New LED technology reduces cost of a fully illuminated ATM surround by up to 50%

November 7, 2013

Fully illuminated ATM wall surrounds used by major banks such as Wells Fargo and Chase are extremely complicated and costly to fabricate, requiring detailed…

ATM, branch-sharing partners extend, expand relationship in Puerto Rico

November 7, 2013

The success of a shared branching effort in the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico has led Co-op Financial Services to extend its relationship with El Circuito…

Who cares about branch transformation?

by Terrina Rishel — CEO, ATM Authority, LLC

Thinner margins, loan losses, economic pressures, expensive regulation and stiff competition have created the need for banks to conduct an in-depth analysis of…

ACG branding takes on international identity

November 7, 2013

On the heels of the July announcement by ACG of its acquisition of U.K.-based ATM Cashpoint Spares and the opening of its first international operational and…

Phoenix Interactive 'crosses the pond' to open Scottish office

November 7, 2013

Self-service software provider Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. has expanded its European presence with a solution development and production support office in…

New mobile technology helps reduce ATM fraud risk

November 6, 2013

A new service for debit card and credit card issuers aims to improve the safety of payment card transactions through proximity correlation, comparing the…

The mobile revolution helps bring a positive future for FI brands

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

A recent study from Pew Research shows that 91 percent of U.S. citizens owned a mobile phone as of May. This finding officially makes the mobile phone the most…

CR2 appoints Juan Cejudo as Senior Vice President

Dublin, Ireland, 6 November 2013 - CR2, a leading provider of multichannel banking software, today announced the appointment of Juan Cejudo as Senior Vice…

The illogic of innovation

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Why great ideas look obvious only in hindsight.

ATM cardless cash access: Why the QR code matters (a lot) to FIs

A cool customer convenience, yes. But that's just the beginning of the story for the financial services industry.

What’s your FI’s fraud prevention philosophy?

by Kevin Christensen — Vice President, Audit, SHAZAM

As with any great debate, you'll find advocates on both sides of the mobile banking fraud question.

Deal finalized in sale of major S African IAD, payments provider to global PE firm

November 4, 2013

Transaction Capital has announced the conclusion of its sale on Nov. 1 of Paycorp Holdings Ltd., a South African third-party switch provider, and major ATM…

The UK is betting on the Bitcoin ATM - literally

November 4, 2013

Now there are two ways to bet on Bitcoin: You can buy the virtual currency at today's price and hope to become a Bitcoin millionaire; or you call up your…

TMD tackles card-trapping fraud in Europe

November 4, 2013

Though ATM card skimming still represents 98 percent of all cash losses associated with card fraud, card trapping has recently re-emerged in Europe — and the…

5 Ways Your Identity is Stolen

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Chances are good that in the coming year, you will be asked to provide your or a family member's Social Security number at least a few times. And because of…

Researchers mathematically prove security of next gen EMV chip

November 4, 2013

Current chip technology used at the ATM and POS was developed almost 20 years ago — a fact that has given some deployers pause as they consider implementing…

Citi's Greg Baxter describes the bank's cashless strategy

Greg Baxter, Citi's global head of mobile and digital strategy, explains how one of the world's largest banks sees its role in the cashless society. "On a peak…

Mike Lee: 3 payment game-changers driving mobile

Mike Lee, CEO of ATMIA, participated in a debate at the recent ATM & Mobile Executive Summit in Washington D.C. "It's reached a point where you innovate or…

Cardtronics, Timewise team up on ATM services

November 4, 2013

Cardtronics Inc. and Landmark Industries, both based in Houston, have entered a long-term agreement that will make Cardtronics the provider of ATM services…

Call in the payments cavalry: When ATMs came charging in to Cyprus’ rescue

by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo — Professor of Business History, Bangor University

The events of the banking bailout in Cyprus immediately generated global media attention. They certainly didn’t go unnoticed by ATM and payment industry…