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…

Israeli authorities investigating ATM fraud

December 16, 2002

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel's National Fraud Squad, as part of an investigation into a scam in which hundreds of bogus Discount Bank ATM cards were created, is…

Consumer advocates question offering insurance at kiosks

December 16, 2002

DALLAS -- Consumer advocates and some insurance industry executives are questioning 7-Eleven's decision to offer auto insurance via its Vcom kiosks, according…

Bank One first to connect ATMs, back-office check image processing system

December 15, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio --  Bank One Corporation (NYSE: ONE) is rolling out 10 of NCR Corporation's (NYSE: NCR) Personas ATMs equipped with check-imaging modules and…

Shazam gets Bluegrass Bankers' endorsement

December 15, 2002

JOHNSTON, Iowa -- The Shazam network says that it has signed an endorsement agreement with the Bluegrass Bankers Association of Kentucky.

Silent Witness, supplier of digital video mngt. systems, in partnership with Diebold

December 15, 2002

SURREY, British Columbia -- Silent Witness Enterprises Ltd, a provider of digital video management systems, is now a strategic partner of ATM manufacturer…

Who's Who: Phil Rock

December 12, 2002

Phil Rock may have gotten into the ATM business by accident, but his leadership has put ATM Network among the industry's most solid performers.

e-ClassicSystems, Lynk partner for reporting project

December 12, 2002

ATLANTA -- Electronic payment processor Lynk Systems Inc. and software provider e-ClassicSystems Inc. have partnered to create a reporting and terminal…

Threshold Electronics inks deal with Canadian bank

December 12, 2002

TORONTO, Ontario -- Threshold Electronics Limited has signed a deal with ING Bank of Canada to provide financial transaction switching, including POS and…

Level Four appoints new business development manager

December 12, 2002

LONDON -- ATM test and development software provider Level Four Software has appointed Jan Rees as business development manager.

Wells Fargo adds Chinese language screen option to WebATMs

December 12, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- Wells Fargo is adding Chinese language screens to more than 2,600 WebATM machines in response to customers' needs, according to a company news…