Future for mobile payments brighter across the pond

December 26, 2017

In the United States and the United Kingdom, a growing ecosystem of mobile payment providers is vying to become consumers' go-to payment method at checkout.

The ATM is dead ... long live the ATM!

Tabloid newspapers across the world have speculated over the future of the ATM, debating everything from integration with AI and robotics down to whether there…

What O. Henry and a telephone index taught me about cash

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The short story, "The Gift of the Magi," and the memory of a long-ago Christmas shopping trip to a downtown dime store reminded me recently that a statement…

BS/2 receives 2nd Product of the Year award for ATMeye.iQ solution

December 21, 2017

ATMeye.iQ, a self-service security and monitoring solution developed by Lithuanian banking technology provider BS/2, has received the 2017 gold medal for…

Fime opens office, test lab in Shenzhen, China

December 21, 2017

Fime has expanded with the opening of a new office and test laboratory in Shenzhen, China. The new office will support the specific needs of local terminal…

Free guide offers EMV troubleshooting tips for ATM operators

December 21, 2017

The U.S. Payments Forum has released a white paper to help ATM owners avoid and troubleshoot common problems related to EMV transactions.

Parties told to 'engage constructively' to preserve free-to-use ATMs in UK

December 21, 2017

British MP Nicky Morgan, chair of the governments Treasury Committee, has written to Link chairman Mark Boleat urging parties involved in the dispute over ATM…

GRGBanking i58 cash recycler recognized with China's top design award

December 21, 2017

The GRGBanking i58 cash recycler has received the China Red Star Design Award, China's highest honor for industrial design, according to a company press…

Thales, Gemalto to unite digital security expertise in merger

December 19, 2017

Security technology providers Thales and Gemalto have reached a merger agreement based on an cash offer by Thales for all issued and outstanding ordinary…

PAI wins Business of the Year award

December 19, 2017

Payment Alliance International, the nation's largest privately held ATM provider, has been named 2017 Business of the Year by Louisville Business First, a…

Nets, OpenWay collaborate to monetize PSD2, open banking

December 19, 2017

Nets, a Nordic digital payments specialist, and OpenWay Group, a Brussels-based digital payment software developer, have published a white paper for…

Indian government announces new program to encourage noncash transactions

December 19, 2017

India is again stepping up efforts to displace cash with cards for everyday consumer purchases.

POPin Video Banking picks up California credit union

December 19, 2017

POPin Video Banking Collaboration, an interactive mobile video banking solution, has partnered with South Bay Credit Union in Redondo Beach, California, to…

An ATM business built on big ideas — and brotherhood

by Alicia Blanda — Chief Marketing Officer, Blanda Marketing & Public Relations

If there were a handbook titled "ATM Business-building for Dummies," Rule No. 1 probably would be "NEVER go into business with family." But the band of…

Banking in depth: Embracing disruption, transformation and high-touch customer experience

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

During the Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago this fall, Charles Liu, chief of branch transformation, ATM innovation and market planning at Bank of…

CSI goes live with 200th mobile banking customer

December 15, 2017

Computer Services, Inc., a provider of technology solutions for financial institutions, has taken its 200th mobile banking customer live, according to a…

Hyosung blows by 15K mark for US ATMs under maintenance

December 15, 2017

Nautilus Hyosung America has exceeded 15,000 ATMs and recyclers under maintenance contracts — a threefold increase in less than two years' time, a company…

NCR helps Spanish ATM deployer achieve big uptime gains

December 15, 2017

Euro Automatic Cash, a provider of in-branch and third-party ATM services and a subsidiary of Banco Santander, has implemented advanced monitoring services…

RBS to shutter one-quarter of remaining UK branches

December 15, 2017

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to close 259 branches — a 25 percent network reduction for a financial institution that has already downsized…

ATM cash withdrawal volume grows 6 percent in 2016

December 15, 2017

In 2016, the number of cash withdrawals at ATMs worldwide was 107 billion, a 6 percent increase over 2015.