Survey says...

by Tom Harper

January 22, 2002

We've asked what you think about ATMmarketplace.com. Here are the results of our research and how we're responding.

Sprint exec to serve on Euronet board

January 22, 2002

LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT), a provider of secure electronic financial transaction products, announced that M. Jeannine Strandjord…

KAL has record sales of Windows-based software

January 22, 2002

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- KAL announced record sales figures for the year 2000 of web-enabled, multi-vendor software for self-service machines (ATMs and kiosks…

NCR earnings decline in 4Q

January 22, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corporation's (NYSE: NCR) revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 decreased to $1.6 billion, an 11 percent decline from the $1.7…

Earnings down at Triton parent in 4Q

January 22, 2002

NEW YORK -- Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV), the parent company of Triton Systems, earned $37 million or 18 cents per diluted share from continuing operations in…

Record fiscal year revenue for Diebold; decline in net income with special charges included

January 22, 2002

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. (NYSE:DBD) posted record revenue of $1.76 billion in fiscal year 2001, ending Dec. 31, but saw net income drop by more than…

Citigroup unit to offer more free ATMs to EBT cardholders

January 21, 2002

NEW YORK -- New York State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer said a Citigroup Inc. unit has agreed to install 149 no-surcharge ATMs in low-income New York City…

Numbers according to Nilson

January 21, 2002

The number one ATM manufacturer in the U.S., based on 2000 shipment numbers recently released by the Nilson Report, is Diebold. The North Canton, Ohio-based…

Use of Japan's post office ATMs increasing

January 21, 2002

TOKYO -- People in Japan used ATMs at post offices to access accounts at private financial institutions and vice versa 40 million times in fiscal 2000, double…

eFunds introduces ATM management package

January 21, 2002

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- eFunds Corporation (Nasdaq: EFDS), a provider of electronic payment, risk management and related professional services, is launching a…

Iowa surcharge ban is challenged

January 21, 2002

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Five national banks -- Metrobank, Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, Bank of America, Firstar Bank and U.S. Bank -- filed a lawsuit in federal district…

First Union, Wachovia to merge

January 21, 2002

CHARLOTTE and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., -- First Union Corp. entered a definitive agreement to acquire Wachovia Corp. for $13.4 billion in common stock. First Union…

ATM Center to become exclusive Tidel distributor

January 21, 2002

HOUSTON -- Tidel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATMS) has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with ATM Center, Inc., the 27th such exclusive or…

EFTA to host conference on ADA regs

January 21, 2002

HERNDON, Va. -- The Electronic Funds Transfer Association will present "New ADA Challenges to the ATM Industry," a one-day special conference focusing…

USA Payments files suit over casino ATMs

January 21, 2002

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- USA Payments, Inc. filed suit April 12 against the Tropicana Casino in Las Vegas for operating unlicensed ATMs the company contends…

NCR to cut customer service jobs

January 21, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. plans to cut 600 to 700 jobs worldwide in its customer service division as part of a reorganization, according to an Associated Press…

Amer-e-com acquires two ISOs

January 21, 2002

TAMPA, Fla. -- Amer-e-com Digital Corporation, a developer of ATM kiosks and smart card technologies, has acquired ATM Capital Funding Corporation and First…

Father-son ATM thieves plead guilty

January 21, 2002

PITTSBURGH -- A father-and-son team of thieves who literally ripped off an ATM plead guilty rather than going to federal court, according to a report in the…

European expansion for Hanco

January 21, 2002

A year-and-a-half after deploying his first ATM in the UK, Tom Hannon of Hanco Systems is ready to take on the rest of Europe. He's hired Sherif Seddik, NCR's…

Japanese ATM makers target China

January 21, 2002

TOKYO -- Several Japanese ATM manufacturers are targeting sales in China to meet growing demand there in the run up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, according…