Link head of strategy: 'Contactless cards driving move away from cash in UK'

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

Graham Mott, head of strategy at Link, which oversees the U.K.'s network of ATMs, believes that contactless cards are behind the globe's shrinking reliance on…

Oxygen taps Allpoint ATM network to offer fee-free cash via its banking app

October 22, 2019

Oxygen, a new digital bank aimed at self-employed workers, will offer its customers access to more than 55,000 fee-free ATMs as it joins the Allpoint ATM…

US Bank to cull thousands of workers, keep branches

October 22, 2019

U.S. Bancorp is planning to cut thousands of branch workers as it transitions into a digital world, according to a report in Bloomberg. 

Evolve to partner with i2c on suite of credit, debit, prepaid card products

October 21, 2019

Evolve Bank & Trust has entered a partnership with i2c Inc., a provider of digital banking and payments processing technology, in which the companies will…

ATMIA CEO Q&A: 'Cash and digital payments need to coexist'

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

ATM Marketplace caught up with ATM Industry Association CEO Mike Lee at a conference in Rome for a long chat about the war on cash and the future of ATMs. We…

Irish firm creates digger-proof 'pod' to avert ATM thieves

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

October 21, 2019

Ireland has seen a rash of ATM attacks that involve crooks making off with a digger from a construction site and using it to essentially scoop a nearby ATM out…

Can Linux improve ATM security?

Upgrading an ATM to the latest version of Windows is a costly proposition. Rick Anderson, delivery director at Linux distribution company Wind River, argues…

Bankmed to deploy Diebold Nixdorf's DN Series ATMs in Lebanon

October 17, 2019

ATM manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf announced today that Bankmed will be the first bank to deploy its new DN Series of ATMs in Lebanon. 

Chime suffers new disruption to mobile app, debit card payments

October 17, 2019

(Update 10:56 a.m. EST Friday Oct. 18th to reflect certain services restored)

UK at tipping point, says Access to Cash Review chair

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

As digital payments grow in popularity in the U.K., the systems that support cash are starting to erode. Natalie Ceeney, chair of Access to Cash Review, warns…

JCB partners with Singapore's Socash on mobile app-based cash withdrawals

October 16, 2019

Socash, a Singapore-based fintech, is partnering with payment card issuer JCB to offer cardless cash withdrawals to Japanese tourists across Southeast Asia…

Bitstop deploys bitcoin ATM at Miami International Airport

October 15, 2019

Bitstop has installed a bitcoin ATM at Miami International Airport in concourse G next to gate 16. Customers can use the ATM to buy or sell bitcoin for cash…

Paramount acquires certain assets of New York's CNY ATM

October 15, 2019

Paramount Management Group, an ATM operator based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, announced that it has acquired certain assets of CNY ATM Inc.  

JD Power Pulse survey reveals consumers still favor cash access

October 14, 2019

Despite a growing trend toward cashless payments, a J.D. Power Pulse survey shows consumers still want flexibility, as 78% of consumers still believe…

Mexico's new QR-based payments system — will it succeed?

by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo — Professor of Business History, Bangor University

Banxico recently rolled out CoDi, a smartphone and QR-based payments system. ATM historian Bernardo Batiz-Lazo steps us through how QR codes became so popular…

Shields teams with Morphis to expand cash handling services

October 14, 2019

Banking services provider Shields Business Solutions on Friday announced a partnership with Morphis Inc., a Dallas-based provider of currency supply chain…

UK: half of all debit card payments now contactless

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

October 14, 2019

According to the latest figures from trade association U.K. Finance, now over half of the debit card payments in the U.K. are contactless. 

BBVA's Strickland: customers want similar experiences in desktop, mobile banking

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Tim Tang, director, enterprise solutions at Hughes, sits down with Gil Strickland, VP, product management at BBVA USA, to talk about customer expectations for…

ATM operator Paramount promotes two execs

October 14, 2019

ATM operator Paramount Management Group has promoted two executives within the company.

Striking a balance between customer experience and security

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

As banks strive to offer customers good online experiences, they often partner with a variety of fintechs. But how do they ensure that their apps are secure?