Michigan company to purchase patent covering bitcoin ATM transactions

December 28, 2017

DNA Dynamics Inc. has announced that its U.K. subsidiary, DNA Interactive Ltd., has signed a binding term sheet to acquire a patent that requires bitcoin ATM…

Fiserv deploys AML solution for international financial exchange

December 28, 2017

Fiserv Inc., a provider of financial services technology solutions, has announced that LuLu Exchange, a provider of cross-border remittance, currency exchange…

MasterCard report: Holiday retail up nearly 5 percent

December 28, 2017

Holiday retail sales in 2017 increased 4.9 percent over the previous year, the largest year-over-year increase since 2011, according to the latest MasterCard…

Partnership puts card control in Chinese consumers' hands

December 28, 2017

Perth, Australia-based fintech provider Tranwall Ltd. has signed a nonexclusive reseller agreement with Union Mobile Financial Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese…

Rabobank expands surcharge-free ATM access with Allpoint

December 28, 2017

Customers of Roseville, California-based Rabobank N.A. now have surcharge-free access to thousands of additional ATMs through an agreement with the Allpoint…

To DIY or not to DIY: Does an FI need its own payment app?

What's the best way for a financial institution to implement a mobile payments system? For many banks, the first and most crucial decision is whether to build…

North Carolina FI expands digital payments based on Picture Pay success

December 26, 2017

Southern Bank, a Mount Olive, North Carolina-based financial institution, has expanded on its launch of Picture Pay photo bill pay. The bank has implemented…

TSYS to acquire payment tech provider Cayan

December 26, 2017

TSYS, a payments solutions provider, has entered into an agreement to acquire Cayan, a payment technology company. According to a company press release, the…

Discover mobile app adds iPhone X facial login

December 26, 2017

Discover card members and Discover Bank customers who own an iPhone X can take advantage of the smartphone's Face ID functionality to sign in to the Discover…

Fed releases preliminary numbers on payment instruments

December 26, 2017

The Federal Reserve System has released early results from its 2017 annual update of the Federal Reserve Payments Study, which contains new estimates of trends…

Future for mobile payments brighter across the pond

December 26, 2017

In the United States and the United Kingdom, a growing ecosystem of mobile payment providers is vying to become consumers' go-to payment method at checkout.

The ATM is dead ... long live the ATM!

Tabloid newspapers across the world have speculated over the future of the ATM, debating everything from integration with AI and robotics down to whether there…

What O. Henry and a telephone index taught me about cash

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The short story, "The Gift of the Magi," and the memory of a long-ago Christmas shopping trip to a downtown dime store reminded me recently that a statement…

BS/2 receives 2nd Product of the Year award for ATMeye.iQ solution

December 21, 2017

ATMeye.iQ, a self-service security and monitoring solution developed by Lithuanian banking technology provider BS/2, has received the 2017 gold medal for…

Fime opens office, test lab in Shenzhen, China

December 21, 2017

Fime has expanded with the opening of a new office and test laboratory in Shenzhen, China. The new office will support the specific needs of local terminal…

Free guide offers EMV troubleshooting tips for ATM operators

December 21, 2017

The U.S. Payments Forum has released a white paper to help ATM owners avoid and troubleshoot common problems related to EMV transactions.

Parties told to 'engage constructively' to preserve free-to-use ATMs in UK

December 21, 2017

British MP Nicky Morgan, chair of the governments Treasury Committee, has written to Link chairman Mark Boleat urging parties involved in the dispute over ATM…

GRGBanking i58 cash recycler recognized with China's top design award

December 21, 2017

The GRGBanking i58 cash recycler has received the China Red Star Design Award, China's highest honor for industrial design, according to a company press…

Thales, Gemalto to unite digital security expertise in merger

December 19, 2017

Security technology providers Thales and Gemalto have reached a merger agreement based on an cash offer by Thales for all issued and outstanding ordinary…

PAI wins Business of the Year award

December 19, 2017

Payment Alliance International, the nation's largest privately held ATM provider, has been named 2017 Business of the Year by Louisville Business First, a…