myGift presents an ATM-dispensed prepaid with a multi-brand approach

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

New prepaid gift card from Better ATM Services leverages brand power and buyer convenience.

IADs: independent ATM deployer input wanted for industry study

December 3, 2012

Kahuna ATM Solutions and the ATM Industry Association are inviting IADs to participate in the third annual U.S. independent ATM deployers survey.

Azerbaijani bank launches mobile ATM service for remote regions

December 3, 2012

Following a successful pilot test, AtaBank OJSC, one of the largest commercial banks in Azerbaijan, has begun "AtaMatik" mobile ATM service in the country's…

Tuesday webinar to present EMV migration strategies for ATM acquirers, processors

December 3, 2012

On Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 11:00 a.m. EST, the ATM Industry Association will host a webinar to help ATM acquirers and processors prepare for the U.S. migration to…

Advanced Message Queuing Protocol 1.0 now OASIS standard

December 3, 2012

Members of the OASIS international open standards consortium have approved version 1.0 of the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol as an Oasis standard. AMQP is a…

ATM ban costs Aussie gaming halls $65m

December 3, 2012

Since a ban on ATMs in gaming facilities took effect in July, spending on poker machines has dropped by $62 million (US$65 million) in the Australian state of…

What do individual transaction tracking, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears have in common?

by Marc Borbas — VP, Marketing, INETCO

Ah, 2008: Lady Gaga debuts, Britney Spears makes her comeback, and individual transaction tracking is born. Yes, it was a great year.

KAL aims for early '13 rollout of cashless ATM

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

After testing and refinement, the RTM is nearly market-ready, with a broadened set of potential applications.

Russia's Leto-bank to deploy ATMs with biometric ID

November 29, 2012

Leto-bank is joining the ranks of biometric believers with the planned deployment of new fingerprint-reading ATMs. The FI, which belongs to Russia’s VTB Group…

'Cash claw' fraud on the rise in London

November 29, 2012

Machine fraud, defined as a device being used to trap money inside ATMs, has increased more than 15 times in London in three months.

Merchants file appeal to interchange settlement

November 29, 2012

Merchants have filed an appeal with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over the proposed settlement in their fight with card brands…

WebNMS launches ATM Site Manager

November 29, 2012

WebNMS, a division of Zoho Corp. and a global provider of network and element management solutions, has announced its foray into the machine-to-machine…

Early 2013 rollout expected for KAL cashless ATM

KAL introduced its ATM this June with a kick-off in Times Square. Since then, the machine has undergone extensive field testing and received a few…

Of ban on Nigerian ATM fees, CBN says, 'It wasn't our doing'

November 28, 2012

In response to banks' complaints about a directive banning them from charging foreign ATM fees, the Central Bank of Nigeria spoke up this week to set the…

Crook who skimmed data for 9,000 cards at ATM 'could' get jail time

November 28, 2012

From the "Really?" file: A Romanian national with ties to a well-organized criminal gang recently pled guilty in a U.K. court to four counts of fraud in a…

CFPB announces planned amendments to new money transfer rules

November 28, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a bulletin outlining planned amendments to its new rules governing international money transfers. The CFPB…

MN kicks off Powerball sales at ATMs, gas pumps

November 28, 2012

If you're in the Twin Cities looking for a place to score a lottery ticket before tonight's $550 million Powerball drawing, you might find it as easy as…

In the UK, charity starts at the ATM. Sometimes.

November 27, 2012

The planned rollout of a program to let Brits do good at the ATM by donating to charities is doing — not so good.

'Attention Kmart Shoppers: Please visit the nearest ATM.'

November 27, 2012

It wasn't exactly the type of "Christmas rush" holiday shoppers had in mind. Customers waiting outside a Westchester County, N.Y., Kmart learned just minutes…

Webster Bank completes upgrade of 291 ATMs

November 27, 2012

Webster Bank, a regional FI ($20 billion in assets) that serves customers from Boston to Westchester County, N.Y, has put the finishing touches on an ATM…