MagTek offers free queries to fraud prevention database

February 13, 2014

MagTek, a Seal Beach, California-based provider of secure payment technology, announced this week it will provide merchants with free access to its card…

JETCO rolls out mobile NFC in Hong Kong and Macau

February 13, 2014

Joint Electronic Teller Services Ltd. is rolling out mobile NFC payments in Hong Kong and Macau with its member banks using the Gemalto LinqUs trusted service…

Theismann kicks off ATMIA US conference with a message of change

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

One of the NFL's great quarterbacks explains how catastrophe forced him to reinvent his life - for the better. 

Easy card loading is a necessity in mobile wallets

George Wallner (founder of Hypercom) explains the feature every mobile payment provider must build into its digital wallet. (From the ATM & Mobile Executive…

'They're strangers to the idea of the physical card'

Today's younger generation is being trained to be tomorrow's mobile payment users, says George Wallner, CTO of Loop. "If they can't do something on their…

Triton to integrate bill recycling into ARGO 7 ATM

February 12, 2014

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. and Triton Systems of Delaware LLC, have announced that they will offer the Fujitsu G60 bill recycling unit in the ARGO …

ATMIA Academy to offer International ATM Operators Certification

February 12, 2014

ATMIA has launched what it says is the first-ever industry-endorsed online training certification for ATM operators (Financial Institutions and IADs) at its…

Fiserv launches multi-vendor device management solution

February 12, 2014

Fiserv has announced the availability of Device Manager: Terminal Connect, which enables direct connection of self-service terminals — ATMs, kiosks, passbook…

India working to turn ATMs, mobile phones into P2P payment system

February 12, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India wants to make it possible for anyone to send money to another party, regardless of whether that party has a bank account. All the…

Fifth Third deploys Diebold's first mixed-media deposit automation ATM

February 12, 2014

Fifth Third Bank and Diebold have announced that they are teaming up to deliver a new mixed-media deposit automation terminal located in the bank's…

Report says US banks should improve mobile banking services

Aite Group report says small business clients need more than warmed-over consumer banking apps.

Coming up this month: ICCOS EMEA 2014

by Brendan Burge

The Cash Cycle Seminar is just around the corner, taking place Feb. 24–26 in Istanbul, Turkey. This seminar is the EMEA currency event to attend, with more…

Equifax releases retail banking 'Best Practices' video

February 11, 2014

Equifax Retail Banking Leader, Brad Jones, has released the following video in which he offers on-camera insight and best practices for financial institutions…

Visual Control upgrade improves uptime for CUs' ATMs

February 11, 2014

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based CUSO Co-op has announced an upgrade to ATM Visual Control that adds Remote Manager, a feature that enables remote maintenance by…

RBI gives nod to four white label ATM providers

February 11, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the issuance of "certificates of authorization" to four non-bank ATM providers. The certificates grant IADs permission…

The most debilitating part of Durbin for FIs

One factor in the whole Durbin/Leon debacle has thrown the financial services community into disarray, rendering budgeting and planning next to impossible.

How banks responded to the Durbin Amendment

Casey Merolla, senior manager of First Annapolis Consulting, analyzes the responses of various financial institutions to Durbin. (From the ATM & Mobile…

Gas pump skimming and ATMs

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

This month, the Manhattan District Attorney indicted four lead defendants on charges of skimming gas pumps to steal customer bank data, which was used steal…

Bitcoin ATM-maker's machines averaging $10K daily in transactions

February 10, 2014

Canada-based startup BitAccess is racking up $10,000 in Bitcoin transactions daily, the company announced recently. So far, BitAccess has launched machines in…

More consumers favoring ATM, RDC check deposit

February 10, 2014

Though the majority of U.S. adults still prefer to deposit checks at the teller window, increasing numbers favor self-service methods for check deposit…