BBVA goes multifunction with new ATMs

January 16, 2014

Spanish FI Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is working on two continents to renew its self-service channel. In the U.S., BBVA Compass Bancshares Inc., is…

You can't get rid of the fraud risk until you get rid of the card

With a safer, less expensive alternative available, is it security driving the move to EMV - or stakeholder interests?

Better ATM expands reseller network to include Advanced Network Inc.

January 16, 2014

Better ATM Services, a solutions provider to the ATM and prepaid industries, has finalized a reseller agreement with Advanced Network Inc. As a member of the…

Assume all handsets are compromised

Jim Pitts, project manager of the BITS Financial Services Roundtable, explains why he tells his FI members to expect the worst when it comes to customers…

Can a fraudster add malware to an app that's already in the app store?

CrowdStrike broke into the App Store and bypassed the security validation mechanism. Their CTO describes the demo conducted at a conference a few years ago.

Will uncertainty about debit routing delay MasterCard EMV dates?

January 14, 2014

Ever since the July 31, 2013, ruling by Judge Richard Leon that struck down not only the Fed's fee cap rules but also its debit routing scheme, the payments…

DI buy yields rapid results for NCR

January 14, 2014

In December, when NCR Corp. announced its intention to buy digital banking services provider Digital Insight, the company said it saw an opportunity to serve a…

4 examples of ATM branding to jumpstart a creative brainstorm

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

Many financial institutions and retailers still see ATMs merely as cash or transaction machines. In reality, creative thinking can transform a standard…

Nedbank manages rapid growth with transaction performance monitoring

January 14, 2014

Having grown by more than two million individual and small business clients over the last two years, South Africa's Nedbank recognized that, in the face of…

Puerto Rican CU cooperative moves to modernize

January 14, 2014

Credicentro Coop, MaunaCoop, CamuyCoop and CoopRincón created USIcoop in 2013 as a means to cost-effectively transform their enterprise technology. Their…

BECU, PAI partner on surcharge-free ATM access

January 14, 2014

Payment Alliance International, a provider of retail ATM solutions, and BECU, the largest credit union in Washington, have inked a branding agreement covering…

Study: Prepaid distribution in the US

January 13, 2014

New research from Mercator Advisory Group, "Prepaid Distribution Strategies in the United States," examines the tactics available to prepaid card program…

Credit card, prepaid spending up in December

January 13, 2014

Payments processor First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for the period of Dec. 3–30, 2013, as compared with Dec. 4–31, 2012.

HSBC expands DCC program

January 13, 2014

Following last year's successful rollout of FX FlexRate to ATM providers and merchants, London-based HSBC is extending its multicurrency pricing and dynamic…

NCR finalizes Digital Insight purchase

January 13, 2014

NCR Corp. announced on Friday that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Digital Insight Corp., a provider of online and mobile banking…

App allows virtual branch design on a tablet

January 13, 2014

A new tablet-based visualization technology developed by Wincor Nixdorf partner company MXM allows self-service devices to be integrated into actual pictures…

Counting on currency again!

by Brendan Burge

With a New Year upon us, what better way to celebrate a fresh start than to relate a recent experience that highlights the persistent truth that we are…

ATMs really do matter to MasterCard

Contrary to common opinion, "ATM revenue matters to MasterCard." So says Peter Shortall of MasterCard Advisors. (From a panel at the ATM & Mobile Executive…

How channel convergence will change ATMs

“I believe about half the world is still unbanked,” said Mike Lee of ATMIA. “And if you want to bring them into the payment system, you need to start with…

6 'must see' exhibits at Wincor World 2014

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Exhibits, keynotes and workshops at next week's trade fair will focus on ATM channel excellence and branch transformation.