New ATM network to link Oman, UAE

December 6, 2001

OMAN -- Oman's 11 commercial banks have teamed to provide an ATM network called Oman Switch which is linked to the United Arab Emirates, according to a Gulf…

ATM Advertising appoints VP of sales and marketing

December 6, 2001

BALTIMORE – ATM Advertising, Inc., the Baltimore-based ATM advertising sales and brokerage agency, has appointed Jim Coskun as its vice president of sales and…

Mosaic Software in ISV agreement with Microsoft

December 6, 2001

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Mosaic Software, a developer of EFT software, has entered into an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) licensing agreement with Microsoft…

Federal appeals court refuses to stop antitrust case against Visa, MasterCard

December 6, 2001

NEW YORK -- A federal court has rejected an appeal to stop an antitrust lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard, according to a Reuters report.

Czech bank to use Euronet card management software

December 6, 2001

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic and LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Euronet Worldwide will implement its Euronet Integrated Card Management System, which provides online ATM card…

Lawson installing ATMs at Japanese c-stores

December 6, 2001

TOKYO -- Lawson Inc, operator of Japan's second-largest convenience-store chain, said it has reached a servicing agreement with IBM Japan for ATMs at its…

In-store greeters part of marketing effort for 7-Eleven's Vcoms

December 6, 2001

AUSTIN, Texas -- Much like financial institutions which promoted ATM usage in the early days by using employees to educate customers on how to use the…

Thrucomm product offers "always-on" connectivity via different telecomms

December 6, 2001

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- ThruComm, Inc., an integrator and provider of networking services, has introduced a product called ThruComm Integrator, which it says…

Western Union to offer ATM card payout for money transfer transactions

December 6, 2001

DENVER -- Western Union Financial Services Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., continues to utilize the ATM to expand its money transfer services.

Cash Technologies appoints Grano to board

December 6, 2001

LOS ANGELES -- Cash Technologies, Inc. has appointed David Grano, former president and chief executive officer of Card Capture Services, to its Board of…

BofA files complaint against woman who provided voice of "talking" ATMs

December 6, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America has replaced the woman who provided the voice for its new "talking" ATMs with so-called "synthetic voice recordings" because…

Stockton leaves TRM; to be replaced by Daniel Spalding

December 6, 2001

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fred Stockton, who had served as director, president and chief executive officer of TRM Corporation since joining the company in 1997, has…

Cross is newest Global Sponsor of ATMIA

December 6, 2001

LONDON -- ATM manufacturer Cross International Technologies has become a Global Sponsor of the ATM Industry Association, the highest level of sponsorship…

Diebold to purchase Mosler assets

December 6, 2001

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) has signed an agreement to purchase the physical and electronic security assets, currency processing…

Diebold's 3rd-quarter results down following InnoVentry writeoff

December 6, 2001

NORTH CANTON -- For the third quarter, Diebold reported net income of $35.8 million, or diluted earnings per share of 50 cents, excluding after-tax charges of…

NCR's Freedom is just another word for "advanced" at NACS

December 6, 2001

LAS VEGAS -- Earlier this week NCR Corp. showcased its Freedom line of terminals at the annual NACS Show, a group of concept machines meant to tantalize…

NCR approves CDPD option for its retail ATMs

December 6, 2001

LAS VEGAS -- NCR has approved U.S. Wireless Data's Synapse Adapter as compatible with NCR's line of off-premise, retail ATMs. Announced at this week's NACS…

No human voices on Bank of America ATMs following settlement of copyright case

December 6, 2001

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America is using an artificial voice on all of its audio-enabled ATMs after its effort to use a woman's voice on the machines…

New licensees to form shared ATM network in Singapore, first by foreign banks

December 6, 2001

SINGAPORE -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) and Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) on Dec. 6 announced that they would…

Dependence on cash rises in wake of 9/11

A Dove Consulting study found that Americans have modified their payment habits in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, largely with an increased…