China Minsheng Bank orders 400 Wincor Nixdorf self-serve systems

June 10, 2003

PADERBORN, Germany -- China Minsheng Bank, China's leading private bank with 16 main branches and 145 sub-branches, has ordered 400 self-service systems from…

Diebold inks ATM order deal with China's BOC

June 10, 2003

BEIJING -- Diebold, Inc., announced it has signed an $8.5 million order with the Bank of Communications (BOC) for ATMs and bulk cash recycling machines (BCRMs).

Justice department extends First Data merger investigation

June 10, 2003

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- U.S. antitrust regulators are expected to extend their investigation later this week into First Data Corporation's bid to buy rival Concord…

E-Trade will make 2,000 of its 15,000 ATMs ''talking' units

June 10, 2003

BOSTON, Mass. -- As part of a June 10 settlement with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the Massachusetts state attorney general's office, E-Trade…

Arab banks compensating ATM scam victims

June 9, 2003

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Victims of a recent ATM skimming scam are being compensated by the banks that hold their accounts.

NAB to pull most of its ATMs from gambling venues

June 9, 2003

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Concerns about problem gambling have led the National Australia Bank to withdraw nearly all its ATMs from gambling venues by Oct. 1…

ATM stolen from retail store

June 8, 2003

WEST BOXFORD, Mass. -- Boxford police are looking for three suspects they believe stole an ATM -- which only contained $120 in cash -- from a store here.

Average ATM surcharge rises 4 cents in 2002

June 8, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Surcharges at U.S. ATMs rose an average of 4 cents in 2002, according to a survey done by the Federal Reserve.

Cardtronics acquires 1,100 ATMs from NBEC

June 8, 2003

HOUSTON -- Cardtronics, the nation's largest independent ATM owner-operator, announced it has acquired 1,100 ATM locations and the related merchant contracts…

Jurors don't buy alibi in ATM theft

June 5, 2003

EASTON, Pa. -- Jurors didn't buy a former Exxon gas station manager's alibi that he took money from the station's ATM and put it into the cash register because…

New ATM security regs PIN it on the pad

In the past, ATM vendors didn't pay much attention to the PIN pad. That's all changed, however, due to increased concerns over PIN security and the approaching…

Skim scam man

June 4, 2003

A recent case in which skimming devices were placed inside of ATMs was one of the more sophisticated frauds of its type, according to the Secret Service. While…

Poll shows Americans enamored of the ATM

June 4, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A Harris Interactive poll commissioned by eFunds shows that the ATM is one of America's favorite conveniences, with 78 percent of those…

Malaysia hopes to drive more debit with chip cards

June 4, 2003

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The Malaysia Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS) plans to include MEPS Cash and e-Debit applications in all 50,000 of its…

Genpass taps new leaders for ATM, card divisions

June 3, 2003

IRVING, Texas -- Genpass, Inc. has made executive appointments in two of its four operating divisions.

Cardtronics gets new VP of marketing

June 3, 2003

HOUSTON -- Lloyd Nobles has been named vice president of marketing at Cardtronics.

New $20 bill, check imaging and more on agenda at ATM Channel Planning Seminar

June 3, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- What do the new $20 bill, check imaging, national security, the unbanked population and deposit fraud have in common? 

Former gas station manager has creative alibi for ATM theft

June 3, 2003

EASTON, Pa. -- A former gas station manager accused of stealing $180,000 from the station's ATM admitted that he took money from the machine -- but said he put…

Malaysian police arrest several members of ATM theft ring, still seek leader

June 2, 2003

IPOH, Malaysia -- Police arrested six Indonesian men for a series of thefts at ATMs that were carried out with the aid of oxy-acetylene torches.

Welcome to ATMsville

June 2, 2003

Mike Lee, international director of the ATM Industry Association, likens the ATM industry to a global village. He says the industry must work together to…