Kenya expects to be 70% EMV-compliant by month end

April 28, 2014

Last year Kenya's banking industry adopted the EMV standard for payments cards and set about implementing the plan in a phased program. Adhering to the plan…

EMV Migration Forum offers third EMV 101 session

April 28, 2014

To help card issuing banks and merchants ready their organizations for the October 2015 fraud liability shift, the EMV Migration Forum is offering its next EMV…

Crash and grab. Rip and replace. What's with all the violence?

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

Skimming the posts and features of the past few days, the headline "Gone in 60 seconds" proved just too tempting to ignore. As someone who likes cars a lot and…

Bad things can happen when you badmouth an ATM

April 25, 2014

Publicly berating an ATM for not giving you cash will not get you cash. But it might get you arrested, and then you won't have cash for bail.

ATM fee cuts will cost S African banks millions

April 25, 2014

South African banks could lose millions due to a decision by the nation's reserve bank to cut interchange fees for ATMs, a report by Business Day Live said.

Visterra Leverages New Technology to Invest in Member Service

Monrovia, California -- April 21, 2014 -- Visterra Credit Union has always had a vision for the future. Now with their investment in fifteen Interactive Teller…

Robocoin ramps up shipping, promises big news on May 1

April 25, 2014

In fewer than six months, Robocoin has shipped 35 Bitcoin ATMs to destinations around the world, and will ship another 50 before summer, CEO Jordan Kelley…

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.