Banks in Nigeria test the Central Bank, hold out on removal of off-site ATMs

July 12, 2009

Vanguard: While the Central Bank of Nigeria has made the decision to extend the deadline for banks in the country to remove all ATMs from public places, the…

7-Eleven asks consumers to help it fight interchange fees

July 12, 2009

East Valley (Phoenix) Tribune:  7-Eleven is asking customers to help it fight what 7-Eleven calls unfair credit-card transaction fees. The convenience-store…

MasterCard settles retailer antitrust suit for $335 million

July 12, 2009

TheStreet.com: MasterCard Worldwide Inc. plans to pay $335 million to settle a class action suit alleging it violated federal antitrust regulations. MasterCard…

CreditCall provides Java community with EMV kernel

July 9, 2009

BRISTOL, England — Developers who use Java can now take advantage of EmvJ — a Java version of CreditCall's successful EMV kernels for Windows and embedded…

ATM manufacturer GRG named among most valuable brands in China

July 9, 2009

GUANGZHOU, China — World Brand Lab has ranked GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd. among the top 500 most valuable brands in China for 2009.   According to a news…

Source Technologies announces new partner program for kiosks, MICR printer solutions

July 9, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —  Source Technologies has announced the launch of a new global partner program for original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers…

Canadian Senate committee recommends oversight board for payments

July 9, 2009

Digital Transactions: A sweeping new report from a Canadian Senate committee recommends the federal government create a payment-system oversight board, ban…

As Canada ramps up its EMV migration, pressure on the U.S. intensifies

As EMV gaps close throughout the world, the payments industry is closely watching the United States — a final EMV holdout.

TIO Networks adds 5,000-plus transaction endpoints through new partnership

July 8, 2009

BURNABY, British Columbia — TIO Networks Corp., a multichannel expedited bill-payment processor, has announced that Budget PrePay Inc., one of the United…

NCR recognized for maintenance, support services

July 8, 2009

DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. has announced its No. 1 position in the hardware maintenance and support category in retail infrastructure support for 2006-2008…

BS/2 opens Wincor ATM, solutions training center in Lithuania

July 8, 2009

LITHUANIA — Technical engineers at financial institutions can now receive Wincor Nixdorf qualification certificates after completing training hosted by…

TestLink signs deal to sell The Raminator anti-ramming device for ATMs

July 8, 2009

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Ram raid attacks on ATMs across the world are being stopped by The Raminator — a tried and tested anti-ramming device that is now…

Automated Charging Machines serve as DOOH ad platforms

Paul King, CEO of Hercules Networks, explains the Automated Charging Machine (ACM) during a visit to the Digital Signage Today offices.

Banelco in Argentina reduces ATM testing time with Paragon's ATMulator

July 7, 2009

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Banelco, a leading ATM network in Argentina, recently licensed software from Paragon Application Systems to simulate and test its ATMs…

Card use picks up in Australia, but cash still dominates most transactions

July 7, 2009

WA Today (Australia): Australia remains a cash-based society but the use of plastic credit and debit cards is growing. A Reserve Bank of Australia study of…

PayX launches new report for global card-acquiring community

July 6, 2009

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — PayX365 has released its newest report, "Card Acquiring Products: An Independent Assessment of Products and Suppliers, 2009 Edition,…

MoneyGram signs money-transfer deal for ATMs with Saudi bank

July 6, 2009

Forbes: MoneyGram International Inc. has signed a deal with National Commercial Bank, the largest bank in the Middle East, to offer a money transfer service at…

Display Concepts redesigns sunlight-viewable ATM display for NCR, Diebold, Fujitsu, Wincor ATMs

July 6, 2009

PHELPS, N.Y. — Display Concepts has redesigned its 8.4-inch sunlight-viewable LCD for ATMs to improve readability, reduce power consumption, increase LCD…

MoBank launches mobile banking, payment service

July 6, 2009

The Guardian: Steve Townend and Dominic Keen founded MoBank in 2007 and have now launched the mobile banking and payment service. The company is privately…

Paysafecard lets users buy online shopping vouchers at ATMs

July 5, 2009

Ecommerce Journal: Online payment-services provider Paysafecard has partnered with Spanish bank Caixa Galicia and the Spanish processing partner TelePay to…