Death, taxes...and ATM regulation?

February 2, 2004

As if 'death' and 'taxes' aren't enough when it comes to life's inevitabilities, those in the retail ATM business will likely soon be coping with 'increased…

First Data reports higher earnings in '03, expects to close Concord deal this month

February 2, 2004

DENVER - First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) reported higher fourth-quarter earnings, driven by an 11 percent rise in revenue.

Kahuna in distribution deal with prepaid services provider

February 2, 2004

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Kahuna Business Group, an off-premise ATM provider with more than 5,000 machines under contract, has formed a partnership with Prepaid…

Morphis in partnership for electronic exchange of ATM cash mngt. data

February 2, 2004

DALLAS and MARIETTA, Ga. - Morphis, Inc., a software provider for the financial and armored carrier industries, and Alliances Services, LLC, an ATM-only…

Wincor Nixdorf grows sales by 7% in '03

February 2, 2004

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf grew its net sales by 7 percent to €1.4 billion (U.S. $1.7 billion) in fiscal 2002/03.

Sales vet Hicks joins CDS

February 2, 2004

NEW ORLEANS - Bobby Hicks, an ATM industry veteran who has worked for several transaction processors during his career, has joined third-party processor…

KAL, EWI partner to deliver prepaid services at ATMs

February 2, 2004

SAN DIEGO, Calif. and EDINBURGH, UK - EWI Prepaid, a provider of advanced prepaid services and technologies, has formed a strategic partnership with KAL, an…

Aptus sales increase 400% in '03

February 1, 2004

PORTLAND, Ore. - Aptus Financial, an ATM service provider and developer of advanced ATM  functions, says that its sales grew by more than 400 percent and its…

PNC to use NCR for check imaging, archiving

February 1, 2004

DAYTON, Ohio - PNC Bank (NYSE: PNC) has selected NCR Corporation's (NYSE: NCR) ImageMark Archive solution as its new all-items image archive for…

Global Axcess acquiring unnamed ISO

February 1, 2004

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Global Axcess Corp. (OTCBB:GLXS) says it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 900 ATM/merchant contracts from…

Kenyan bank promos new ATMs with contest

February 1, 2004

NAIROBI, Kenya - I&M Bank has begun promoting its recently launched ATM services.

Brits using debit cards more overseas, in ATMs and at POS

February 1, 2004

LONDON - An £8 million (U.S. $14.5 million) campaign by Switch/Maestro that features a pair of adventurous penguins on holiday in Venice and Paris has helped…

(Not) lost in translation

Channel integration remains largely out of reach for ATM owners because ATMs, teller stations, point-of-sale terminals and other devices 'speak' a different…

Scrip machine is poor haul for Houston thieves

January 29, 2004

HOUSTON - Two men were taken into police custody after they crashed into a Harris County gas station and stole a scrip machine early on Jan. 26.

UK's Link network gains 51st member

January 29, 2004

LONDON - National Savings and Investments (NSandI) has joined Link, the UK's national cash machine network, bringing the total number of members to 51.

Diebold's event monitoring center receives top industry rating

January 29, 2004

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has earned the Central Station Alarm Association's (CSAA)  "Five Diamond 100 percent Operator Certified…

ACT takes new name as part of growth plan

January 28, 2004

SPRINGBORO, Ohio - American Circuit Technology, Inc. (ACT) has changed its name to ATM Components & Technology, Inc. with the new motto: "Your ATM…

Synovus licenses ATM Manager Pro software

January 28, 2004

NORWOOD, Mass. - Synovus (NYSE: SNV - News), a financial services holding company with 40 affiliate banks throughout the Southeast, has licensed ATM Manager…

NexTran appoints CFO, 2 other senior managers

January 28, 2004

SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. - ATM provider NexTran Industries has added three senior managers to its corporate staff.

Honest mall worker turns in $12,400 left by armored company

January 28, 2004

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. - A maintenance worker at the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa stumbled upon more than $12,000 cash forgotten by the company that fills the mall ATM…