Getting in touch

From the golf course to the gas pump, companies are experimenting with new ways to reach consumers via kiosks. by Katherine L. Sears, associate editor

Time for a change?

Barclays Bank thinks the time is right to charge non-customers at its ATMs. But they'll have to convince other British banks before they can introduce the…

Image-driven ATMs

Like to get that 20 bucks from a jukebox or a robot rather than a boring beige box? Sure you would -- and no, you're not seeing things. by Kevin Gibson…

Pushing the (pay) envelope

For companies with non-traditional workforces, the ATM offers a better way of reimbursing their employees.by Ann All, editor

Big pond, small fish

An ISO or small financial institution may find a "sink or swim" attitude at giant processors like EDS and First Data -- but there are plenty of smaller…

ATM as vending machine?

ATMs are capable of dispensing stamps, tickets and a bevy of other items. But the industry has yet to find a non-cash product that consumers seem to really…

On a hot streak

Bob Rudinsky, former owner of Bodwell Banking and inventor of the ATM Sunglasses, is blazing ahead with several new projects. Among them: a heater for ATMs in…

Hip to scrip

An ATM with no cash? It makes a lot of sense for certain merchants, say deployers of scrip terminals.by Ann All, editor

Virtual profit

Momentum Cash wants to turn surcharge revenue into banking income. So the Houston ISO is getting into the Internet banking business -- and using its ATM…

The big boys

When it comes to selecting an ATM service provider, large national companies often prefer to play with someone their own size.by Ann All, editor

New kid in town

With a new name and a new commitment to the U.S. market, Wincor Nixdorf is trying to break the stronghold of more established domestic players. Can they do…

Bank One appoints new head of Retail Banking

March 11, 2002

CHICAGO -- Bank One Corporation (NYSE: ONE) has appointed R. Michael Welborn as its new head of Retail Banking. He will manage the nation's fourth-largest…

Who's who: Charlie East

March 11, 2002

Charlie East has already created one successful niche product, an ATM demonstrator sold by his first company, DSI. The chief executive officer of GTI thinks a…

Momentum Cash hires Walston as VP of sales/marketing

March 11, 2002

HOUSTON -- Momentum Cash Systems has hired Gary Walston as vice president of Sales and Marketing. Walston will head up several new Momentum initiatives focused…

Bank of America reverses decision, stays with Star

March 11, 2002

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Bank of America has reversed its earlier decision to pull out of the Star Systems network and signed a long-term contract with Concord…

Former Schwartz roommate pleads guilty to receiving stolen property

March 11, 2002

NEWARK, N.J. -- Christopher LaCroix, the 36-year-old former roommate of renegade ATM operator Michael Schwartz, pleaded guilty on March 11 to taking millions…

Huntington Bank switches to Transoft software to manage branch cash

March 11, 2002

RALEIGH-DURHAM, N.C. -- The Huntington National Bank, which has been using Transoft's OptiCa$h software for currency management on its network of off-premises…

Where ATM con artist "The Raven" strikes next, nobody knows

'If there's something to be manipulated or taken advantage of, you know there are people out there who are finessing a way to do it,' said one police officer.

Home is where the ATM is

Will inhome ATMs spell the end of traditional automated teller machines? 'Eventually cash will go electronic, but it's not going to be any time in the near…

A trip to the Advanced ATM Conference

Are all the good sites gone? How many ATMs will ultimately be deployed? How can I get my own piece of the advertising pie? The conference answered these…