ATM Marketplace: November's top 5 reads

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

November served up heaping helpings of innovation (branch transformation, cardless ATM access, brainstorming the self-service devices of the future) and…

PAI, Sionic Mobile partner on ATM-based iBeacon rewards program

December 8, 2016

Sionic Mobile, a cloud-based mobile commerce company, and Payment Alliance International, a provider of electronic payment processing solutions, have formed a…

Cash still king with mass transit riders

December 8, 2016

Cash is the prevalent method of payment for mass transit riders across the U.S. and is viewed as the most secure payment method, as well, according to new data…

Cleveland mulls measures to curb ATM ram raids

December 8, 2016

The Cleveland City Council is trying to figure out how to put an end to "a rash of ATM smash-and-grabs that have been taking place all over the city,…

Discover joins MasterCard, Visa in extending EMV deadline for fuel pumps

December 8, 2016

Discover Global Network, which includes Discover Network, Pulse and Diners Club International, has joined MasterCard and Visa in extending the U.S. EMV fraud…

Report benchmarks mobile banking trends

December 8, 2016

FI Navigator and Celent have released "Mobile Banking Quantified: Comprehensive Benchmarks for US Vendors & Institutions," an analysis of mobile banking…

Coinsource adds 11 bitcoin ATMs in Texas, operates 67 units in 8 states

December 8, 2016

Coinsource, a national bitcoin ATM network, has launched 11 new machines across Texas, making it the fastest growing market for Coinsource ATMs in Q4 and now…

Azerbaijani bank embraces advanced ATM technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The International Bank of Azerbaijan has introduced a digital, fully automated self-service branch banking concept that targets 'almost any customer interested…

Post-demonitization cash crunch drags on to dismay of average Indians

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

December 5, 2016

A CNBC commentator observed that 'rich businessmen whose dubious financial engineering skills partly prompted the government to take this step were conspicuous…

CPI fails to invalidate Gemalto EMV chip card patent claims

December 5, 2016

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has denied CPI challenges to the validity of several claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,944,833, which is owned by Gemalto and…

Mobile.up promises fast, flexible, easy banking app development for FIs

December 5, 2016

W.up is debuting Mobile.up, a mobile banking product designed to allow the rapid development of native mobile banking applications.

ABA advisory outlines cyberthreats targeting payments players

December 5, 2016

A new advisory from the American Bankers Association offers information and recommendations to help merchants, payments processors and others…

DirectCash shareholders approve sale to Cardtronics

December 5, 2016

DirectCash Payments Inc. shareholders have approved a special resolution for a proposed transaction whereby Cardtronics Holdings Ltd., through 1999162 Alberta…

Diebold vs. Hyosung: Sorting out the first-round decision in the ATM-makers' patent battle

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The companies' patent wars before the International Trade Commission and US federal court spilled over into the court of public relations yesterday.

MasterCard to use AI for fraud detection

December 2, 2016

MasterCard has introduced Decision Intelligence, which the company described in a press release as a comprehensive decisioning and fraud detection service. The…

Card networks bump liability shift date for fuel dispensers, leave ATM deadline unchanged

December 2, 2016

MasterCard and Visa announced on Thursday that they will move their EMV fraud liability shift dates for automated fuel dispensers from October 2017 to October…

Austrian bank to deploy Diebold Nixdorf ATMs with contactless, bill payment technologies

December 1, 2016

Raiffeisen Bank Group, Austria's largest financial institution, will deploy 1,200 new Diebold Nixdorf ATMs equipped with advanced bill payment and contactless…

ITC judge recommends barring import of Hyosung ATMs, components in patent dispute

December 1, 2016

In an initial determination, the administrative law judge for the International Trade Commission has recommended an exclusion order prohibiting the importation…

Retail banking execs learn new ways to woo, wow and win customers at the 2016 BCX Summit

This fall, retail financial services executives from the US and beyond convened at the Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago to learn more about the…

UK's new fiver offends 'millions'

November 30, 2016

The Bank of England's new five pound note has vegans and vegetarians across the U.K. mad about money. Literally. Outraged.