NXP, Infineon, Oberthur, Morpho on top in 2012 Smart Card, IC market share study

May 31, 2013

ABI Research reports that in 2012, 7.95 billion smart cards and 7.99 billion ICs shipped — a year-over-year increase of 9.4 percent and 12.0 percent…

How branding can broadcast community involvement

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

Many financial institutions, large and small, pride themselves on a community focus. These FIs participate in local events, donate to charities, provide unique…

$76K in an unlocked car? Who does that?

May 31, 2013

For everyone who's ever left his unlocked car in the driveway overnight and had his wallet pinched from the console — there's an ATM repairman in Philly who…

Kenya faces growing threat from ATM fraud cartels

May 30, 2013

Kenswitch, a local payments switch provider in Kenya, is warning that the country might well see an increase in gangs carrying out card fraud. The company said…

MasterCard picks up Myanmar's KZB Bank

May 30, 2013

ATMs of Kanbawza Bank Ltd., one of the largest FIs in Myanmar, will now be able to accept MasterCard payment cards, the company has announced. KZB's expanded…

JCB chooses Pulse for global ATM transactions

May 30, 2013

Starting in August, ATM acquirers in the United States will be able to route JCB transactions over the Pulse Network, following JCB's selection of Pulse as its…

GRG ATMs certified by Cartes Bancaire

May 30, 2013

GRGBanking announced the certification of its H22N and H68N series ATMs by Groupement des Cartes Bancaires. Certification clears the way for the deployment of…

New Nautilus Halo ATM shines

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

NH-1800 series successor aims to light up the retail ATM market with its new look and features.

Study: Banks should make the most of EMV

May 30, 2013

As the United States finally adopts EMV, the nation's banks will be able to take advantage of the power of the smart chip just as their counterparts in other…

New bill would eliminate Basel III and raise bank capital

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

To put an end to the too-big-to-fail phenomenon, Senators Sherrod Brown and David Vitter recently introduced the "Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness…

European ATM industry considers the Big Picture

On June 5-6 in London, European ATMs 2013 will take a deeper view of opportunities, issues and emerging trends.

Diebold tackles 1,100-ATM upgrade for SECU

May 29, 2013

Raleigh, N.C.-based State Employee's Credit Union has tasked Diebold Inc. with a complete overhaul of the CU's entire fleet of ATMs. A Diebold news release…

Diebold clarifies plans for Coppell, TX, facility

May 29, 2013

Due to an error in a source publication, ATM Marketplace reported yesterday that Diebold Inc. would be closing its office in Coppell, Texas. Today, Diebold…

Conestoga Bank builds on success with additional video teller ATMs

May 29, 2013

Just a year ago, Conestoga Bank installed its first personal teller machines in a new Bankwerx mini branch — becoming one of the early adopters of interactive…

The titanic mathematics of Visa EMV issuance

May 29, 2013

In a recent post on its Visa Viewpoints blog, the payments technology giant said that Visa EMV cards have been issued to U.S. cardholders at the rate of 5,00…

BPC implements international P2P transfers at Russia's Alfa-Bank

May 28, 2013

BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of open system e-payment solutions has announced the implementation of a new person-to-person money transfer service for…

INETCO launches Insight 5.3

May 28, 2013

INETCO Systems Ltd., a provider of network-based application performance monitoring software, has announced the availability of INETCO Insight 5.3. The…

Will EMV technology make prepaids too expensive to issue?

May 28, 2013

Chip-and-pin technology in prepaid cards would have made the recent $45 million bank swindle virtually impossible to pull off, given that there would be no way…

NCR agrees to further investment in Serbia ops

May 28, 2013

NCR Corp. and the government of Serbia have signed an agreement under which NCR will increase its operations and employee count in the European Union candidate…

Do contactless payments scare your customers?

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

Contactless payments using mobile phones are the future of the payments processing industry — they're quick, easy, and bring countless benefits to merchants.