It's official: MasterCard and Visa will share EMV debit solutions

August 1, 2013

You can check the "plays well with others" box on next quarter's report cards. MasterCard and Visa have announced an agreement to license their common U.S.

Paragon earns MasterCard EMV accreditation

August 1, 2013

Paragon Application Systems, an independent provider of ePayment testing solutions, has announced that it has completed the MasterCard Third-Party…

ANZ Bank connects with un-, underbanked via Fiserv Mobiliti Reach

August 1, 2013

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ($642.12 billion in assets) has launched goMoney mobile banking and payments in several nations in the Pacific. Powered…

Wincor ProCash family grows to include weatherized through-the-wall ATM

August 1, 2013

Wincor Nixdorf has announced the expansion of its ProCash range of robust, compact ATMs to include a new weatherized system. The ProCash 285 through-the-wall…

NCR chalks up 9% growth; expects US ATM sales to 'circle back' in Q4

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

US a drag on financial services revenues in Q2; Nuti is confident they'll 'circle back' in Q4.

From punchcard to prestaging: 50 years of ATM innovation

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Webinar explores the making -- and remaking -- of the ATM industry.

ABA releases statement on interchange fee ruling

July 31, 2013

The American Bankers Association wasted no time expressing its opposition to today's U.S. district court ruling that the Fed had set the Durbin Amendment debit…

Debit fee cap set too high, U.S. district court judge rules

July 31, 2013

A judge for the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia sided today with retailers who claimed that the Fed had set the debit transaction fee cap…

BPC to launch national switch for Palestine Monetary Authority

July 31, 2013

BPC Banking Technologies has announced an agreement with the Palestine Monetary Authority to implement a national switch electronic payment system. The PMA is…

What's in your wallet, and is that your coffee?

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

It's good to be back behind my desk after a couple of weeks off. The July 4th week was spent alongside a lake in Minnesota — something I have wanted to do ever…

MoneyGram acquisition of Nexxo kiosks expands financial services

July 31, 2013

MoneyGram has agreed to acquire the money transfer kiosk business of Nexxo Financial — a deal that solidifies MoneyGram's position as the preferred money…

Increased call for safety device mandate in wake of Boston ATM slaying

July 31, 2013

Some Massachusetts legislators and ATM safety advocates are pushing to mandate safety devices at bank ATMs in the wake of the murder of a 24-year-old woman who…

Illinois bank will allow Diebold ATM withdrawals via mobile wallet

July 30, 2013

An Illinois bank has rolled out a service that will enable customers to use their cellphones to withdraw cash from Diebold ATMs. Mobile Cash Access, from…

Cardtronics introduces 'Preferred Branding' for FIs

July 30, 2013

Retail ATM operator Cardtronics Inc. has expanded its ATM branding product line with the launch of a new program — Preferred Branding — that increases FI and…

NIB Bank calls on Euronet Pakistan for debit, prepaid card solutions

July 30, 2013

Euronet Pakistan and NIB Bank Ltd. have signed an agreement under which Euronet will provide outsourced services for the bank's MasterCard and Visa EMV debit…

BB&T buys branding rights to PAI-owned ATMs in Atlanta Rite Aid stores

July 30, 2013

Payment Alliance International, a retail ATM solutions provider, and BB&T Corp., a financial services holding company with $181 billion in assets, have…

INETCO intros APM for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus users

July 30, 2013

INETCO Systems Ltd., a provider of application performance monitoring software, has announced the availability of a real-time alert feed to IBM Tivoli…

Turkey's largest bank takes to Wincor cash recyclers

July 30, 2013

Turkey's largest bank in terms of assets, Türkiye Is Bankasi, has ordered 335 CINEO cash recycling systems from Wincor Nixdorf. The company will also provide…

ATM auto recovery

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

The average ATM owner may not be aware of this, but the XScale/X2 (including Traverse and ARGO) ATM platform has built-in methods to auto recover from…

Update: The EMV common debit solution

Getting 4 AIDs into place (if that's what it comes down to) is going to take some skill.