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First Data SpendTrend: Late Easter dampens March spending
April 11, 2014
Payment technology provider First Data Corp. has released its SpendTrend analysis for March 1–March 31, 2014, compared with March 2–April 1, 2013. Notably, the…
read nowFFIEC warns about Heartbleed; Codenomicon explains how to stop it
April 11, 2014
No sooner had "XP Armageddon" come (and gone, anti-climactically) than a new calamity with much greater potential to wreak financial havoc took over the…
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Self-service grows as consumers look to bank when and where its convenient
by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc
Consumer use of alternative, convenient, self-service and ATM channels is on the rise.
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Why US IADs should dig deeper into value-added ATM services
by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications
With the redeployment of ATM fleets due to EMV and PCI, it makes sense to investigate the potential of new profit centers.
read nowEMV drives down skimming in Europe, but drives up ATM physical attacks
April 10, 2014
If criminals can't get at ATM cash one way, they'll generally come up with another way. Which raises the question: following migration to chip cards, will the…
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Everyone is right; everything is wrong!
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
A quick scan of blog posts and feature stories of late would have even the most optimistic of us start wondering if indeed the glass is half empty. I can't…
read nowResearch: Can Bitcoin succeed?
April 10, 2014
The mixed news and reviews of Bitcoin leave the public to wonder: Is Bitcoin on its last legs, or will it become a part of the mainstream payments…
read nowMt. Gox CEO ordered to appear in US bankruptcy court, but probably won't
April 10, 2014
Mark Karpeles, former CEO of the now defunct Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange, has been ordered by a Dallas judge to appear at attorneys' offices to be deposed in the…
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Turning ATM pain points into profits
Just about every ATM operator has the same three wishes: uptime; traffic and cash to grow on. At ATMIA US 2014, Steve Gernes, VP and ISO segment manager at…
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ATM benchmarking: The business of growing a business
The ATM Industry Association and Value Partners unveiled the second edition of the organizations' Benchmarking Study and Industry Report. Francesco Burelli…
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ATM benchmarking: Because what you don't know can't help you
A collaborative study by ATMIA and Value Partners provides ATM operators worldwide a (free) yardstick for performance.
read nowTexas FI leverages ATM outsourcing to grow its brand
April 9, 2014
Commercial Bank of Texas, a community bank with $530 million in assets, is moving into the north Texas market — without the usual expense that accompanies an…
read nowPatent trolls must be stopped, ABA tells House subcommittee
April 8, 2014
Congress must act to protect banks and businesses from abusive and deceptive patent demand letters that pose a serious risk, according to testimony this…
read nowCU24, Visa ink EMV licensing agreement
April 8, 2014
Credit union-owned cooperative CU24 has entered into a licensing agreement with Visa to allow EMV card transactions to route over the CU24 network.
read nowHitachi-Omron achieves Indian market milestone
April 8, 2014
Rapid growth in India's economy and financial services sector has spurred a rising demand for deposit-enabled ATMs. Underscoring this fact, Hitachi-Omron…
read nowLong Island FI extends footprint to NYC with branding deal
April 8, 2014
Long Island, N.Y.-based Bridgehampton National Bank has announced the expansion of its ATM network to include 20 BNB-branded ATMs operated by Welch ATM. The…
read nowEuronet doubles Romanian ATM fleet through acquisition
April 8, 2014
Romanian bank Banca Comerciala Carpatica has agreed to sell its fleet of 200 ATMs to Euronet Services SRL, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide Inc. BCC also has…
read nowUnionPay rises to No. 1 in payments
April 8, 2014
For the first time, China's UnionPay has surpassed Visa credit and debit cards as the most popular payment method worldwide, according to the latest Nilson…
read nowKCB migration to EMV plagued by ATM glitches
April 7, 2014
Last month, Kenya Commercial Bank announced that it would add the MasterCard network to its existing Visa service as it migrated to EMV. Since then, customers…
read now99% of Europe's XP-driven ATMs still not updated to Win 7
April 7, 2014
By the end of 2013, just 4,150 ATMs in Europe — 0.7 percent of the total — had been upgraded to Windows 7, according to the comprehensive study, "ATMs in…
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