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East Coast armored carriers on strike; ATMs could run out of cash over holiday weekend
July 1, 2004
PHILADELPHIA - Armored carriers who service the majority of the ATMs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are on strike, which may affect consumers…
read nowCardtronics borrows $180M
July 1, 2004
HOUSTON - Cardtronics says it has closed a new $180 million credit facility, which was arranged by BNP Paribas and Bank of America, N.A.
read nowConstruction equipment used to steal 3 ATMs in 2 weeks in Atlanta area
June 30, 2004
ATLANTA - Three times in the past two weeks, someone has snuck into Atlanta-area construction sites, hot-wired forklifts or other machines, then taken them to…
read nowCanada's Ezee ATM makes another ATM acquisition
June 30, 2004
TORONTO - Ezee ATM LP has acquired a network of almost 700 ATMs located across Canada and operated by Montreal based Meta-4 Business Networking Solutions from…
read nowE*Trade Bank customers get free access to ATMs under terms of sale to Cardtronics
June 30, 2004
NEW YORK - E*Trade Financial Corporation says it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its ATM operating subsidiary, E*Trade Access, to…
read nowForging Your Bank's Link in the New Currency Supply Chain
June 30, 2004
Today's currency supply chain is in a state of sustained change. According to Carreker, all FIs will feel the effect of the supply chain's breaking and…
read nowAs tech and regulations change, who should drive your ATM?
by Sherry Yang
June 29, 2004
Financial institutions evaluating whether they want to drive their own ATMs or outsource that function to a third party tend to focus on two "C"s - cost and…
read nowATM urban legends rare, wacky
by Sherry Yang
June 29, 2004
Urban legends about ATMs are just about as rare as razor blades in Halloween apples.
read nowRemote key distribution may improve compliance rates, security
by Sherry Yang
June 29, 2004
Trying to improve PIN security, EFT networks require their members to use a unique encryption key for each ATM. While the requirement has been ignored by some…
read nowCASE STUDY: ABSA chooses Transoft's OptiCash system
June 29, 2004
When ABSA needed a centralized currency management system, it turned to Transoft for a solution. Read about ABSA's challenge and Transoft's solution in this…
read nowATMs in losing battle of germ warfare
June 29, 2004
TUCSON, Ariz.- Many American never suspect that germs are lurking on many common objects in their homes, offices, and public areas -- including ATMs.
read nowTaiwan begins switch to chip cards
June 29, 2004
TAIWAN - Beginning next month, holders of ATM cards will have to upgrade to integrated-circuit or smart cards in a bid to counter the increasingly severe…
read nowATM vet Bob Cannon is now president of prepaid firm
June 29, 2004
SUGARLAND, Texas - XL Payment Systems, Inc. has introduced a pre-paid debit card program designed to serve the unbanked and under banked populations.
read nowGASA intros international ATM crime database
June 28, 2004
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA), formed by the ATM Industry Association in June 2003, has launched a global ATM Crime…
read nowCitibank hopes incorporation will give it access to Singapore ATMs
June 28, 2004
SINGAPORE - Citibank plans to spend S$1.5 billion (U.S. $874 million) to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore and gain an advantage over other foreign…
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