Kroger division Smith's to stop accepting Visa credit cards

March 1, 2019

Kroger has announced that its Smith's Food & Drug Stores division will no longer accept Visa credit card payments at the chain's 142 stores and 108 gas…

Bank of Ireland to drop some ATM functionalities in push to digital channels

March 1, 2019

The Bank of Ireland will eliminate bank account statement printing, bill payment and mobile phone top-up at the ATM as of May 11, as part of a digital push to…

ATMIA launches survey to determine next-gen ATM readiness

March 1, 2019

The ATM Industry Association has launched a brief survey whose goal is to determine the readiness of ATM deployers worldwide for its proposed next-gen API…

Western Union to sell Speedpay to ACI for $750M in cash

March 1, 2019

ACI Worldwide is buying Speedpay, a U.S. bill payment service, from Western Union for $750 million in cash, according to separate announcements from…

Allpoint Network welcomes Parkway Bank

March 1, 2019

Chicago-based Parkway Bank has partnered with the Allpoint Network, a subsidiary of Cardtronics, to offer its cardholders surcharge-free access to cash at…

Study examines trends in branch transformation and self-service

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Our newly released free report investigates international trends and practices in branch transformation and highlights the self-service technology that…

Loose change: Time to lose the change?

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

In any marketplace where cash is present, it will always find a use. Culturally, historically and even pragmatically, there will continue to be times when we…

Socure raises $30M in Series C funds to expand fraud prevention

February 28, 2019

Socure, a firm that specializes in AI-based identity verification and fraud prevention, has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Scale Venture…

Climbing out of a hole: Cardtronics Q4 and full-year earnings

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Cardtronics completed the roll-off of its largest US retail ATM account last year and, with the 7-Eleven setback now history, the company is investing in a…

Partners develop PIN-free ATM with authentication via facial ID, blockchain

February 28, 2019

Alhamrani Universal, the largest ATM provider in Saudi Arabia, has announced a partnership with ShoCard, a blockchain-based identity authentication platform…

Sharenet intros Cash at Work ATM program

February 28, 2019

Sharenet, a unit of Paramount Management Group, has announced the introduction of Cash at Work, an ATM program designed to place bank and credit union brands…

US Payments Forum launches site to help merchants mulling contactless

February 28, 2019

Growing numbers of merchants are showing interest in enabling contactless payment for their customers; the U.S. Payments Forum has launched a…

Nets inks expanded payment agreements with Norwegian banks

February 28, 2019

Payments provider Nets has signed expanded contracts with Eika Gruppen, an alliance of 69 Norwegian banks, and DNB, Norway's largest bank, cementing the…

What’s Making News in the World of ATMs

At the recent ATMIA show in Orlando, the talk was all about the future: what new technology will be introduced, what the future for cash looks like, how ATM…

Diebold Nixdorf names director nominees

February 26, 2019

Diebold Nixdorf has announced that it will add Arthur Anton and Matthew Goldfarb to the company's slate of director nominees for the 2019 annual meeting of…

FIS Code Connect named 'Most Advanced API Strategy'

February 26, 2019

FIS, a provider of financial services technology, has announced that its Code Connect application programming interface gateway has been named "Most Advanced…

ING co-brands with Euronet to extend off-premises ATM footprint in Spain

February 26, 2019

Euronet Worldwide Inc., an independent ATM and electronic payments provider, has entered an agreement with ING Bank N.V. in Spain to provide ATM network…

NEC, E. Sun Commercial Bank intro facial ID at ATMs

February 26, 2019

NEC Corp., through its NEC Taiwan Ltd. subsidiary, has provisioned a facial recognition system for ATMs operated by E. Sun Commercial Bank Ltd. of Taiwan.

Secrets of effective cash management

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

As central bank interest rates rise and cash handling costs grow, the topic of cash management is getting a great deal of play across the banking and retail…

Protecting your ATMs, Part II: Understand your adversary

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Most criminals are in it for the money, not the challenge, so they'll always pursue the easiest route to a payoff. The best-protected ATMs are those that make…