Fleet to add enhanced ATMs as part of upgrade

December 16, 2001

BOSTON -- As part of a $47.1 million, 18-month reconfiguration planned for its Massachusetts branch network, FleetBoston Financial will deploy 23 new…

Software problem causes Citibank ATMs to crash

December 16, 2001

NEW YORK -- An internal software problem caused Citibank's nationwide network of 2,000 ATMs to crash for about four hours on Sept. 4, according to an…

China issues more bank cards

December 16, 2001

BEIJING -- Fifty-five financial institutions in China had issued 330 million bank cards by June of this year, sources with the People's Bank of China ( PBOC…

BankAtlantic Bancorp to acquire Community Savings

December 16, 2001

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE:BBX) has reached an agreement to purchase Florida-based Community Savings Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:CMSV) in a…

Euronet appoints Henry as president

December 16, 2001

LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Daniel R. Henry has been appointed president of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: EEFT), a duty he will assume in addition to his chief…

RDS attendance may not be off as much as predicted

December 16, 2001

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Although advance forecasts for attendance at this week's BAI Retail Delivery Show here had been pretty grim, a spate of walk-in registrants…

National Australia Bank and Teradata share award for excellence at NCDM Expo

December 16, 2001

DAYTON, Ohio -- Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation and National Australia Bank have received the National Center for Database Marketing (NCDM) Database…

Star Systems and NCR announce joint initiative on advanced deposit technology

December 16, 2001

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- NCR Corporation and Star Systems today announced a joint arrangement to bring advanced deposit technology to STAR participants throughout…

MPS is 2nd network to certify Fujitsu Series 8000 ATMs

December 16, 2001

DALLAS--  The Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Series 8000 family of ATMs has been certified by Midwest Payment Systems (MPS) of Cincinnati, the second network…

Bank of Nova Scotia to use fees to encourage electronic transactions in Jamaica

December 16, 2001

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) beginning Jan. 1 will charge customers for transactions at branches, in a move to relieve crowded conditions…

Who's who: Nandita Bakhshi

Though Nandita Bakhshi originally saw herself as a U.N. diplomat, she ended up running the ATM program for FleetBoston Financial. It's not as much of a stretch…

On with the show, some highlights from RDS

Though last week's BAI Retail Delivery Show in Anaheim, Calif. was sparsely attended, there was still plenty to see and do on the show floor. ATMmarketplace…

UK's Office of Fair Trading exempts LINK from Competition Act

December 15, 2001

LONDON -- The UK's Office of Fair Trading ruled on Oct. 16 that the benefits offered by the rules governing ATMs in the LINK network far outweigh any possible…

Irish authorities fighting back against ATM fraud

December 12, 2001

More than $30,000 has been stolen from Irish bank customers since August in a rash of ATM-related thefts as bank officials work with Irish police to bring an…

Humboldt Bank to take $3M charge due to missing ATM funds

December 12, 2001

EUREKA, Calif. -- Bank holding company Humboldt Bancorp (NasdaqNM:HBEK - news) said on Dec. 12 that the operator of its ATM system is missing, along with $…

Diebold agrees to $26 million purchase price for Global Election Systems

December 11, 2001

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold Inc. has agreed to buy Global Election Systems Inc. for $26 million in cash and stock, according to an Associated Press report.  

Triton says sales are back on track

December 11, 2001

Triton's ATM sales in the first half of 2001 were up 21 percent over the same period last year, and the manufacturer says it expects to finish the year on a…

Banks, ATMs impacted by World Trade Center attack

December 11, 2001

NEW YORK -- Two major banks shut their New York City branches and people lined up at ATMs on Sept. 11 following the terrorist attack that destroyed the twin…

Next week's ATMIA Europe show still on

December 11, 2001

LONDON -- The ATM Industry Association conference scheduled for Sept. 18-19 in London will go on, according to ATMIA International Director Mike Lee.

Triton is global ATMIA sponsor

December 11, 2001

LONDON -- Triton Systems, Inc. has signed a one-year global sponsorship agreement with the ATM Industry Association, the world's only international trade…