New research shows more opportunities for mobile banking, decline in same-day payments

October 21, 2009

Digital Transactions reports that two recent research projects reveal new opportunities in mobile banking and same-day bill payments for financial…

Collis test tools for EMV cards are qualified by MasterCard

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 21, 2009

Netherlands-based Collis says MasterCard Worldwide has qualified the Collis Brand Test Tool and Collis Card Simulator as validation tools for terminal…

Credit Union 24 adds three credit unions to ATM, POS network

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 21, 2009

The Ohio Educational Credit Union, U.P. Catholic Credit Union and Columbia-Greene Federal Credit Union have all joined Credit Union 24's ATM and POS network. …

Australia banks withhold details of card-skimming scam from affected account holders

October 20, 2009

According to a report from WAtoday.com, a news Web site covering Western Australia, banks in the region are declining to reveal to customers the details of ATM…

Research: Mobile money transfer will grow but will face regulatory challenges

October 20, 2009

New data from Juniper Research says more than 500 million consumers globally will use mobile money-transfer services by 2014.

ATMs and automated deposits are setting the pace for new banking strategies

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Diebold CEO Tom Swidarski told attendees at the ATM, Debit & Prepaid Forum that deposit automation will revolutionize the way consumers around the world bank.

Dynamic Card Solutions releases new instant-issuance software

October 19, 2009

Dynamic Card Solutions (DCS), a provider of instant-issuance and PIN-selection solutions for banks, credit unions and retailers, today announced the release of…

Wincor Nixdorf announces ATM deal with Sweden's ICA Banken

October 19, 2009

Wincor Nixdorf has announced a comprehensive IT-services agreement with ICA Banken, the retail banking subsidiary of Swedish retail group ICA.

NCR Corp. to provide 1,200 cash-recycling ATMs for ING Belgium

October 18, 2009

NCR Corp. today announced a partnership with ING Belgium to equip ING's new-concept Proxi branches with the NCR SelfServ 34 ATM with a cash-recycling module.…

Solvport releases updated ATM-management application

October 18, 2009

Solvport, a Portland, Ore.-based ATM-services provider, has announced it is releasing a new version of Solview, its ATM-management application. According to a…

Diebold releases ValiTech ATM security technology

October 18, 2009

Diebold Inc. has announced the release of ValiTech, a two-factor authentication technology that uses a secure USB device to identify and authorize ATM service…

Twitter and the social media craze: Where do banks and ATMs fit?

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Scott Mills, a public relations specialist for the financial-services industry, says Twitter offers credit unions and banks a real-time way to improve member…

Diebold's Swidarski to deliver keynote at ATM, Debit & Prepaid Forum

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 15, 2009

Diebold Inc.'s chief executive has been slated to give a keynote address at next week's ATM, Debit & Prepaid Forum in Las Vegas.   Tom Swidarski is…

ATM supplier TestLink celebrates 20th anniversary

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 15, 2009

England-based TestLink Services Ltd. is celebrating 20 years of ATM service. To mark the 20th anniversary, TestLink unveiled a new NCR ATM-cassette-testing…

Diebold moves to direct ATM sales model in Turkey

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 15, 2009

As part of a strategy to build closer relationships with financial institutions in Turkey, Diebold Inc. says it has formed a direct sales operation in…

ATM 'skimming' case may be part of a ring

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 15, 2009

The (Southern California) Daily Breeze reports that a Citibank ATM breach in the Manhattan Beach area may be connected to a crime ring out of Romania. The…

European Payments Council sets November dates for SEPA direct debit schemes

SEPA is expected to have far-reaching impacts on payments throughout the EU.

Bluestone Payments named distributor of NetDeposit TotalTransact solution

October 14, 2009

Payments-solutions provider NetDeposit has announced the appointment of Bluestone Payments as a distributor of NetDeposit's TotalTransact service. According to…

N.Y. credit union partners with mFoundry to offer mobile banking

October 14, 2009

Westbury, N.Y.-based Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) announced today a partnership with mFoundry to offer its more than 130,000 members a…

Three Tips for Successful Cash-Automation Implementation

Cash automation can improve efficiency, reduce cash inventory and increase security, but successfully implementing a cash-automation system requires careful…