1,600 new ATMs help RBS Citizens customers 'Bank Better'

March 11, 2014

As part of its Bank Better initiative, RBS Citizens Financial Group has completed a new round of upgrades serving Citizens Bank and Charter One customers. The…

Aite Group: By 2016, 47.5M smartphone owners will use RDC

March 11, 2014

According to Aite Group research, 7,000 financial institutions in the U.S. now offer mobile banking. The most popular functions are checking account balances…

EMVCo publishes framework for payment tokenization spec

March 11, 2014

EMVCo has announced the release of "The EMV Payment Tokenization Specification — Technical Framework v1.0," a document designed to allow payments industry…

Cardtronics strikes exclusive ATM deal with 192-store Tedeschi chain

March 11, 2014

Cardtronics Inc. and Tedeschi Food Shops have broadened their business agreement with the appointment of the Houston-based IAD as exclusive ATM services…

One month from today: 'XP Armageddon'?

In the scramble to upgrade or otherwise secure ATM operating systems, it's a smart move to consider other strategic IT options.

67% of SBEs not worried about card security; should that worry ATM operators?

March 10, 2014

Newtek Business Services, a provider of financial products to small- and medium-sized businesses, has released the findings of its latest Small Business…

Savings bank seamlessly integrates self service, personal consulting

March 10, 2014

At the new Sparkasse Dachau bank branch in Karlsfeld, Germany, customers search real estate listings on touchscreen kiosks and then request a financial…

Triton Argo ATM adds Fujitsu bill recycler

March 10, 2014

ICCOS EMEA 2014 offers case study in TCO control

March 10, 2014

The International Commercial Cash Operations Seminar for EMEA took place Feb. 24–26 in Istanbul, Turkey. More than 248 delegates from 29 countries convened to…

New scheme puts gamblers' winnings on prepaid card

March 10, 2014

You might call it a very risky way to transfer cold hard cash onto cold hard plastic: You pay money into your online betting account at Ladbrokes, and if…

McAfee report details link between 'dark Web,' data breaches

March 10, 2014

The "McAfee Labs Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2013," released today, highlights the ease of purchasing POS malware online, and of selling stolen credit card…

Lessons from the FTC's lawsuit against HTC

"Data security is a big area for the FTC," said Malini Mithal, assistant director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the FTC. "We have brought nearly 5…

Chip and PIN a must for security, NRF says

March 7, 2014

The National Retail Federation is disputing the position of Visa and MasterCard that a chip-and-signature implementation of EMV in the U.S. is as secure as the…

Visa, MasterCard unite to advance EMV migration

March 7, 2014

MasterCard and Visa have formed a new cross-industry group intended to increase payment system security, the companies announced today. Initially, the group…

Debate: Is cash an impediment to the world economy?

“There needs to be a move beyond cash in order for the vast majority of the people in the world to become full working participants in, and beneficiaries of…

Will Senator Harkin hit ATM fees again in 2014?

Will outgoing Senator Tom Harkin introduce some kind of ATM fairness bill just before he retires in 2014? This panel of experts makes predictions at the ATM …

ATMIA Academy takes ATM operations to a higher degree

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Online certification program seeks to standardize and elevate best practices for ATM operators.

Welch, Missouri lottery to pilot ticket sales at ATMs

March 6, 2014

Welch ATM and the Missouri Lottery have partnered with selected convenience stores in St. Louis and Kansas City to provide fast, convenient access to lottery…

The man behind Bitcoin: Currency's creator revealed

March 6, 2014

What Bruce Wayne is to The Dark Knight, Dorian S. Nakamoto is to The Demigod Creator of Bitcoin. Except that Dorian S. Nakamoto didn't have to change his last…

Currency developers have patent headaches, too

by Brendan Burge

There are three intimidating words any developer of currency solutions can hear regarding a competitor's solution: "currency patent(s) pending."