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The underbanked: embracing the prepaid phenomenon
As the underbanked increasingly choose prepaids for their money management needs, new opportunities arise for the ATM industry.
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ATM loss coverage added to CrewCash card program
January 30, 2013
ATMSafe Global, a provider of insurance products in the money transfer and remittance segment, has reached an agreement with Cardplatforms LLC in which ATMSafe…
read nowAcculynk joins EMV Migration Forum
January 30, 2013
Online security software provider Acculynk has joined the EMV Migration Forum, a payments industry-wide organization formed by the Smart Card Alliance to…
read nowMore turnover at the top for Diebold
January 30, 2013
Disappointing 2012 earnings seem to have delivered a jolt to the upper ranks at Diebold Inc. Just four days after the departure of president and CEO Thomas…
read nowNew research: 'Consumers and Cash: A Love Story'
January 30, 2013
Humankind's attachment to cash presents unique barriers to a global payments industry bent on building out a fully electronic payments market — mainly because…
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FDIC warns of entrepreneurial companies in mobile payments
by Kevin Christensen — Vice President, Audit, SHAZAM
In its winter edition of Supervisory Insights, the FDIC examines the evolving mobile landscape, concluding that two industry predictions in particular appear…
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Why Europe needs the option to direct charge at ATMs
by Flora Hamilton — European Manager, ATMIA
Back in August 2011 I blogged that it was time for Europe to establish proper interchange or set up a structure for direct charging. Well, it comes as no big…
read nowNACHA council issues guidelines for QR code use in bill payment
January 29, 2013
ATM operators who offer bill payment at their machines — or plan to — should take note of newly released guidelines for the use of QR codes for bill payment…
read nowRetailers get power to add credit purchase surcharge
January 29, 2013
This week, merchants in 40 states gain the ability to surcharge customers who use credit cards for purchases. The change is one measure in the proposed…
read nowFSS activates major ATM systems upgrade for State Bank of India
January 29, 2013
Financial Software & Systems Ltd., an Indian payment systems integrator and solution provider, has announced the implementation of new software and…
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Hong Kong banks to require user activation for overseas ATM card use
January 28, 2013
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government this week issued a new regulatory notice on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Effective March…
read now6 CUs select Fiserv account processing solution
January 28, 2013
Financial services technology company Fiserv Inc. has announced the signing of six credit unions to use the company's OnCU account processing platform, as well…
read nowParamount, Adirondack Trust ink ATM branding agreement
January 28, 2013
Paramount Management Group, an IAD based in Lancaster, Pa., has announced an ATM branding agreement with The Adirondack Trust Co. of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The…
read nowBanco Bradesco opts for Oberthur EMV card services
January 25, 2013
Smart card technology solutions provider Oberthur Technologies has been tapped to provide EMV card personalization and fulfillment services for São Paulo…
read nowTSYS inks long-term agreement with Priority Payment Systems
January 25, 2013
TSYS has entered an agreement to provide full-service payment processing services for Alpharetta, Ga.-based Priority Payment Systems LLC, one of the…
read nowUK consumer pub investigates ATM fees
January 25, 2013
The British consumer watchdog publication Which? recently published findings from a study of fee-free ATM availability in the U.K. The publication found the…
read nowBroadway Bank expands relationship with Fiserv
January 25, 2013
San Antonio, Texas-based Broadway Bank, a $2.8 billion institution, is extending and expanding its relationship with financial services technology provider…
read nowDiebold announces disappointing preliminary earnings, CEO shakeup
January 25, 2013
In the midst of disappointing preliminary results for Q4 and year-end 2012 — and flat projections for growth in 2013 — Diebold Inc. announced yesterday that…
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A lean, mean ATM service machine: 5 things that make your service company go!
by Corey King — Sales, American Bank Equipment
It's 4:00 p.m. and the ATM is still not up and running. In a frantic attempt to get it back online, you order three parts you "think" could fix the problem.
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