ATMs in East Africa to accept China Union Pay cards

November 19, 2012

China's Union Pay continues to crack new markets. The latest: East Africa, where the Chinese card association has formed an alliance with Equity Bank Group.

Back to basics: Will you be paying in cash?

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

In the fall of 1977, I was living in Dallas and happened by a mall just after HP introduced a watch that had an integrated calculator in the watchband and a…

Research sets the stage for new Diebold technologies

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Understanding how banks and banking customers behave is key to developing new technologies they'll actually use.

FIS makes mobile deposit capture possible for Bluebird users

November 19, 2012

With its selection of FIS to provide remote deposit capture on mobile devices, Bluebird is offering its consumers an even more "bank-like" experience.

First Tech FCU rolls out NCR intelligent deposit ATMs

November 19, 2012

NCR has completed a 114-ATM deployment for First Tech Federal Credit Union, a $5.6 billion, 356,000-member financial institution based in in Palo Alto, Calif.

Global Axcess Q3 numbers down from Q2, up YOY

November 19, 2012

IAD Global Axcess Corp. has announced financial results for its third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, 2012. Numbers for the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company…

S African bank opts for Diebold Opteva ATMs

November 19, 2012

Capitec Bank of South Africa has announced that it will deploy Diebold Inc. Opteva 328 cash-recycling ATMs. The Opteva will allow users to perform advanced…

Visa/MasterCard swipe-fee settlement wins preliminary approval

November 19, 2012

Overriding objections from an impressive array of major retailers and trade associations, a federal judge granted preliminary approval earlier this month to a…

Diebold study reveals a financial services sector in flux

Jerry Verdi, vice president of market intelligence at Diebold characterizes the financial services market as "[an] industry that is going through a fairly…

American Eagle FCU joins Allpoint ATM network

November 16, 2012

East Hartford, Conn.-based American Eagle Federal Credit Union has joined the surcharge-free Allpoint Network, a Cardtronics Inc. affiliate. American Eagle is…

Euronet acquires Kiwi gift card processing, distribution concern

November 16, 2012

Euronet Worldwide Inc., an electronic payments provider and distributor, has announced the acquisition, through its subsidiary, epay New Zealand Ltd., of…

Garda, Diebold enter ATM cash-handling agreement

November 16, 2012

Cash security and logistics provider Garda Cash Logistics, a subsidiary of Garda World Security Corp., has announced a cash-handling service agreement with…

Looking to Canada for EMV answers

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Been there. Done that. Canadian panel shares its experience with EMV, answering all questions. Except one.

How banks are adapting to the 'new normal'

November 15, 2012

Talaris has announced the publication of the latest issue of its bi-annual international magazine, Interact, which offers insight into and analysis of…

Russia's largest bank opts for OKI G7 cash-recycling ATM

November 15, 2012

Japanese manufacturer OKI Electric Industry has announced the delivery of its ATM-Recycler G7 cash-recycling ATMs to Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank.

INETCO releases Insight 5.2 APM software

November 14, 2012

INETCO Systems Ltd., a provider of application performance monitoring software, has announced the release of INETCO Insight 5.2. The new version builds on core…

Study: Customers want their banks to offer e-wallets

November 14, 2012

Consumers are open to a variety of electronic-wallet business models, but what they want most is for their primary financial institutions to offer them.

Outsourcing financial services: 5 steps, 1 partner

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Webinar will outline the five-step process for establishing a successful outsourcing relationship.

CSR patents its PCI ToolKit process

November 14, 2012

CSR, a provider of data privacy solutions, recently announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 8,296,244 by the U.S. Patent Office and Trademark Office…

ATTUS beefs up WatchDOG EFT fraud claims solution

November 14, 2012

ATTUS Technologies Inc., a regulatory compliance solutions provider and a division of Computer Services Inc., has introduced enhancements to its EFT fraud…