Wincor Nixdorf reports record sales year for ATM, banking solutions

November 4, 2008

PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf AG says the 2007/2008 fiscal year was a financially record-setting year, despite the economic challenges affecting…

Visa offers payWave contactless payment to transit operators

November 3, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa Inc. is working with the Los Angeles transit authority to allow train, subway and bus riders to pay fares with Visa's payWave-enabled…

N.C.-based Privier develops ATM remittance service for unbanked

November 3, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Privier Inc.'s ATMSend remittance service will allow unbanked users to transfer cash using ATMs — without cards or bank accounts — to…

TowerGroup says British banking biz will be divided by recapitalization

November 3, 2008

NEEDHAM, Mass. — New research from TowerGroup suggests that the government's injection of £50 billion ($80 billion USD) into the banking industry in the…

TSYS announces plans to buy payments-tech provider Infonox

November 2, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Total System Services Inc. has announced plans to acquire Infonox, a private California-based technology firm that specializes in payments…

ATM survey highlights changing payment trends for the next five years

November 2, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, the publisher of ATM Marketplace, has launched "The Future of Cash: Survey Predicts Changes in Consumer Habits," an…

Acculynk, ACCEL/Exchange EFT network partner for online debit

November 2, 2008

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — The ACCEL/Exchange Network, owned and operated by Fiserv Inc., has partnered with Acculynk, which provides software-only service for…

NCR's new strategy officer talks self-service at KioskCom in NYC

November 2, 2008

NEW YORK — The future of self-service is bright, so says Mike Webster, the new chief strategy officer for Dayton, Ohio-based NCR Corp. The self-service giant…

Economic pressures mean big ATM change

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

The ATM and payments industry and a new way of doing business.

Evolving payments, ATM industry regulations

Kurt Helwig, CEO of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, says political and economic changes are likely to have dramatic effects on the payments…

ATM security

Fair Isaac's Mike Urban talks about the different security challenges facing off-premises and on-premises ATMs.

ATM and card compromises

Fair Isaac's Mike Urban, Metavante's Stephanie Cook and Pulse's Jim Cichy share thoughts about ATM-fraud trends and card compromises, in the United States and…

PCI and upcoming ATM mandates

Susan Kohl, partner with PCI-compliance consultancy ThoughtKey Inc., says changing PCI standards will impact the ATM and payments industry for the next several…

ATMIA talks about ATM best practices

Lana Harmelink, ATMIA's international director of operations, says ATMIA is gearing up for the release of myriad ATM and payments best practices, including…

HSBC expands Visa debit cards in Asia-Pacific, Middle East

October 30, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa Inc. and HSBC have expanded their global relationship to include new debit card programs in countries and territories throughout Asia…

Co-Op Financial Services uses mFoundry for mobile banking

October 30, 2008

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — CO-OP Financial Services is using mFoundry's financial-services platform to deliver mobile banking to credit unions.   According to…

JCB qualifies contactless validation tool developed by Collis

October 30, 2008

SINGAPORE —JCB has qualified THE JCB J/Smart and J/speedy personalization validation tools, developed by Collis. "JCB is happy that Collis has completed the…

Prepaid phone cards accused of targeting Hispanics for higher fees

October 30, 2008

MSNBC: Gus West uses prepaid calling cards to keep in touch with friends in Nicaragua. Other than the Internet, this is the cheapest way to call…

In-Store Marketing Expo grows, adds big-name speakers

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

October 29, 2008

The 2008 In-Store Marketing Expo, a production of the In-Store Marketing Institute, will take place across three days in November in Las Vegas. Given the scope…

TNS Smart Network grows network to 13,000 ATMs in Canada, dominates market

October 29, 2008

TORONTO — TNS Smart Network Inc. has built its network to include 13,000 ATMs, the company announced in a news release, representing 30 percent growth from…