ATMs in a year of financial uncertainty and economic recession

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Where 2007 showed ATM unification and potential for financial strength, 2008 closed with uncertainty, but hope for growing opportunities in 2009.

Co-Op rolls out TNS solution for ATM connectivity

January 5, 2009

RESTON, Va. — More than 1,000 Co-Op Financial Services branded credit unions in North America have signed on to use Transaction Network Services' TNSLink…

Metavante provides integrated banking, payments tech to HomeStreet Bank

January 4, 2009

MILWAUKEE — Metavante Corp. has signed with HomeStreet Bank to replace the bank's current core-processing solution with Metavante's Integrated Banking…

VSoft Centrum Gateway ATM 5.20 software provides comprehensive deposit automation solution

January 4, 2009

ATLANTA — VSoft Corp. has announced the release of its Centrum Gateway — ATM 5.20 software with interfaces to NCR Corp.'s ImageMark ATM Passport software…

Islamic bank launches first drive-in ATM

January 1, 2009

Zawya.com: Bahrain Islamic Bank has deployed its first drive-in ATM at the Muharraq Club Fuelling Station in Muharraq. Abdul Rahman Mohamed Turki, general…

Wells, BofA complete acquisitions, enlarge ATM portfolios

January 1, 2009

San Jose Business Journal: As expected, Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp. completed major acquisitions before 2008 came to a close. Wells…

NCR cuts employee benefits

December 30, 2008

Dayton Business Journal: NCR is cutting employee benefits to weather what its leader called a worsening economic storm. "Whatever the newsmakers choose to name…

Phoenix airport to allow ATMs in gate areas

December 29, 2008

The Arizona Republic: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport plans to double the size of its ATM deployment, placing some of the new ATMs in gate areas. In…

ATM users beware: ID theft expected to increase in 2009

December 28, 2008

pressofAtlanticCity.com: ATM users may want to keep a closer eye on their PINs in the coming year. Experts are warning that identity thieves are only going to…

Honest women return $1 million left at ATM

December 28, 2008

The (Jamaica) Gleaner: A Jamaican woman is being praised for her honesty after she returned $1 million in cash she found at an ATM. While attempting to…

Indonesian bank signs on for 280 Wincor Nixdorf ATMs

December 28, 2008

PADERBORN, Germany — Indonesia's BCA has chosen Wincor Nixdorf to provide kiosk and ATM technologies as the financial institution moves to expand its…

Economic recession to be front and center topic at ATMIA

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

As financial institutions brace for tighter regulation, the upcoming ATMIA conference focuses on the economy and the rise of mobile banking.

Co-Op Financial Services releases new version of its fraud manager

December 23, 2008

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Co-Op Financial Services has enhanced its Falcon Fraud Manager by adding Falcon Real-time Decisioning, an optional service that…

Banknote Watch South Africa aims to enhance, promote cash security

December 23, 2008

CAPE TOWN, South Africa —  The recently launched Banknote Watch South Africa is a new organization that aims to enhance cash security in South Africa through…

Acculynk pushes Internet PIN-debit service in U.S., caters to online merchants

Online PIN-debit transactions, backed by new technology for security and encryption, get trials in the U.S. and beyond in 2009.

Wells Fargo economists say '09 will see end to economic recession

December 22, 2008

San Francisco Business Times: Economists at Wells Fargo say they expect the economic recession — which now rivals the recession of the 1930s — to end during…

TIO signs self-service billpay deal with Pacific Gas

December 22, 2008

BURNABY, British Columbia — TIO Networks Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, California's largest investor-owned utility,  have partnered to launch a…

Banking sales improve at Wincor Nixdorf, despite global economic downturn

December 22, 2008

PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf AG says it exceeded its profit goals for fiscal year 2007/2008, which ended Sept. 30, despite a battered global economy and…

ATM skimming in New Zealand gets corporate attention

December 21, 2008

Stuff.co.nz: ATM skimming in New Zealand has led to an industry initiative to respond to the security problem posed by so-called "techie" thieves. ATM…

Chase moves ATMS to imaged deposits; uses tech from Wincor Nixdorf, NCR

December 21, 2008

Bank Systems & Technology: Though mobile banking seems to get a lot of attention, JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($1.24 trillion in assets) is focusing attention…