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Breaking the surcharge barrier
October 28, 1999
With its proposal to ban surcharging at bank-owned ATMs within city limits all but a done deal, Santa Monica, Calif. is poised to make history.by Ann All…
read nowDiebold in deal with check-cashing chain
October 27, 1999
DALLAS -- ACE Cash Express, Inc., the nation's largest check-cashing chain and a provider of related retail financial services, has installed its first…
read nowTriton earns Mississippi business honor
October 27, 1999
Triton Systems has won an honor on its home turf, the number three spot on a list of the 40 fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in Mississippi. The Fast…
read nowBAI Retail Delivery '99 to focus on technology
October 26, 1999
CHICAGO -- "Redefining the Retail Business System: Connecting with the Information-Rich Consumer" is the theme of Bank Administration Institute's (BAI) Retail…
read nowKKR acquires Siemens Nixdorf
October 25, 1999
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and GS Capital Partners III, L.P agreed to acquire 100 percent of Siemens Nixdorf Retail and Banking Systems GmbH, a…
read nowRussian gang clears out bank accounts via ATMs
October 24, 1999
MOSCOW -- According to the Associated Press, a Russian criminal ring has been cleaning out bank accounts in several countries -- including the U.S. -- by…
read nowSmartAxis introduces smart card-based online payment system
October 21, 1999
According to M2 Communications, SmartAxis will launch a new payment service for the Internet and other digital networks that uses e-purse smart cards that can…
read nowNCR profits beat estimates
October 20, 1999
DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR reported third-quarter earnings that trounced Wall Street expectations, boosted by its ATM and retail automation businesses. NCR shares…
read nowDiebold reports third quarter results
October 20, 1999
NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold announced a 9 percent increase in revenue for the third quarter, including a 4 percent rise in self-service hardware revenue…
read nowScotiabank deploys smart card capable PIN pad
October 19, 1999
ATLANTA and TORONTO -- IVI Checkmate Corp. announced that Scotiabank will be the first Canadian financial institution to deploy a smart card capable PIN pad…
read nowEDS' response not all wet
October 18, 1999
No stranger to crisis management, giant processor EDS executes a restoration process in the wake of Hurricane Floyd. by Katherine L. Sears, associate editor
read nowFirst Data buys USPI From TSA
October 18, 1999
OMAHA, Neb.-- With an eye toward on-line debit processing, First Data Resources, a subsidiary of First Data Corp., is purchasing Milwaukee-based USPI, LLC from…
read nowDiebold acquires Procomp
October 18, 1999
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Diebold has reached an agreement to purchase all of the stock of Procomp Amazonia Industria Electronica, S.A, a Brazilian manufacturer of…
read nowUniversal's Orlando park gains AOL kiosks
October 14, 1999
LOS ANGELES -- Tourists visiting Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Fla., can check their e-mail at any of five kiosks to be…
read nowSanta Monica makes surcharge ban official
October 14, 1999
SANTA MONICA -- Santa Monica's city council made history Oct. 12 when it gave its official blessing to ban ATM surcharges by approving an ordinance calling for…
read nowNCR distributes LCD, MCD via ATM Warehouse
October 14, 1999
DAYTON -- NCR Corp. has entered into a distribution agreement with ATM Warehouse, an independent organization that targets ISOs, to open ATM Warehouse to sell…
read nowBodwell Banking Solutions gets new owner
October 12, 1999
Automated Transaction Management Group, Inc., doing business as Bodwell Banking Solutions, has been sold to Information Sales Associates (ISA). Founded by Bob…
read nowTexaco to install MapBlast! on interactive ATMs
October 11, 1999
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- MapBlast!, a Web site that offers users interactive maps, driving directions and trip planning services, will exclusively provide maps and…
read nowSiemens sale pending
October 10, 1999
The most pervasive rumor in the ATM industry has Diebold about to purchase the Retail and Banking Systems unit of Siemens Nixdorf, in an effort to boost its…
read nowBB&T offers prepaid phone cards at ATMs
October 10, 1999
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- BB&T Corp. will sell prepaid phone cards at 450 of its ATMs across the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Based in…
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