British Airways promos seen on UK ATMs

October 15, 2002

LONDON -- Thousands of ATM customers will get more than they bargained for as the UK's first large scale advertising campaign using ATMs has been launched by…

Diebold expands Indian presence with new subsidiary

October 14, 2002

A new wholly owned subsidiary in India and a manufacturing deal with Indian IT company Tata Infotech signal Diebold's intent to accelerate its activities in…

Cash still king, agree ATMIA attendees

October 14, 2002

At 'Optimising European ATMs,' the recent ATM Industry Association conference in Budapest, Hungary, a key message was the staying power of currency and the…

An ISO by any name?

Earlier this year Bank of America spent $70 million on a promotional campaign featuring print and television ads created by Bozell, New York, the same ad…

Jacksonville, Fla., tables plan to tax ATMs

October 14, 2002

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A plan to tax owners of ATMs in Jacksonville has been tabled, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union.

Union dispute in UK threatens cash supply to Lloyds ATMs

October 14, 2002

LONDON -- Securicor is facing a dispute with the union representing Lloyds TSB workers as the security company takes charge of handling cash for the bank this…

First American Payment Systems buys Calif. ISO

October 14, 2002

FORT WORTH, Texas -- First American Payment Systems, a merchant bank card and ATM processing acquirer, has purchased California-based FirstCard Financial…

Inventor gets mad -- and even -- with ATM fraud scheme

October 13, 2002

MUNICH, Germany -- A 71-year-old German inventor who designed a security systemfor ATMs that several banks rejected was convicted of counterfeiting bank cards…

Amicus seeks capital to stay afloat; 'clicks and mortar' approach sinks in U.S.

October 13, 2002

TORONTO -- It may be do-or-die time for the financially troubled Amicus Bank, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's plan to expand into the U.S. largely by…

NCR goes live with iATM functionality

October 10, 2002

ORLANDO, Fla. -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) says that Welch Systems, a Peoria, Ill.-based ISO with more than 1,000 ATMs under contract in Illinois and…

Cardtronics in Inc 500 for 2nd consecutive year

October 10, 2002

HOUSTON -- Cardtronics has been named one of America's fastest growing privately owned companies by Inc magazine for the second year in a row.

Shazam certifies Fujitsu's Series 8000 ATMs

October 10, 2002

DALLAS -- Fujitsu's Series 8000 ATMs have been certified to operate on the Shazam EFT network, which serves more than 1,600 financial institutions with almost…

Louisiana authorities break up theft ring that targeted ATMs

October 10, 2002

LaPLACE, La. -- The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office booked six men on Oct. 8 in connection with 36 break-ins over an 18-month span that included…

Explosion extinguishes ATM theft attempt

October 9, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Police are looking for Danny Roland, a 42-year-old Indianapolis man they believe drove through a gas station wall on Oct. 3 in a failed…

NY benefits worker faces charges in card duplication scheme

October 9, 2002

MINEOLA, New York -- Natalie Robinson was arrested on Oct. 9 and charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing money from Nassau County welfare recipients…

Australian banks buy into Carreker cash handling concept

October 9, 2002

DALLAS -- Carreker Corporation (Nasdaq: CANI) says that the three large Australian-based banks using the services of Cash Services Australia (CSA), Westpac…

Busy ATM thief uses loot for drugs

October 9, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Danny Roland, the 42-year-old accused of using a vehicle to ram his way into buildings and steal ATMs told WRTV on Oct. 9 that he…

Card fraud grows in Malaysia

October 9, 2002

PENANG, Malaysia -- Malaysia lost more than RM40 million (Malaysian ringgits -- approximately $10.5 million) to ATM and credit card fraud in 2001, according to…

Australia's Cashcard grows with purchase of EBS

October 9, 2002

SYDNEY -- Gresham Partners' private equity unit will emerge with the single largest share in payments switch and ATM deployer Cashcard, thanks to controlling…

Russian company to provide payment software for 7-Eleven's Vcom

October 8, 2002

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia  -- Russian high-tech company Alkor Group has signed a deal with retail chain 7-Eleven that will put PayCash, its online cash-payment…