NetBank Payment Systems adds $1.5M to parent's earnings in '04

February 7, 2005

ATLANTA -  NetBank Payment Systems, which includes the ATM/merchant processing business formerly known as FTI, provided a bright spot for parent NetBank Inc.

Bank of Queensland grows ATM network with purchase from independent

February 6, 2005

Sydney Morning Herald: The Bank of Queensland has said it will acquire 116 ATM contracts from Autocash Systems Australia for $800,000 (U.S. $617,570).

NY county law requires registration fee for non-bank ATMs

February 6, 2005

Journal-News: Dave Connor said he was helping his customers by placing an automated ATM in his Blauvelt, N.Y., convenience store.

Visa approved EPPs now standard on most Tranax ATMs

February 3, 2005

FREMONT, Calif. -  Visa certified encrypting PIN pads will be standard on all Tranax Technologies' Mini-Bank 1500, Mini-Bank 2150, Mini-Bank 2250 and Mini-Bank…

Bank of Moscow installing 200 Diebold Opteva ATMs

February 3, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Bank of Moscow, one of Russia's top 10 financial institutions with more than 2 million individual and corporate customers, has purchased…

Vietnamese bank adding ATMs

February 2, 2005

Thanh Nien Daily: The number of customers withdrawing cash from the Foreign Trade Bank of Vietnam's (Vietcombank) ATMs has increased substantially as the Lunar…

NetBank Payment Systems installs Morphis software

February 2, 2005

DALLAS -  NetBank Payment Systems has installed Morphis software to replace its existing ATM management platform.

Equity firm buys Wausau Financial Systems

February 2, 2005

WAUSAU, Wis. - Frontenac Company, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm, has purchased Wausau Financial Systems, a provider of enterprise transaction…

Wincor World sets record with 70 partners

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February 1, 2005

Wincor World opened with a record number of partners and a few big announcements from host Wincor Nixdorf, including the company's plans to jointly develop and…

Fiserv volumes grow in '04

February 1, 2005

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq: FISV) said its Fiserv EFT unit and Accel/Exchange network processed record-setting EFT transaction volume for 2004…

Washington Trust gets Rhode Island's state ATM contract

February 1, 2005

The Day.com: The state of Rhode Island has awarded the Washington Trust Co. a three-year contract to place its ATMs in state buildings, colleges and…

Level Four offering 'trade up' program for ATM testing software

February 1, 2005

MIAMI – Level Four Software, a provider of ATM and point-of-sale testing and development software, has launched a Trade Up program for new customers in North…

British MPs grill independent ATM operators

February 1, 2005

The Guardian: Four of the UK's biggest operators of fee-charging ATMs denied exploiting customers and profiteering as they were grilled by MPs yesterday over…

eFunds makes organizational changes

February 1, 2005

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - eFunds Corporation (NYSE: EFD), is promoting George Gresham to senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 1…

Japan's regional banks consider anti-fraud measures, including chip cards

January 31, 2005

The Japan Times: More than 80 percent of the nation's regional banks are considering switching from magnetic cash cards to ones embedded with IC chips to make…

Debit card usage growing fast in India

January 31, 2005

Times of India: With the entry of the State Bank of India into the debit market in 2002, debit card usage has shot up in India.

Cardtronics ATMs in Walgreen stores to carry PNC brand

January 31, 2005

HOUSTON - Cardtronics, the nation's largest independent owner/operator of ATMs, has signed an agreement with PNC Bank of Pittsburgh to brand more than 150 ATMs…

More customers care about online banking than ATM, branch locations

January 30, 2005

Tech Web: Online banking has become the third most important factor in choosing a bank, following only free checking and fee and service charges, according…

Warming up a 'cold' channel

January 30, 2005

As financial institutions experiment with adding functionality at ATMs, they risk alienating customers who use them primarily for quick transactions.

First Data reports EPS of 56 cents in '04's final quarter

January 30, 2005

DENVER - First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) reported fourth quarter earnings per share of 56 cents. As anticipated, results included integration expenses of 3 cents…