Will low-cost smartphones drive up demand for ATM/mobile interoperability?

April 24, 2013

Increasingly, the smartphone market is asserting dominance over the feature phone market, a trend that points to the likelihood of growing consumer demand for…

Cummins Allison intros currency scanner in Europe

April 23, 2013

Cummins Allison, a provider of coin, check and currency handling solutions, has introduced a JetScan iFX i100 series desktop banknote solution for currency…

SmartMetric intros biometrics for NFC cards

April 23, 2013

SmartMetric Inc. has announced the successful incorporation of near field communication technology into its fingerprint-activated biometric chip card. The chip…

Euronet rolls out end-to-end prepaid card solution across Europe

April 23, 2013

Euronet 360 Finance Ltd., a subsidiary of Leawood, Kan.-based EFT processor Euronet Worldwide, has announced the launch of complete solutions for prepaid card…

Contactless card shipments on a rapid upswing

April 23, 2013

Contactless payment card shipments are increasing at a strong clip, according to annual review data released by the Smart Payment Association. Nearly a quarter…

Only cash works in an emergency!

by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World

In the U.K., TV advertising by National Westminster Bank has for months been focusing on their emergency cash service. The basis of this service is that if you…

Coastal Community Credit Union debuts video teller ATMs

April 23, 2013

Canada's Coastal Community Credit Union has installed its first NCR APTRA Interactive Teller ATM in a newly opened branch in Duncan, on Vancouver Island. The…

Paragon launches free online training program, 'EMV in 16 minutes'

April 23, 2013

To introduce industry members to EMV, Paragon Application Systems, a provider of automated e-payment testing solutions, has launched a free online training…

Co-op Financial Services online Visa EMV processing up and running

April 23, 2013

Co-op Financial Services has announced that its online transaction processing for EMV-enabled Visa debit cards functioned successfully in at least six…

Colorado credit union chooses Tyfone for mobile banking

April 22, 2013

Boulder Valley Credit Union is the latest financial institution to choose Tyfone's mobile financial services. The CU has more than 210,000 members and more…

7 ways ATMs are going green (and not just dispensing it)

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The financial services industry is reducing its environmental impact while bolstering the bottom line.

Fed data stokes signature vs. PIN debate

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

As we all know, there is an ongoing industry debate centered on whether chip-and-PIN transactions are more secure than chip card transactions that use only a…

YourCash teams up with tech services provider EVRY

April 19, 2013

YourCash Ltd., a provider of ATMs and cash management solutions in the U.K. and Europe, has announced a new partnership with Nordic IT-services provider EVRY.

ATM Industry leaders, innovators to convene at London conference

April 19, 2013

Europe's largest ATM conference, European ATMs 2013, will take place at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London June 5–6. RBR and the ATM Industry Association…

Study: mobile and tablet banking

April 19, 2013

Mercator Advisory Group has announced the publication of "Mobile and Tablet Banking: A Catalyst for Change." The study investigates how mobile devices are…

Overcoming interchange

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

"Nobody would dare say they see interchange going away ... what matters is ensuring there is an equitable exchange between issuer and acquirer…" 

Mobile banking: Increased acceptance equals greater opportunities for FIs

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

Mobile devices have become a part of everyday life around the world, used for banking, entertainment, communication, payments, budgeting and even shopping. A…

MEA to start seeing video teller ATMs

April 19, 2013

NCR Corp. has announced the launch of its APTRA Interactive Teller solution in the Middle East and Africa, starting with the Middle East. One of the region's…

With self-service ATMs, Wells Fargo thinks big, but builds small

Wells Fargo introduced its "neighborhood bank" in the NoMa neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Just 1,000 square feet in size, the airy and contemporary store…

Ghana gets its first mobile ATM

April 18, 2013

Ghana's UT Bank has rolled out (literally) that nation's first mobile banking unit. "Bank on Wheels" was unveiled this week at the bank's annual shareholder…