Diebold adds drive-up ATM to Opteva line

June 19, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold has added a through-the-wall, drive-up unit to Opteva, its newest line of ATMs.

In NY, more credit union members charged with 9/11-related ATM theft

June 18, 2003

NEW YORK -- More than 100 members of the Municipal Credit Union were charged on June 18 with looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from ATMs after a…

Fiserv in negotiations to buy EDS' credit union business

June 18, 2003

BROOKFIELD, Wisc. -- Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq: FISV) says it is negotiating with EDS Corp. (NYSE: EDS) to acquire EDS' credit union industry group.

Japanese bank girds itself against ATM theft

June 18, 2003

TOKYO -- Kyoto Hokuto Shinkin Bank has installed steel girders at its ATM kiosks in Kyoto Prefecture in response to a spate of robberies in which the machines…

Will "worst practices" of some doom the ATM ISO?

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June 18, 2003

Frank Lunn is afraid that the unscrupulous business practices of some ISOs are a threat to the entire retail ATM business. He says it's time for the ISO…

Fla. company licenses TNS transaction processing software

June 18, 2003

TORONTO -- Terminal Cash Solutions, LLC (TCS), headquartered in Atlanta and known in the industry as SMARTBanks, has purchased a license from TNS Smart Network…

Government giving ATM deployers a

Two government economic stimulus packages include provisions that may be of special interest to ATM deployers, especially as they consider buying new ATMs or…

Aussie bank buys out top ATM ISO

June 17, 2003

SYDNEY -- Bank of Queensland Ltd (BOQ) will purchase the remaining 90 percent stake in ATM Solutions Australasia Pty Ltd., an independent ATM provider.

Canadian ISO raises $2.2M in private placement

June 17, 2003

MONTREAL -- Frisco Bay Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: FBAY), a provider of integrated security systems and one of Canada's leading independent ATM operators, has…

Another Russian sentenced in Canadian skimming case

June 17, 2003

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A Russian who entered Canada with a fraudulent passport and joined other illegal immigrants in a $1.2 million ($790,460 U.S.…

BofA offers surcharge-free ATMs in Mexico

June 17, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America is offering its cardholders surcharge-free access at 1,770 Mexican ATMs owned by Spanish bank Santander Serfin. BofA…

Wincor Nixdorf selects North American reseller for its printers

June 17, 2003

ROSWELL, Ga. -- Benchmark Data Corporation has become a North American distributor of Wincor Nixdorf's specialized banking printers.

7-Eleven adding bill payment to Vcom

June 17, 2003

DALLAS and TULSA, Okla. -- 7-Eleven is adding a bill payment application to its Vcom kiosks.

EFTA releases recommended security measures

June 16, 2003

HERNDON, VA. - The Electronic Funds Transfer Association has released specific recommendations for improving the security of ATM services. The final document…

Charges filed against man who sold ATM to 92-year-old

June 16, 2003

TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida's Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulations is investigating a man who allegedly sold an ATM as an investment to a…

REFURBISHING AN OPTION FOR CREDIT UNIONS

June 15, 2003

Reprinted with the permission of Credit Union Times

FBI investigating rash of Southern Calif. ATM thefts

June 15, 2003

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- The FBI is investigating a dozen ATM thefts in Southern California, including four since May and one last week, according to a report in…

Australian ISO willing to replace bank ATMs withdrawn from gaming venues

June 15, 2003

SYDNEY -- A move by National Australia Bank (NAB) to remove its ATMs from gaming venues is unlikely to have any impact, with a rival operator vowing to fill…

Human touch at the ATM -- without the human

NCR's Advanced Solutions team believes that avatars, or 'virtual humans,' can be used to help guide users through new and more complex transactions.

ATMIA forms global security alliance

June 12, 2003

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The ATM Industry Association announced that it has formed an independent Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA) to combat the growing…