, a Wakefield, Mass.-based provider of credit and debit card issuing and merchant acquiring programs, products and services, has joined Smart Card…

MDT intros first TMR magnetic sensors for detecting magnetic properties on banknotes

September 5, 2013

Chinese vendor MultiDimension Technology Co. Ltd., a supplier of magnetic sensors featuring tunneling magnetoresistance technology, has announced the launch of…