New loan program unlocks credit for ATM operators

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The good news: Credit is now cheap in the U.S.

EAST acquires Ukraine representative

March 15, 2012

The Ukrainian Interbank Payment Systems Member Association (known as "EMA") has just joined the European ATM Security Team as the national representative…

Canada gets its first remote key download provider

March 15, 2012

Open Solutions Inc., a payment services provider to the Canadian financial and retail industries, has announced that it is the first payments processor to…

IBM grants 'ready for DB2' certification for SmartVisa applications

March 15, 2012

BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry, has announced that IBM has certified as “Ready for…

Free download provides self-evaluation tool for ATM businesses

March 15, 2012

Kahuna ATM Solutions has announced that it is offering IADs and ATM operators a free download of its 10-Point Strategic Profitability Analysis.

Commentary: 6 wireless myths that need debunking

ATM Marketplace is pleased to introduce our new blogger, Chris Baird of OptConnect, as he takes on the wireless skeptics.

Survey: Men carry more cash than women

March 14, 2012

Women are increasingly passing up the ATM and relying on their debit cards to shop, while men are fonder of old-fashioned paper money, according to the results…

Australians ditching cash for cards

March 14, 2012

Australians are moving closer to a cashless society, said a news story at abc.net.au. The article included new statistics released by the Reserve Bank showing…

Card use increasing among Indian middle class

March 13, 2012

Bangladesh's 30 million-strong middleclass makes up one-fifth of the population and they are increasingly choosing debit card transactions, said a news report…

EAST publishes European ATM fraud update

March 13, 2012

The European ATM Security Team today announced that it has published its first European Fraud Update for 2012.

US a magnetic draw for Canadian fraudsters

March 13, 2012

Now that almost all Canadian payment cards have migrated to EMV technology, some in the financial industry are speculating that Canadian skimming activity will…

Georgia bank to add 200 deposit automation ATMs

March 12, 2012

Synovus Bank, a Georgia-chartered institution operating in five states, today announced that it has invested in 200 new deposit automation ATMs from Wincor…

What's a non-compliant ATM owner to do?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

New ADA rules have many eyeing the Ides of March with unease.

ATMIA US 2012: Fighting cyber attacks at the ATM

GMV demonstrated their anti-cyber crime software at the ATMIA US 2012 conference.

New software enables real-time check verification

March 12, 2012

Banks can now verify checks in real-time using FraudOne software from SoftPro, the company announced today. The program's Day 0 deployment option can prevent…

Add a fee or watch an ad? Aussie IAD could let users choose

March 12, 2012

Australia's largest independent ATM provider is considering going fee-free for customers who are willing to watch an ad during their transaction, said a March…

Behind the scenes

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

Like many of my readers, I like automobiles. More passionate than most, I suspect, a car for me has ceased to have anything to do with moving between point A…

ATMIA US 2012: The 100k-hour LED ATM keyboard light

ACG showed its ballast-free LED ATM keyboard light at the ATMIA US 2012 Conference. The LED solution uses significantly less energy than a traditional…

ATMIA US 2012: ATM financing in a tight credit market

Ryan Langston of ATMequipment talks about his company's program to help finance new machines and upgrades. The conversation took place at the ATMIA US 201…

ATMIA US 2012: an ATM goes gecko; a high-tech topper

Rob Evans from Nautilus Hyosung talks about two of his company's products at the ATMIA US 2012 Conference: the wall-clinging Gecko ATM, and a digital-screen…