Japanese ATM sharing to benefit loan customers

August 11, 2002

FUKUOKA, Japan -- Sanyo Shinpan Finance Co. plans to link its 1,088 ATMs with the loan service offered by a Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. unit, according to a…

Malaysian bank expands self-service capabilities

August 8, 2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malayan Banking Bhd has announced plans to install cash- and check-deposit self-service terminals at its e-Kawanku banking centers as…

Datawest trims 50 positions from staff

August 8, 2002

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Banking technology solutions provider Datawest Solutions Inc. (TSX: DS) reduced its workforce by 50 positions on Aug. 9…

Concord denies rumors of SEC probe as stock plunges

August 8, 2002

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An online report that ATM transaction processor Concord EFS (NASDAQ: CEFT) was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission…

Fleet pumps up functionality at NY ATMs

August 7, 2002

NEW YORK -- FleetBoston Financial is rolling out 100 ATMs with advanced functionality for the New York Metro market.

Global Cash Access cashes in with casino market

August 7, 2002

LAS VEGAS -- Global Cash Access, which provides ATM- and kiosk-related products to the gaming industry, announced on Aug. 8 that 15 casino facilities in six…

Debit card scam leads to police warning in Canada

August 7, 2002

LONDON, Ontario - Police in the Canadian province of Ontario are alerting citizens to be careful when making debit-card purchases after one purchase led to the…

BofA giving ATM customers a commercial break

August 7, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is launching a test program to see if customers are willing to accept promotional messages while they do business…

WFS signs agreement to resell scanners in N. America

August 6, 2002

MOSINEE, Wis. -- Wausau Financial Systems (WFS), a provider of payment and transaction processing solutions, has signed an exclusive reseller agreement with…

Wisconsin ISO live with TNS Smart Network, driving own ATMs

August 6, 2002

TORONTO -- Cash Depot, a Green Bay, Wis.-based ISO, has successfully launched the TNSSmart Processing Suite, which allows them to drive their own ATMs.

Australia's Bank of Queensland sued over scotched ATM plans

August 6, 2002

BRISBANE, Australia -- Metyor Inc. (formerly Talisman Technologies) and Saracen Financial Services are seeking between $30 million and $500 million in damages…

Pakistan promoting ATM interconnectivity

August 6, 2002

KARACHI, Pakistan -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked all banks to join or come to an agreement with the ATM switch networks of Muslim Commercial…

Indian bank issues ATM card for life

August 6, 2002

CHANDIGARH, India -- Competition in the banking sector has resulted in Punjab National Bank (PNB) issuing ATM cards with 48 years validity rather than the…

Finally, more functionality

Though 7-Eleven's Vcom project has yielded the biggest impact to date in the effort to add advanced functionality to an ATM/kiosk platform, a total of fewer…

Japanese currency redesign to boost ATM business

August 5, 2002

TOKYO -- Japanese ATM manufacturers are expected to experience a boost in business when the Japanese government and Central Bank issue new high denomination…

NYC credit union members take $15M in 9/11-related ATM fraud

August 5, 2002

NEW YORK -- Prosecutors are investigating up to 4,000 people who allegedly used ATMs to steal $15 million from a municipal employees' credit union in the…

Concord authorizes stock repurchase

August 5, 2002

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- After watching its stock price drop about 30 percent during the past week, the board of directors of Memphis-based Concord EFS on Aug. …

Thai smart card plans advance

August 5, 2002

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Thai Smart Card Co expects its "digital purse" system to be available for payments on up to 30 percent of goods and services within…

Efmark beefs up Eastern presence with purchase of ATM America LLC

August 4, 2002

BALTIMORE -- Efmark Service Co. of Westmont, Ill., has purchased Timonium, Md.-based ATM America LLC, an ISO with some 1,200 ATMs under contract and branding…

Who's who: Ernesto Unanue

August 4, 2002

Though the prospect of a university education is what first brought him to the United States and economic and political struggles in his native Argentina kept…