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International Financial eXchange releases IFX version 2.2
January 30, 2012
The Interactive Financial eXchange Forum announced today that it has published Version 2.2 of IFX, its open, interoperable standard for financial data…
read nowSNAX and Al Rajhi Bank sign ATM installation agreement
January 30, 2012
The Jordanian convenience store chain SNAX has signed an agreement with Al Rajhi Bank to install ATM machines at selected SNAX branches in Amman, Jordan…
read nowCardtronics subsidiary buys ATM installer out of bankruptcy
January 30, 2012
Yorkshire, England-based New Wave ATM Installations has bought cash machine installer Complete Technical Services out of bankruptcy for an undisclosed sum…
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ADA: How are ATM deployers preparing?
by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications
As the deadline looms, owners and operators should beware the Ides of March
read nowEuronet to place ATMs in German airports, tourist hubs and military bases
January 27, 2012
Euronet Germany, a wholly owned subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide Inc., announced that it has signed contracts with a number of strategic partners that will…
read nowATMs go high-tech to fight crime
January 27, 2012
In response to increasingly sophisticated attacks by thieves, ATM makers are turning to high technology, said a story from the Wall Street Journal.
read nowBoA to test Groupon-style program
January 27, 2012
Bank of America Corp. is testing a Groupon-style program in three states. The program delivers merchant offers directly to users within their online bank…
read nowNew Hampshire considering a cap on card fees
January 27, 2012
The New Hampshire legislature is debating a bill that would limit credit and debit card fees to 1 percent for state-charted banks, according to a report by New…
read nowSHAZAM launches Pentagon mobile payment application
January 26, 2012
The SHAZAM network has launched the Adaptive Payments Pentagon mobile POS payments application, the company announced yesterday in a press release at…
read nowSaudi Arabia's Skyband gets processing upgrade
January 26, 2012
Skyband, a merchant acquiring service and end-to-end payment processor in Saudi Arabia, has upgraded its payments processing network with the TraxcomSecure…
read nowScam targets Western Union ATMs
January 26, 2012
A scam artist has stolen thousands of dollars from Western Union ATMs at two Louisiana businesses, said a news account yesterday in the Lafourche Parish Daily…
read nowDurbin Amendment blamed for TCF Financial losses
January 25, 2012
Wayzata, Minn.-based TCF bank reported Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profits were slashed to half the levels of a year ago, according to a news story in the…
read nowNew O2USA prepaid MasterCard goes live on February 1
January 25, 2012
O2USA will join an expanding universe of prepaid cards on February 1, according to a press release. The company says its new card is competitive with other…
read nowConsumers receive mixed messages on payment choice
January 25, 2012
Recent debit card regulations have transformed market incentives for payments, creating a confusing environment for consumers, according to a press release…
read nowEuronet reports breach of secure payment data
January 24, 2012
Euronet Worldwide Inc., a Leawood, Kansas, company that provides secure payment services, has reported a criminal computer security breach to the Securities…
read nowNCR plans to invest more than 5 million in Serbian operations
January 24, 2012
Serbian Minister of Economy Nebojsa Ciric announced that NCR Corp. will invest more than €5 million ($6.5 million) in the first phase of its operations in…
read nowLagos strike highlights readiness for cashless system
January 24, 2012
The recent nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress to protest the removal of a government fuel subsidy was an indication of banks’ preparedness to…
read nowAntitrust case looms for Visa, MasterCard and big banks
January 23, 2012
A comprehensive report at thestreet.com describes private antitrust litigation pitting some five million retailers against Visa, MasterCard and 13 large banks…
read nowSwitch to chips will cost Singapore banks
January 23, 2012
According to a report at businesstimes.com, Singapore banks are counting the cost of boosting card payment security as the industry plans the switch to chip…
read nowABS fast-tracks security measures for Singapore banks
January 23, 2012
In hopes of significantly reducing ATM fraud, The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced Friday that it would introduce a number of security…
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