Aussie bank uses gas-detection system in ATMs

December 11, 2008

The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald: Sydney's Commonwealth Bank says it will install gas-detection systems in its ATMs to combat a spate of robberies where…

Cash preferred by Brits during holidays

December 11, 2008

LONDON — Cash is the preferred spending method for Britons this holiday season, in response to the economic credit crunch, according to new research from ATM…

Police use ATM ads to curb holiday drinking

December 11, 2008

NEWPORT-ON-TAY, Scotland — The Lincolnshire Police force is set to launch an ATM advertising campaign with U.K. banks to tackle over-drinking during the…

Japan blocks mobile signals at ATMs, prevents growing fraud

December 10, 2008

Lets Japan: Banks in Japan are protecting ATMs with mobile-phone signals. In October, Japanese police spearheaded a massive effort to prevent scam artists from…

De La Rue releases cash sorter for banks

December 10, 2008

BASINGSTOKE, England — De La Rue, a commercial security printer and cash sorting company, has released the DLR7000, a high-speed cash sorter.   According to a…

Mobile banking a new focus for NCR, Wincor Nixdorf and Diebold

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

The big three in the bank ATM space are spearheading new efforts to capture mobile banking market share.

VeriFone contactless PINpad 1000SE hits the streets

December 9, 2008

PARIS — Last month at CARTES & IDentification 2008, VeriFone Holdings Inc. introduced a contactless version of its popular PINpad 1000SE, further expanding…

Western Union, Vodafone, Safaricom partner for mobile money transfer service

December 9, 2008

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Vodafone, Safaricom and The Western Union Company are partnering to pilot a cross-border mobile money transfer service between the United…

Cash reigns supreme for U.S consumer spending this holiday season

December 9, 2008

CHICAGO — In a recent survey about holiday spending, 73 percent of consumers said they will buy gifts with cash this year.   The survey, commissioned by…

NCR talks mobile banking, business opps and scheduling

Brian Bailey, vice president of global sales and marketing for financial industry marketing, says NCR Corp. is focusing on channel integration and…

Tidel launches cash 'Revolution'

Ed Grondahl, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Tidel Engineering LP, demonstrates Tidel's new cash-management system for retail and banking…

NCR talks self-service and a new brand image

NCR Corp.'s Brian Bailey last month explained NCR's new brand and its new focus on self-service during the BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo.

Better ATM deploys ATM at Trump Tower, preps for holidays

Todd Nuttall, the head of Better ATM Services Inc., tells ATM Marketplace that his company's unique card-dispensing technology for the ATM is garnering…

ATM bandits in Oz snagged after ATM blast

December 8, 2008

Brisbane (Australia) Times: A couple in New South Wales was arrested after am ATM explosion and bungled robbery in Brisbane. The man and the woman, both aged…

M&T adds local ATMs to regional malls

December 8, 2008

Washington Business Journal: M&T Bank plans to install 22 ATMs in some of the biggest regional shopping malls by early next year. It is expected to be the…

ATMs go to government offices

December 8, 2008

Business First of Louisville: Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government has hired ATM operator Avery Scott LLC to place ATM machines in select Metro…

ATMs for visually impaired top banking priority for TCF Bank, Council of the Blind

December 8, 2008

WAYZATA, Minn. — TCF Bank, a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corp., the Illinois Council of the Blind, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, and Equip…

American Bankers Association says banks will market banking services in tight economy

December 8, 2008

WASHINGTON — Economic conditions and recession are taking a toll, but banks continue to spend money on marketing their banking financial services.   According…

ATM advertising provider i-design shows financial gains in '08, but still in the red

December 8, 2008

NEWPORT-ON-TAY, Scotland — I-design Group PLC, which provides the third-party ATM-advertising solution known as atm:Ad, says preliminary financial results for…

ATM consolidations are sign of economic recession, end of heyday for some

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Economic recession has led to consolidation among ATM players Infonox, Tranax, Triton and PDNB.