Fed study spells out importance of cash to consumers

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

A study of US consumer spending preferences reveals strong cash use across all incomes and age groups.

Vantiv to acquire Mercury Payment Systems

May 12, 2014

Vantiv Inc., a provider of payment processing services and related technologies, has agreed to acquire Mercury Payment Systems LLC for $1.65 billion. Mercury…

Banque de France modernizes banknote processing with G&D solution

May 12, 2014

Banque de France, the French central bank, is modernizing its cash centers and increasing its level of automation with help from Giesecke & Devrient. The…

First Data SpendTrend: Spending growth gains momentum in April

May 12, 2014

First Data Corp. has released its SpendTrend analysis for April 1–30, 2014, compared to April 2–May 1, 2013. With the exception of checks, all tracked modes of…

Will consumers change behavior because of data breaches?

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

New research indicates many consumers have altered their shopping behavior as a result of recent far-reaching retail data breaches.

The risks and rewards of outsourcing

by Brendan Burge — Sales Manager N.A., Transoft International Inc.

Today’s highly competitive banking environment has produced an increasing number of ways to cut costs and increase profits. One of the most popular with…

Webinar: ATM Software Trends and Essentials

Changes in the financial world are slow to occur. Economic uncertainty and new technology can accelerate change, but when it comes to the interaction between a…

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Wincor first half earnings mixed; full-year outlook confirmed

May 9, 2014

Wincor Nixdorf AG finished out the first six months of its fiscal year 2013/2014 with a decline in net sales and growth in operating profit.

Merchants miss deadline for rehearing on fee cap decision

May 9, 2014

Retailers have allowed the deadline to request rehearing of their fee cap case against the Federal Reserve Board to lapse without action, according to a CUNA…

Here come the regulators!

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

In what is likely more of a trend than a blip, two regulators have already weighed in on behalf of disgruntled constituents in the payment security debate. And…

Apple FCU refurbs its ATM fleet with new software, features

May 9, 2014

Fairfax, Va.-based Apple Federal Credit Union has joined the ranks of FIs migrating to Windows 7. Along with its operating system update, the FCU will add new…

A branch too far …

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

Of late I have been in discussions with vendors engaged in providing security solutions, and the image that has kept coming up is that of castles. The…

Study: Instant issuance of debit cards - the newest best practice

May 9, 2014

The technology for instant issuance debit cards has been available for years, but both provider uptake and consumer awareness have remained low. However…

The grenade in the corner office

The exit of Target's top executive is a cautionary tale to other CEOs about the critical nature of information security today.

A new use for Bitcoin: Crowdfunded assassinations

May 9, 2014

Bitcoin and crowdfunding would seem to be well matched online innovations. Unfortunately, one site on the notorious Deep Web has teamed them up for a highly…

HP, BPC enter payments solution partnership

May 9, 2014

BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of open system payment solutions, has entered an agreement with HP under which HP will offer the BPC SmartVista payments…

Paragon Application Systems Celebrates 20 Years of Innovating ePayment Testing Solutions

(Holly Springs, NC—May 7, 2014) Twenty years ago, the founders of Paragon Application Systems decided that there had to be an easier way to configure and test…

Liberty Teller deploys third Bitcoin kiosk in Boston area

May 7, 2014

Liberty Teller, which late last year launched the first Bitcoin vending machine in the U.S., is deploying its third kiosk in the Boston area.

ATMIA, EFTA release second study on Bitcoin, Bitcoin ATMs

May 5, 2014

The ATM Industry Association and the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, have jointly announced the release of a second commissioned research report on the…

CU moves toward 'Universal Teller' with cash recycler upgrade

May 5, 2014

Commonwealth Credit Union, Kentucky's second largest CU, has been moving gradually toward the Universal Teller. This has been made possible with bank…