Are gift cards the Next Big Thing for ATMs?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

A successful pilot program in Arizona has the industry wondering about the profit potential of a new service feature.

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

I finally found time to read the report “2011 ATM Software – Trends and Analysis.” It’s at the top of the list of the most popular white papers on…

Regulators push banks to improve online security

January 16, 2012

According to a report in the New York Times, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation wants financial institutions to add a new security layer that detects…

UOB ATMs down on Monday due to security checks

January 16, 2012

The recent DBS skimming scandal is continuing to spread edginess in the Singapore banking community. Following the theft of customer receipts from the bin at a…

GRG Banking Equipment Co wins prestigious design award

January 16, 2012

According to a report yesterday at 4-traders.com, GRG Banking recently won its first China Design Award (the Kapok Prize) for the company’s ATM model H68N. The…

Gang tunnels six months to steal ATM

January 15, 2012

Call it a case of dubious return on investment. UPI reported yesterday that police in Levenshulme, England, discovered on January 4 that thieves had spent six…

Digital banking to be favored transaction method by 2015

January 15, 2012

By 2015, ATM deployers may find themselves working even harder to maintain their ATM transaction numbers. By then, bank customers will mainly use digital…

MagTek introduces Qwick Codes Mobile Wallet

January 15, 2012

MagTek, an electronic payments security technology developer, has announced the availability of the Qwick Codes Mobile Wallet. Qwick Codes are one-time use…

Cardtronics shares bumped up to $29 price target

January 15, 2012

On January 12, research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target to $29 on shares of Cardtronics, a provider of automated consumer…

The real story about store-branded debit cards

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Since the financial crisis millions of consumers have moved their purchases from bankcards to debit cards to help reduce their spending, and retailers are also…

Diebold grabs land for new HQ

January 12, 2012

In a press release yesterday, Diebold Incorporated announced that it had entered into a purchase agreement for a 55-acre site for the company’s new global…

Securing ATMs with Software: Five Strategies

Encryption protocols and remote key management are just two of the tools deployers can use protect themselves from breaches.

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GRG's 1,200th ATM in Turkey goes live

January 11, 2012

The 1,200TH GRG ATM in Turkey will be put online for Ziraat Bank later this month. The installation will be made by Altus, GRG’s local partner in service. The…

Credit case may wallop BoA, other big banks

January 11, 2012

Private antitrust litigation pitting some five million retailers against Visa, MasterCard and 13 large banks has slipped under the radar of many analysts and…

ATM Future Trends Report 2012 preview: A European perspective

ATMIA Europe Executive Director: Members eagerly await the deployment of EMV in the U.S.

Singapore bank will offer SMS alerts for suspicious ATM activity

January 10, 2012

Channel NewsAsia reports that DBS Bank will implement a system that will send customers an SMS alert when ATM withdrawals are made from their accounts over a…

Federal officials bust $1.5 million ATM skimming ring

January 10, 2012

Officials have announced the arrest of Laurentiu Iulian Bulat, who is charged with installing skimmers on more than 40 New York ATMs, according to Information…

Approval for the Approved Card

by Arjan Schutte — Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital

Suze Orman today announced her new Approved Card, because in her words (and inflection), "You. Can. Always. Bank. On. Me." The card is the latest in a long…

Visa, Better ATM Services partner to offer gift cards through ATMs

January 9, 2012

Visa Inc. and Better ATM Services today announced the ability to dispense Visa Gift cards in addition to cash at ATMs.

BANQIT to use Wincor Nixdorf's CINEO cassette storage technology

January 9, 2012

Cash solution provider BANQIT AB has signed a strategic agreement with Wincor Nixdorf to use Wincor's CINEO banknote storage technology for its Q-CashRouter.