Amex adds 4K Walmart stores to Serve prepaid network

April 25, 2014

American Express this week announced that its full-service reloadable prepaid account, Serve, is now available through 4,100 Walmart stores nationwide. Serve…

Bill pay innovation key to keeping consumers happy

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

As mobile bill payment use continues to surge among American consumers, financial institutions and billers need to innovate in terms of their billing software…

EMV and the ATM industry: Moving the rock uphill

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Migration to EMV is a Sisyphian task; Sisyphus would probably rather just push his boulder up a mountain.

IAD's challenge to NJ gun law up for Supreme Court consideration

April 24, 2014

In Missouri, it is possible to get a "concealed carry" gun permit if you're a Fritos distributor employee stocking convenience stores in a particularly rough…

ATMIA announces 10th annual Africa conference

April 24, 2014

The ATM Industry Association has announced the dates of its 10th annual conference for Africa, India and the Middle East. The conference, whose theme is…

UL e-learning course permits self-paced study covering EMV in the US

April 23, 2014

As the card schemes continue to push toward EMV migration in the U.S., education will play a key part in its development and adoption. A new EMV e-learning…

2nd annual ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit to explore convergence of Bitcoin, ATMs, mobile payments

At the Sept. 10-12 event in D.C., speakers from across the payments ecosystem will discuss the future of the industry.

Self-cleaning currency? Could be.

by Brendan Burge

We have all had the experience of receiving a poor quality, dirty banknote as change in a purchase. It might even have been issued by a bank teller, or worse…

Preview: ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit 2014

Tom Harper, president and CEO of Networld Media Group talks about what to expect from this year's ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit and why executives should…

Texas CU turns over ATM fleet management to Dolphin Debit

April 22, 2014

Community Resource Credit Union of Baytown, Texas, a $320 million CU serving 20,000 active debit cardholders, has entered into a multi-year agreement with…

Cash recycling transforms branch processes for Top 10 FCU

April 22, 2014

Security Service Federal Credit Union, one of the largest CUs in the United States, was looking to reduce branch inefficiencies while improving both security…

Canadian branding deal unites CIBC, Pioneer Energy, Cardtronics

April 22, 2014

Cardtronics Canada Ltd. and Canadian bank CIBC have entered an ATM branding agreement that will offer CIBC customers fee-free access to cash at more than 10…

U.S. Bank completes fleet-wide ATM upgrade

April 22, 2014

U.S. Bank has announced the completion of a major upgrade to its 5,000-ATM fleet in an overall strategy to implement new technology and machine enhancements.

New Bitcoin ATM isn't just for bitcoins

April 22, 2014

Genesis Coin has announced the installation of its third Bitcoin ATM, this one in Whistler, British Columbia. No ordinary Bitcoin machine, the Genesis1 ATM…

From bail bonds to bollards: The value of ATM advertising

Opportunities abound, on-screen and off-, to increase the value of an ATM placement through advertising.

ATM transaction tax 'highway robbery,' Jamaicans say

April 21, 2014

"Very, very upset" is the general feeling among Jamaicans about a new ATM transaction tax announced last Thursday. The levy will go into effect June 1.

Physical attacks on ATMs drop in Netherlands

April 21, 2014

In its latest report, the European ATM Security Team reported a significant rise in explosive attacks on ATMs. But this year, at least, the Netherlands has…

Massachusetts stirs controversy with ATM safety bill

April 21, 2014

Massachusetts State Senator Brian A. Joyce has submitted a bill that would require all outdoor or enclosed ATMs to have safety features that would allow the…

Ignorance is no defense

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

In a disturbing study released in early March, Newtek Business Services threw a cold, wet towel over the notion that merchants were ready for — or even…

Maine passes patent troll law

April 21, 2014

U.S. legislators continue to mull over H.R. 3309, the "Patent Innovation Act of 2013," but states aren't waiting for Congress to finish cogitating. Last week…