Global Payments to acquire TSYS in $21.5B merger

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Global Payments is buying TSYS in a merger valued at $21.5 billion, marking the latest in a series of international mergers and acquisitions of payments and…

Paragon Application Systems intros updates to VirtualATM

May 24, 2019

Paragon Application Systems, a provider of payment testing solutions to the financial services industry, has announced several enhancements to Paragon…

PayNearMe marks 10 years, 5K clients

May 24, 2019

PayNearMe, a platform that facilitates cash, debit, credit and ACH payments, is celebrating two milestones — the company's 10th anniversary and its acquisition…

KAL makes ATM Hypervisor solution available to banks, partners, competitors

May 23, 2019

KAL ATM Software is making available its OS Virtualization technology to all interested parties — including KAL competitors, according to a company press…

Nuvei to buy UK payments firm SafeCharge for $889M

May 23, 2019

Nuvei Corp. has agreed to buy U.K.-based payments firm SafeCharge International Group Ltd. in a cash deal valued at $889 million (669 million pounds)…

CheckFree founder leads Series B investment in FI Navigator

May 23, 2019

CheckFree Corp. founder and former CEO Pete Kight has led a $2.5 million Series B investment round for Fi Navigator Corp., a web-based data and analytics…

3 reasons to attend the ICX Summit

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Keeping up with constant changes in technology can be a major challenge, especially when many solutions also carry a high price tag. ICX Summit can help give…

Are you ready to dig in to Windows 10 with your ATM vendor?

by Rebecca Cicarelli — Marketing Director, BranchServ

It's not enough to simply install Windows 10 and call it a day. You need to ask yourself — and your vendors — some questions to ensure that the Windows 1…

Beyond the Blockchain Hype

Blockchain can lower costs and increase certainty thanks to smart contracts and independent client verification. Watch our FinTech Minute video with FIS…

2019 Payments Trends

These four 2019 Payment trends will impact banks, payment providers and customers.

How Payment Providers Should Use Financial Technology

Payment Providers can use modernized financial technology like a unified platform to keep up with the many changes in global payments.

Three Key Drivers Impacting Financial Services

FIS’ Marianne Brown predicts the three forces reshaping financial services in 2019. Do you agree?

Translate Tech into Value for a Competitive Edge

Shift from selling banking products to guiding your customers with solutions leveraging machine learning and AI.

Sale rumors boost NCR share price

May 22, 2019

NCR Corp. shares have added several percentage points in value since Monday, when Deal Reporter, citing unidentified insiders, said that private equity firm…

China's banks turn to smart teller, video teller machines as ATM numbers shrink

May 22, 2019

Since the deployment of China's first ATM in 1985, ATM installations rose steadily through 2018, by which times the installed base of bank self-service…

Next-gen form factors now driving growth in payment cards

May 22, 2019

Despite near ubiquitous global uptake of the EMV standard, several factors are stimulating the payment cards market such as new banking clients, increasing…

Comforte AG debuts data security solution for payments industry

May 22, 2019

Data security provider Comforte AG has introduced a new data security solution and practice for the payments industry. 

Indian consumers' familiarity with e-payments propels higher retail sales

May 22, 2019

Payments technology company Financial Software and Systems has published India Payment Trends 2018, a report that highlights consumer payment trends, as well…

Your accountholders crave more, better communication

by Rebecca Hellmann — SVP, Blanda Marketing & Public Relations

Today's consumers admit to knowing very little about managing finances. But they want to learn. Even better, they want to learn from you. J.D. Power reports…

Why credit card acceptance actually spurs cash use at vending machines

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Research confirms that cashless readers do not undermine cash sales in a vending machine. In fact, the technology serves to increase both cashless and…