Less angst over ATM regs in the UK

December 29, 2002

Regulatory mandates like Triple DES and EMV seem to be causing less angst in the UK than here in the States, or at least it seemed so during our…

ATM Express, Inc. sells more than 1,000 Tranax ATMs in 2002

December 29, 2002

BILLINGS, Mont. -- ATM Express, Inc. was recently awarded a Plaque of Appreciation by Tranax Technologies in recognition of its outstanding sales for 2002.

Japanese ATM thieves favor construction equipment for heists

December 29, 2002

OTSU, Japan -- An ATM filled with some 8.7 million yen in cash (about $73,343 U.S.) was stolen but recovered early on Dec. 29 in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture…

Suspect charged in Seattle ATM theft; alleged accomplice shot by police

December 29, 2002

SEATTLE -- King County, Wash., prosecutors charged 25-year-old Lenardo Christopher White in the attempted robbery of an ATM user -- an incident that led…

Hyosung partner says NanoCash is perfect fit for UK ATM market

December 26, 2002

Omni Cash will become the first company in the UK to sell the NanoCash, an ATM manufactured by Hyosung, after forming a partnership with the South Korean…

Citizens removes some of its Mass. ATMs from selective surcharge program

December 26, 2002

BOSTON -- Citizens Bank of Massachusetts will pull nearly 160 of its ATMs in Massachusetts out of the SUM selective surcharge program in mid-February…

Japan reviewing security in wake of ATM thefts

December 25, 2002

TOKYO -- A spate of ATM thefts has prompted Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) to revise its standards for crime prevention measures at ATMs run by financial…

Company switching name, focus to transaction processing market

December 25, 2002

SAN DIEGO -- Film distributor Filmagic Entertainment Inc. (formerly OTCBB:FMAN) is changing its name to InstaPay Systems Inc. (OTCBB:IPYS) as it shifts its…

Few Chinese ATMs accept foreign cards

December 22, 2002

BEIJING -- While China's credit card business has received a major boost from the country's tourism boom, the services still lag behind those available in many…

Level Four joins Diebold's PIX program

December 22, 2002

LONDON -- Level Four Software, a provider of ATM test and development software, has joined the Diebold Partner Information Xchange (PIX) program, to share…

WFS to launch check imaging pilots in 1Q 2003

December 22, 2002

MOSINEE, Wis. -- Wausau Financial Systems (WFS), along with Zions Management Services Company (ZMSC), EDS, and the Western Payments Alliance (WesPay), are…

NCR gets ATM maintenance contract with Turkey's YKB

December 19, 2002

LONDON -- NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) says that it has signed a $6.7 million multiyear contract with Turkey's Yapi Kredi Bank (YKB) to provide hardware…

MPS gets new name, leader

December 19, 2002

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Fifth Third Bank's Midwest Payment Systems subsidiary got a new name and a new leader on Dec. 19, according to a report in the Cincinnati…

Tri-State accountant to serve 6 months for role in theft

December 18, 2002

TRENTON, N.J. -- Calling him a "thoroughly dishonest person," a federal judge sentenced Dennis Kelley, a 52-year-old accountant, to six months in prison for…

Japan's UFJ Bank adds more ATM fees

December 18, 2002

TOKYO -- UFJ Bank has begun charging 105 yen (about 87 cents U.S.) per transaction on Saturdays at its ATMs, becoming the first major Japanese bank to…

Philly couple cleared of ATM theft at tax office

December 18, 2002

PHILADELPHIA -- Willie and Tawanda Anderson on Dec. 17 were cleared of taking money and running after they used a malfunctioning ATM at an H&R Block Tax…

Improving ATM deposits

Is getting rid of envelopes better than pushing them? When it comes to ATM deposits, a handful of bank ATM owners and vendors are trying to prove that...

Bank One eliminates teller fee, acknowledges importance of the branch

December 17, 2002

CHICAGO -- After more than seven years of charging some of its customers $3 to speak to a teller, Bank One Corp. is getting rid of the much-maligned fee.

Another ATM sharing agreement in India

December 17, 2002

JAIPUR, India -- Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) and Corporation Bank have entered into an agreement to facilitate mutual sharing of their ATM networks in different…

ATMIA's new man in Europe

December 16, 2002

Ian Bain, the new executive director of ATMIA Europe, is using the UK's wildly popular Arsenal football team as a model -- at least when it comes to getting…