Added value, incremental income: new opportunities for ATM operators

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Donna Embry of PAI addresses a hot topic at ATMIA US 2013: revenue-building ancillary services for ATMs.

ATMIA US 2013: Elan showcases products and services for IADs

Over the years, the customer mix at Elan Financial Services has shifted from almost no independent ATM deployers to 40 percent IADs. At ATMIA US 2013, Steve…

ATMIA US 2013: adding value at the ATM

Incremental profit was the trending topic at ATMIA US 2013. Reduced exchange rates and rumblings from Washington about Durbin-style ATM fee caps have operators…

Fed will leave swipe fee cap as is

March 6, 2013

Whatever changes Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., thinks the Durbin Amendment swipe fee cap might need, the Federal Reserve seems perfectly content with it as is.

Number of Kiwis using mobile banking apps doubled in past year

March 6, 2013

New Zealanders are rapidly adopting smartphone apps to meet their banking needs. In the past year, the number of Kiwis conducting bank transactions through a…

SelectCore, Home Trust team up to tackle Canada's prepaid market

March 6, 2013

SelectCore Ltd., a provider of prepaid payment solutions, has teamed up with Home Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Capital Group Inc., to offer…

Encore C2C M2M wireless routers certified for ATM ISOs, IADs

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

March 6, 2013

Encore Networks, a provider of machine-to-machine solutions for fixed and wireless communications, has announced that it has received certification from Elan…

ATMIA names 2012 Global Industry Award winners

At the ATMIA US 2013 conference, 2012 Global Industry Award winners were honored for their work in the ATM industry. Awards were announced by Mike Lee, CEO…

Diversify ... how and why

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

"We are working twice as hard and making half as much," was the most common statement at the recent ATMIA Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. This echoed across the…

Diebold to sell manufacturing operations in Va. and NC

March 5, 2013

Diebold Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its manufacturing operations in Lynchburg, Va., and Lexington, N.C., to Porter's Group LLC pending satisfaction…

2nd ATM benchmarking study to kick off with informational webinars

March 5, 2013

In May 2012, the ATM Industry Association and Europe-based Value Partners Management Consulting jointly released the "ATM Benchmarking Study 2012 and Industry…

NFC Forum validates latest Clear2Pay test suite

March 5, 2013

Payment solutions provider Clear2Pay has announced the validation of its latest NFC Forum conformance test suite by NFC Forum, a non-profit industry…

GRG recycling module proves a good bet for German casinos

March 5, 2013

Chinese ATM manufacturer GRGBanking has made its first foray into the German market. Since January, German casino product and service company Cash Management…

Cambodian FI honored for effort to serve unbanked via Mobiliti Reach

March 5, 2013

Financial services technology provider Fiserv has announced that its client, ACLEDA Bank PLC, was recently named a Celent Model Bank for 2013. The Cambodian FI…

SecureConnect wins place on MSPmentor 501 global, N America lists

March 5, 2013

SecureConnect Inc., a provider of PCI compliance services and Internet security announced that it has ranked among the top 100 companies in sixth-annual…

Trustmark Nat'l Bank signs up for ACH Alert anti-fraud services

March 5, 2013

Fraud detection specialist ACH Alert has announced an agreement with Jackson, Miss.-based Trustmark National Bank to provide the bank's customers with fraud…

Is APM becoming obsolete?

by Marc Borbas — VP, Marketing, INETCO

Late last month, APMdigest posted a three-part interview with Gartner research VP Will Cappelli in which he discussed his recently published report, Will IT…

An 'upfront' approach to EMV at the ATM

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

A solution used by 70 percent of BPC clients in current EMV markets could take some of the sting out of U.S. implementation.

U.S. patent granted for secure remote transfer of ATM master key process

March 4, 2013

Inventors Henry Samuel Schwarz of New York and Daryll Paul Cordeiro of Atlanta, have developed a patent (8,375,203) for a "method and system for secure remote…

Wincor cardless ATM solution gets iPhone Passbook feature

March 4, 2013

Last October, Wincor Nixdorf introduced its PC/E Mobile Cash app, a solution that will allow bank customers to withdraw cash from ATM using a smartphone…