Bitcoin at the end of the (Silk) Road

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Will it help or hurt the digital currency that its busiest merchant, Silk Road, was busted this week by the FBI?

Do we need luxury ATMs?

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

I have just returned from a roadtrip to Toronto, Canada — to be more precise, to the city of Mississauga, Ontario, where HP maintains a sizeable presence. The…

Are you surprised?

by Todd Nuttall — CEO of Better ATM Services, Better ATM Services

Did you see the story a few weeks ago about ATMs that dispense clean water? The story out of India detailed the installation of clean water dispensers attached…

ATM & Mobile Executive Summit 2013: In review

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Event co-organizer Kurt Helwig, CEO of EFTA, shares highlights from the 2013 conference and plans for the 2014 event.

ATM+Mobile Executive Summit 2013 in review

A successful first annual ATM and Mobile Executive Summit wrapped on Sept. 26, as attendees headed home with innumerable takeaways from a full slate of…

Use of bio ID yields savings, award for Argentine bank

October 2, 2013

Argentina's largest private bank, Banco Supervielle, has won a FELABAN Financial Innovation Award for a biometric identification project that facilitates the…

For BofA banking centers, it's a new generation

October 2, 2013

Bank of America has launched a new generation of "express" banking centers that cater to the customer's desire for convenience. These facilities offer a more…

Diebold research: Consumers expect more from FIs

October 2, 2013

Customers of financial institutions want more advanced technologies and more personalized, secure and convenient service, according to new research from…

Prepaid Discover card can now be loaded at 60k Green Dot sites

October 2, 2013

Global Payout Inc. is now offering cash loading of their MoneyTrac Prepaid Discover Cards at 60,000 Green Dot retail locations nationwide. Cardholders of the…

I-design earns notice for 'Favorite Transaction' ATM shortcut

October 2, 2013

Scotland-based software developer i-design has announced that its "Favorite Transaction" ATM initiative has been nominated for a major industry award. The ATM…

Cardtronics buys ATM assets of CGI

October 2, 2013

Cardtronics USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardtronics Inc., has closed on the acquisition of ATM business assets from Chandler, Ariz.-based operator…

Kontanten ATMs to add DCC feature

October 2, 2013

Nordic IAD Kontanten will equip all of its ATMs in Sweden and Finland with dynamic currency conversion functionality during the month of October. The new…

Study: US consumers not so sure about mobile wallets

October 1, 2013

More than 64 percent of U.S. consumers say they would never use a mobile wallet, according to research by secure electronic transactions consultancy Consult…

Judge tentatively rules against SmartMetric in patent case

October 1, 2013

Saying "I don't see there's anything to determine here for a jury," a U.S. district court judge issued a tentative ruling last week that Visa and MasterCard…

Study: Vantiv profiles the 'omniconsumer' of the future

October 1, 2013

Payment processing services provider Vantiv Inc. has released a new primary research study on the impact of omnicommerce and mobile banking trends on consumers…

INETCO intros NetStream for Splunk

October 1, 2013

INETCO Systems Ltd. has announced the beta availability of INETCO NetStream. The program collects network data, transforms it into rich transaction events, and…

Loktec, Mactwin partnership offers new anti-gas security solution for UK ATMs

October 1, 2013

U.K.-based Loktec ATM Security Solutions recently signed a business partner agreement with Netherlands-based Mactwin Security Specials to be the U.K.

Webinar preview: Turn compliance burdens into business opportunities

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Their ROI might be hard to quantify, but upcoming ATM upgrades can offer compensatory benefits.

Seven Bank's FCTI subsidiary closes on purchase of Global Axcess ATM business

September 30, 2013

Tokyo-based Seven Bank Ltd. has announced that it has completed its purchase of the ATM business of Florida-based Global Axcess Corp. The transaction was…

Average ATM fees rise in US, but not by much

September 30, 2013

The average cost to U.S. consumers for getting cash outside of their ATM network is $4.13 — a new high, and a 2 percent increase over last year, according to…