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Thai banks in dicussions to consolidate EFT services
January 2, 2002
BANGKOK -- Pramote Chalamporn, first senior vice-president of Thai Farmers Bank, said that commercial banks would probably form joint ventures in EFT…
read nowFTC clears Wachovia acquisition
January 1, 2002
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Federal antitrust regulators have cleared First Union Corp.'s proposed $13.3 billion acquisition of Wachovia Corp., one of several hurdles…
read nowTidel warns it could take a charge
January 1, 2002
HOUSTON -- In a statement issued after the first hearing in the bankruptcy case of Credit Card Center, its onetime largest distributor, Tidel Technologies Inc.
read nowNationwide to update ATMs with cash acceptance, check imaging
January 1, 2002
LONDON -- Nationwide, the world's largest building society, will become the first UK financial services provider to offer advanced cash and check deposit at…
read nowNYCE to showcase eFunds software
January 1, 2002
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- NYCE Corporation has agreed to be a "showcase" customer for eFunds' DataNavigator software, as part of a multiyear contract that eFunds…
read nowWireless Ventures finalizes agreement to acquire 4Cash ATM Services
January 1, 2002
NEW YORK -- Wireless Ventures Inc., a Delaware corporation whose shares are quoted on the NASD's Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol WLSV says it…
read nowBar owners bitten by CCC sue leasing companies
January 1, 2002
PHILADELPHIA -- A lawyer for a group of Pennsylvania bar owners has filed a class-action complaint against the leasing companies that financed ATMs through…
read nowBank merger creates Michigan's largest ATM network
January 1, 2002
TROY, Mich. -- When Standard Federal Bank and Michigan National Bank merge operations under the name Standard Federal Bank N.A. this fall, customers of the…
read nowConcord EFS announces public offering
January 1, 2002
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Concord EFS, Inc. (Nasdaq:CEFT) will have a public offering of 22,531,849 shares of its common stock at $49.50 per share.
read nowKAL, North Communications in software agreement
January 1, 2002
LOS ANGELES -- North Communications will become a reseller of KAL's Kalignite software for ATMs and kiosks.
read nowState Bank of India to network more ATMs
January 1, 2002
KOLKATA, India -- According to the report in The Hindu newspaper, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UTI Bank have "shown interest" in adding their ATMs to a single…
read nowDiebold to acquire Global Election Systems
January 1, 2002
NORTH CANTON -- Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Global Election Systems Inc. (Amex: GLE; Toronto: GSM).
read nowNCR hangs on to world ATM lead
January 1, 2002
DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR hung onto its status as the world's leading ATM manufacturer in 2000, shipping 50,322 units according to the Nilson Report, an Oxnard…
read nowGreenland signs manufacturing agreement with California Chassis
January 1, 2002
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Greenland Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: GLCP) has signed an exclusive manufacturing and assembly agreement with Southern California-based…
read nowWireless Ventures signs service agreement with TrackPower
January 1, 2002
NEW YORK -- Wireless Ventures Inc. (OTCBB: WLSV) has signed an exclusive three-year services agreement with TrackPower Inc. (OTCB: TPWR) under its acquisition…
read nowWashington Mutual to acquire Dime Bancorp
January 1, 2002
SEATTLE -- Washington Mutual Inc., the nation's largest thrift, is buying Dime Bancorp Inc. for $5.2 billion in a bid to establish a foothold in the lucrative…
read nowATMIA Europe holds first meeting
January 1, 2002
LONDON - The ATM Industry Association's (ATMIA) European chapter held its first full board meeting recently with representatives of 23 British and European…
read nowBank One kills Wingspan
January 1, 2002
CHICAGO -- Bank One Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. bank, on June 28 killed its Internet-only subsidiary WingspanBank.com after the unit failed to produce the…
read nowTidel faces August deadline on $15 million debt
January 1, 2002
HOUSTON - Tidel Technologies Inc. faces an August 6 deadline to pay Montrose Investments Ltd. $15 million in principal. In a Tidel news release, the ATM…
read nowGetting along on ADA?
January 1, 2002
Yes, if a meeting hosted by the Electronic Funds Transfer Association is any indication. United by their interest in proposed changes to ADA regulations, the…
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