Banks in Vietnam get okay on ATM transaction fees

May 7, 2012

After years of refusals, Vietnam's State Bank has okayed ATM fee collection, despite strong public opposition. Commercial banks in the country have long said…

Security's not the biggest problem with m-banking

May 7, 2012

There's a bigger worry than security when it comes to offering m-banking to the un- and underbanked. That is, how can banks make m-banking a going business…

Partners to bring dual technology bankcards to South America

May 7, 2012

Smart Packaging Solutions, a French company that specializes in contactless and dual-interface products, announced it has signed an agent contract with Bsmart…

March Networks helps Qatari Bank meet, exceed new security mandates

May 4, 2012

March Networks, a provider of intelligent IP video solutions, today announced that "one of Qatar's largest financial institutions" has standardized its video…

Bluepoint Solutions reports continued growth

May 4, 2012

Bluepoint Solutions, a provider of remote deposit capture, item processing and enterprise content management solutions, announced a substantial year-over-year…

ATMs in 15 Pakistani cities targeted in coordinated bomb attack

May 4, 2012

A series of coordinated bomb blasts at ATMs and railway facilities across the Pakistani province of Sindh left several people injured — one critically — and…

Diebold, Suncorp Bank enter 5-year integrated services agreement

May 4, 2012

Diebold Inc. announced  a five-year integrated services agreement with Australia's Suncorp Bank. As part of the contract, Diebold will deploy its availability…

The embossed card lives on. And on.

May 4, 2012

If you think future generations won't have the foggiest idea what those "click-clack" card machines were for, think again. Despite wireless technology, EMV and…

FIs reach out to the unbanked in Bangladesh via Wincor ATMs

May 4, 2012

Wincor Nixdorf is supplying its latest ATM technology to banks in Bangladesh, the company announced. The Wincor systems will support the country's use of ATMs…

Russian banks jolted by skimming fraud

May 4, 2012

Russian Banks have experienced a shock to the system with an enormous spike in the number of skimming events through the first quarter of 2012.

Revved and ready: deposit automation ATMs

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

As the banking majors and manufacturers refine and roll out, smaller FIs consider costs and the competitive edge.

FirstBank Enhances ATM Screens with Paragon ConfigBuilder™

(Holly Springs, NC— May 1, 2012) FirstBank, Tennessee's largest independently owned and operated bank, has licensed Paragon's ATM configuration management…

India's government banks partner to add ATMs, subtract costs

May 2, 2012

India's State-run banks (PSBs) will join together to add 65,000 ATMs this fiscal year in a move expected to reduce operating costs for member banks by at least…

Co-op Financial Services, Diebold to test two-way video for ATMs

May 2, 2012

Co-op Financial Services, a provider of access and convenience products for credit unions, is partnering with Diebold Inc. to test two-way video member service…

Crooks in 8 countries tap NZ bank accounts with skimmed ATM card data

May 2, 2012

Using counterfeit cards striped with data skimmed from New Zealand bankcard holders, thieves withdrew cash at ATMs in the Dominican Republic, Bulgaria…

Visually-challenged Indian youths demand ATM cards

May 2, 2012

Visually challenged youths in India took to the streets of Bhubaneswar on Monday to protest banks' denial of ATM cards to them because of their disability.

Brazilian firm debuts eco-friendly ATM booth

May 2, 2012

Booth and kiosk maker Edra Equipamentos of Brazil has developed an ATM booth that uses environmentally friendly materials and runs on alternative energy…

Heartland reports 70% uptick in Q1 adjusted net income

May 2, 2012

Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems yesterday announced GAAP net income of $13.8 million, or 34 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31…

New insights into anti-skimming and banknote degradation solutions

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

The findings of RBR’s latest survey of European ATM markets have just been released. One of the things that makes the most recent research findings…

Automated Financial selects Encore Networks for copper-to-cellular ATM migration

May 1, 2012

Encore Networks, a provider of M2M solutions for fixed and wireless communications, today announced that ATM distributor and service provider Automated…