What I do with my money ...

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

It seems almost irreverent to wrap up this blog from my hotel room here in Las Vegas, where on the promise of a fortune made from the turn of a card or the…

Visa exec: Plastic won't die anytime soon

April 24, 2012

Despite opinions to the contrary, Elizabeth Buse, Visa Inc. group president for Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East and Africa, said there's still plenty…

Moroccan IAD could bag major ATM install despite controversy

April 24, 2012

Morocco-based IT vendor M2M Group seems positioned to capture the biggest supplier contract ever issued by the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. This despite…

'Something in the way she moves': Will dynamic biometrics be the next ID?

April 24, 2012

EU researchers are studying how an individual's walk, hand movements or pulse can be used as biometric identification. An article at sciencedaily.com said a…

ADA lawsuits sting Pittsburgh-area banks

April 24, 2012

A little more than a month after new Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines for ATMs took effect, the lawsuits are beginning to roll in.

Patent-holder claims EMV win against MasterCard, Visa

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

News releases brush aside Federal Appeals Court decision, but sayin' it don't make it so. 

Chip card success prompts German banks to take it up a notch

April 23, 2012

The German Banking Industry Committee has said that the introduction of chip cards has resulted in a helpful reduction in card fraud, including a 45 percent…

Expert calls biometric adoption 'disappointing'

April 23, 2012

Despite the increasing accuracy and flexibility of biometrics, one analyst says its level of acceptance in the marketplace has been "disappointing," an article…

Solar-powered ATMs benefit rural india

April 23, 2012

Indian startup Vortex Engineering has come up with a solution that saves villagers in rural India from having to travel for hours to the nearest bank branch…

Boubyan Bank Develops Feature-Rich ATM Configurations with Paragon ConfigBuilder™

(Holly Springs, NC— April 19, 2012) Boubyan Bank, a leading Islamic bank in Kuwait, has licensed Paragon's ATM configuration management software ConfigBuilder…

NCR helps small FIs with expanded range of solutions

April 20, 2012

NCR Corp. has announced the launch of an expanded suite of managed services tailored to community banks and credit unions.

Diebold to provide new ATMs, outsourced services to Alaskan CU

April 20, 2012

Diebold Inc. announced that it has been chosen by Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union to upgrade its ATM fleet and provide a variety of integrated services.

ATMs and the unbanked: an emerging convergence

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Un- and underbanked Americans pay $45 billion a year in fees; the ATM industry is figuring out how to claim its share.

Commentary: EFTA legislation is great. ADA legislation is better.

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

 A House bill to kill the ATM placard notice is pending. But the larger issue is a legal system that panders to greed.

Canadian crooks target hospital ATMs

April 18, 2012

"A shameful trend" seems a bit of an understatement, but according to an article at thestar.com, that's what police are calling a recent spate of card skimming…

Need to use a London ATM? Don't forget your 'barrel of lard.'

April 18, 2012

If you're fortunate enough to be crossing the pond this summer for the London Olympics, you'll want to have plenty of sausage and mash. Maybe some speckled…

Vantiv, Planet Payment roll out dynamic currency conversion service

April 18, 2012

Vantiv Inc., a provider of payment processing services and solutions for U.S. merchants and FIs, announced today the launch of Pay in Your Currency for ATM…

Cashless in 8 years? Informal survey says 'yes'

April 17, 2012

Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University in Elon, N.C. have released the results of…

NCR expands INETCO partner agreement

April 17, 2012

NCR Corporation today announced that the Inetco Insight transaction monitoring solution will be made available through NCR's worldwide network of channel…

Base24-eps update expands offering, enhances multi-channel payment processing platform

April 17, 2012

ACI Worldwide, a provider of payments systems, today announced the availability of the latest version of BASE24-eps, its integrated payment solution for…