ATMIA Board Meeting Minutes -- 2/99 and 5/99

April 4, 2000

The ATM Industry Association's February board meeting was held in Dallas, Texas. Minutes for subsequent meetings are recounted as well.

Triton moves past NCR in U.S. ATM shipments

March 29, 2000

LONG BEACH, Miss. -- Triton announced that its total shipments of cash dispensers in 1999 puts the company in the number two spot in the U.S., surpassing…

Euronet to operate Indonesian ATM network

March 29, 2000

LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Euronet Services Inc. will begin providing transaction switching services for a shared network of ATMs owned by three Indonesian banks. The…

ebank.com gains ATM technology in deal with Talisman

March 27, 2000

ATLANTA -- ebank.com, Inc., an online bank specializing in the small business market, has completed a previously-announced agreement with Talisman…

War of the words

March 23, 2000

Sick of hearing ATM surcharging equated with "gouging?" So is Q. Banyan, a California consultant who opines that surcharge foes just aren't very original.by…

Scrip scoop

March 23, 2000

U.S. Cash Exchange wins a cool deal to deploy scrip machines at Baskin Robbins franchises, among other retail sites.by Ann All, editor

And so it continues...

March 21, 2000

Woodbridge, N.J. joins the short list of municipalities that have decided to eliminate ATM surcharges.by Ann All, editor

Star survey shows consumers like online POS debit

March 21, 2000

MAITLAND, Fla.-- Consumers' growing eagerness to use online POS to make real-time debit purchases was confirmed by a recent Star Systems Inc. survey of…

Screen hygiene

March 19, 2000

In line at the ATM right behind that guy with the persistent cough? Not to worry -- if the machine has a CleanScreen, a touchscreen with antibacterial…

SmartCash is no longer Greenland's master distributor

March 19, 2000

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Greenland Corporation, a provider of automated financial services machines that provide payroll check-cashing, payday advances, ATM…

PayStar's ticker symbol changes

March 19, 2000

LODI, Calif. -- PayStar Communications Corporation (OTCBB:PYSTE), an independent provider of payphone services and ATM scrip machines, has had an "E" added to…

AmSouth joins PULSE

March 19, 2000

HOUSTON -- AmSouth Bank, which operates 1,350 ATMs, has joined the PULSE EFT Association, expanding the network's presence in the Southeast. Headquartered in…

Going the distance

Cross International Technologies, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hyosung Computer, broke away from the low-end ATM pack with its Mini-Bank 1000 in 1999. One of…

Visa tallies increase in 1999 card volume

March 12, 2000

FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Visa U.S.A., the nation's largest payment card system, announced that it processed $721.1 billion in consumer and business purchases in…

Beer, hockey, bacon -- and ATMs

March 9, 2000

Add ATMs to the list of Canadian exports, thanks to a new machine made by Northrop Grumman-Canada Ltd.by Ann All, editor

The municipal movement

March 8, 2000

The idea of local governments banning ATM surcharges took hold in California but is moving eastward. The newest members of this anti surcharge movement…

Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. forms new business units

March 8, 2000

OMAHA, Neb. -- Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. has formed six new business units, as announced at the company's annual shareholder meeting Feb. 22. The…

It's baaaaaack

March 7, 2000

The surcharge, that is. While its in-store sales got a boost, Dairy Mart didn't get the numbers it needed to cover the costs of its fee-free ATM program.by Ann…

Lizard kings

March 6, 2000

Credit Card Center, one of Tidel's biggest distributors, has ordered 500 Chameleons. The deal may silence the skeptics who wondered when, if ever, Tidel would…

Strange bedfellows

March 6, 2000

A recent ATM advertising campaign for Compaq Computer Corporation brought together a wildly diverse group of deployers.by Ann All, editor