Mobile payments study kicks off 2013 research series on consumer payment, banking trends

September 12, 2013

Mercator Advisory Group has released the first of eight studies in its CustomerMonitor Survey Series 2013 Insight reports — "Mobile Payments 2013: Young Adults…

ECS software to drive 5,000-ATM network for 20 Indonesian banks

September 12, 2013

ElectraCard Services, a provider of software and processing solutions for enterprise payment systems, has announced a 10-year, multi-million dollar agreement…

EMV: Building tomorrow's payment infrastructure

Yes, EMV is complex. But with complexity comes opportunity for ATM deployers to future-proof their services.

Training your techs: An expense that pays off

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

Technician training isn't a cost, it's an investment. And like any solid investment, when you put funds into maintaining or increasing the proficiency of your…

The Gemalto 'Contactless Challenge' revisited

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

The Gemalto Contactless Challenge kicked off in the United States on June 10, with two bloggers — from Austin, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah, respectively …

Welch ATM acquires One Point Financial

September 11, 2013

Welch ATM announced today that it has wrapped up its purchase of privately held One Point Financial, a Cumming, Ga.-based independent ATM distributor. One…

First Data releases SpendTrend analysis for August

September 11, 2013

Payment processing company First Data Corp. has released its SpendTrend analysis for August 1-30, 2013 compared with the same period in, 2012. Dollar volume…

Payments tech firm Yalamanchili intros white label mobile wallet for FIs

September 11, 2013

Banking middleware firm Yalamanchili has launched a customizable mobile banking app capable of supporting international money transfers, card account…

ATM demand growing with gov't benefits card use in S Africa

September 11, 2013

The rising use of debit cards as a payment mechanism by the South African Social Security Agency has had a sizable impact on the country's ATM use and has…

New Fiserv DNA accounts make an even dozen in 8 months

September 10, 2013

Fiserv has announced two new customers for its DNA core banking platform, raising the total to 12 new accounts acquired since the company purchased the…

FCU takes APTRA interactive teller to all hours

September 10, 2013

Almost all FIs with video teller ATMs take advantage of technology's ability to extend customer service hours beyond their usual branch opening and closing…

Saudi bank orders nearly 600 Diebold custom kiosks, advanced ATMs

September 10, 2013

Diebold Inc. is deploying advanced, non-traditional self-service options for customers of Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank through its business partner in the…

EMF publishes white paper on EMV testing, certification for US acquirers

September 10, 2013

The EMV Migration Forum has released "Current U.S. Payment Brand Requirements for the Acquiring Community," a new resource outlining payment brand EMV testing…

INETCO Insight to provide ACI postilion monitoring for Transaction Network Services

September 10, 2013

INETCO Systems Ltd., a provider of application performance monitoring solutions, has announced that Transaction Network Services will implement INETCO Insight…

Piedmont Advantage CU expands Co-op partnership

September 10, 2013

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Piedmont Advantage Credit Union has announced the addition of mobile services as well as debit and credit processing from the Co-op…

EMV migration and the FI brand: What could it mean for you?

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

EMV chip technology is already common in the payments industry, used throughout Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Latin America, Africa and most of the…

India's ICICI adds 'Branch on Wheels'

September 9, 2013

ICICI Bank Ltd. has launched its "Branch on Wheels" as part of a financial inclusion plan that aims to provide banking services to unbanked villages in…

MN CU network acquires transaction processor

September 9, 2013

MnIPC, a St. Paul, Minn.-based independent processing service for credit unions, has announced the completion of its purchase of ProDraft Services LLC, a North…

Euronet's Ria intros online money transfer option

September 9, 2013

Ria Money Transfer, a division of Euronet Worldwide Inc., has launched RiaMoneyTransfer.com, the company's first consumer-facing digital product offering. The…

The swipe fee ruling: What’s Plan ‘B’ for transaction routing?

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

A U.S. District Court judge recently ruled that the Federal Reserve Board overstepped its authority in setting a 21 cent interchange fee cap on debit card…