Spending cash turns out to be expensive

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Using cash is costing Americans $200 billion per year. This amounts to an average of $1,739 per household, according to a new study by the Fletcher School at…

MasterCard: Mobile/ATM boom is already here

"The technology is proven," says Peter Shortall of MasterCard. "And consumer adoption is wide." Peter argues that the foundation of existing consumer usage…

What's really driving the ATM/mobile convergence

Consumers are in the driver's seat, but what's motivating them? Peter Shortall of MasterCard explains what has to happen to create a compelling consumer value…

Mobile money services more popular than banks in Kenya

December 16, 2013

The use of mobile money services in Kenya has grown sharply in the last five years to overtake banks, according to the country's latest Fin Access National…

CetoLogic's C³ Financial helps Dunbar Armored clients place cash orders

December 16, 2013

CetoLogic, a provider of coin and currency software and analytics solutions for financial institutions and retailers, announced that its C³ Financial solution…

Azerbaijan bank adds contactless capabilities

December 16, 2013

PASHA Bank announced that it has become the first bank in Azerbaijan to process contactless transactions. According to a press release from the company, it is…

NRF expresses disappointment over swipe fee settlement

December 16, 2013

The National Retail Federation has issued the following statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mallory Duncan in response to U.S. District…

First Bitcoin ATM spotted in Europe

December 16, 2013

The virtual currency Bitcoin, which has been fluctuating wildly in recent weeks and at the center of much speculation about whether it is a bubble headed for…

Judge approves MasterCard, Visa swipe fee settlement

December 13, 2013

A federal judge today approved a settlement in the class action suit between merchants and card networks Visa and MasterCard over alleged fixing of merchant…

Forgot where that $30 went? You might be suffering from 'ATMnesia'

December 13, 2013

It's not listed in the Physician's Desk Reference or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (yet). But it seems that "ATMnesia" is a very…

November SpendTrend analysis shows hike in prepaid use

December 13, 2013

First Data Corp. SpendTrend analysis for Oct. 31 through Dec. 2. charted a dollar volume growth of 4.4 percent — a downturn from October growth of 6.8 percent.

Riding into the sunset: Banking by telephone and mail

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

Mobile banking is becoming progressively more popular according to the American Bankers Association. In a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, mobile banking was…

Here to stay: folding money and forward-thinking ATM operators

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Webinar considers the future of cash - and the ways innovative ATM deployers can make more of it now.

Frictionless transformation: No strings attached!

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

The extreme cold and icy conditions that have kept many of us in Colorado housebound are beginning to ease, and once again, intrepid drivers are heading back…

ADC upgrade delivers availability, scalability, security to ATM network

December 12, 2013

Cash Depot Ltd., a Green Bay, Wisc.-based ATM service provider, has deployed application delivery controllers from Array Networks Inc. to manage 2048-bit SSL…

How one-time PIN cardless ATM withdrawals work

Wayne Malone of Citi and Mark Critchett of NCR explain the basics of this new mobile-enabled innovation. (From a panel discussion at the ATM & Mobile Executive…

Does mobile cut down on ATM fraud?

An audience member asks whether the mobile/ATM application adds a sufficient layer of authentication such that EMV would not be necessary. (From the ATM …

Study confirms post-Durbin effects on debit card use

December 12, 2013

Debit card penetration in the United States has fallen from a high of 68 percent in 2011 to a low of 59 percent in 2013. A study from Mercator Advisory Group…

Finnish IAD finds value in cash recycling

December 12, 2013

Automatia, the Finland-based IT service company that operates a nationwide network of 1,600 ATMs on behalf of 10 banks, has decided to add cash recycling to…

ATMIA announces EMV routing actions

December 12, 2013

The ATM Industry Association has issued a position paper urging payment networks and ATM deployers to work together to retain open market flexibility in…