Swipe USA's founder talks on the future of money

May 11, 2005

BERKELEY, Calif. - Industry leaders in music, media, marketing and merchandising gathered at U.C. Berkeley May 4 for the second Future-M panel, hosted by VSC…

British TV targets sporting audience at the ATM

May 11, 2005

NEWPORT-ON-TAY, Scotland - British Eurosport is the first TV broadcaster to use the ATM:ad medium for an advertising campaign targeting viewers outside its…

Commercial check clearing volume expected to drop

May 11, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Reserve System predicts that its commercial check clearing volume will fall by 15 percent in 2005, coming on the heels of a 1…

BREAKING: U.S. bank buys Genpass

May 10, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS and IRVING, Texas - U.S. Bank, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), announced its purchase of Genpass Inc. May 10.   The sale includes Fort…

Banking segment revenue improves at NetBank

May 10, 2005

ATLANTA - NetBank Inc. (Nasdaq: NTBK), a diversified financial services provider, reported financial results for the first quarter of 2005 May 4.

Breaking: U.S. Bank buys Genpass

May 10, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS and IRVING, Texas - U.S. Bank, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), announced its purchase of Genpass Inc. May 10.

Level Four releases ATM testing solution

May 10, 2005

Finextra.com: Level Four Software, which provides ATM testing and development software, has launched ATM TrueTest, a standalone harness to test Windows-based…

Man pleads 'not guilty' in ATM theft scheme

May 10, 2005

Associated Press: A Romanian national with alleged ties to Russian organized crime has been ordered held on $2 million bail after being accused of leading an…

First Data signs processing deal with Belize bank

May 10, 2005

BELIZE CITY, Belize - First Data Corp, an electronic-commerce and payment-services provider, signed a payment-processing agreement with Provident Bank &…

Credit union network grows 35% since '04

May 9, 2005

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Credit Union 24 Network hit record-setting growth figures for 2004, according to a news release. New participants and expanded…

NCR adds security consultancy service

May 9, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corp. has released a response to fight ATM fraud, according to a news release.

Paragon inks deal in Middle East

May 9, 2005

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - The Shared Electronic Banking Services Co. (KNET) - Kuwait's EFT national switch and a leading payments processor in the Gulf…

New Zealanders are giving up the green

May 9, 2005

The National Business Review: New Zealand consumers are well on their way to making cashless transactions, according to a KPMG, a professional service firm…

CIT releases electronic check-image endorsement solution

May 8, 2005

LAS VEGAS - Cheq Information Technology Inc. released StencilFont, an image-endorsement software package for financial institutions and commercial…

Barclays buys into South African market

May 8, 2005

The Sunday Business Post: Barclays announced a full-scale return to South Africa after confirming it would pay £2.9 billion (U.S. $5.5 billion) for a 6…

Bold thieves build their own ATM

May 8, 2005

Reuters UK: Audacious thieves in Romania have constructed a complete ATM, minus the cash box, to steal account details, banking officials said.

eFunds' 1Q earnings reflect growth in EFT processing, outsourcing

May 8, 2005

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.- eFunds Corp. reported first quarter net revenue of $114.2 million, an 8 percent increase from Q1 2004, according to a news release.

Wincor's automated postal center takes top honors at KioskCom.com

May 8, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas - The U.S. Postal Service won three first place awards at the KioskCom.com Interactive Kiosk Excellence Awards ceremony in Las Vegas last month…

Ticket sales at the ATM make a comeback

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Ticket and coupon sales at the ATM were the rage in the '90s, at least among large U.S. financial institutions. That dual functionality, however, didn't go…

S1 Corp. reports significant cross-sales in Q1

May 5, 2005