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Western Union expands money-transfer services in Mexico
July 26, 2007
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Western Union Company and financial-services provider Grupo Elektra are now offering money-transfer services at 587 Farmacias Benavides…
read nowSaylent Technologies names new VP of sales
July 26, 2007
FRANKLIN, Mass. - Saylent Technologies Inc., provider of debit-card-portfolio management solutions, has named a former MasterCard executive to head up its…
read nowEuronet subsidiary expands network in Poland
July 26, 2007
LEAWOOD, Kan. - Ria Envia Inc., a global money-transfer company and subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide Inc., has expanded its payout network in Poland by signing…
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Loomis reinvents identity
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
Loomis says 2007 will be a year of change.
read nowSecurity conference addresses ATM-related crime, EMV
July 26, 2007
LONDON - As EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa standard) and other initiatives start to reduce levels of payment-card crime, Retail Banking Research Ltd. says ATMs…
read nowMasterCard shares up since IPO
July 25, 2007
The (Rockland, N.Y.) Journal News: Despite frequent predictions that MasterCard Inc.'s stock will slow, it has spent most of this year speeding to new…
read nowCoinstar to buy money transfer firm for $60 million
July 25, 2007
BELLEVUE, Calif. - Coinstar E-Payment Services Inc., a subsidiary of Coinstar Inc. July 25 announced plans to buy GroupEx Financial Corp., which provides…
read nowIngenico, Sagem to merge e-payment solutions
July 25, 2007
NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France - Ingenico, supplier of transaction and secure payment solutions, and Sagem Sécurité, a subsidiary of SAFRAN, are evaluating…
read nowATM scam puts Mich. man behind bars for 21 years
July 25, 2007
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press: John Sims says bad business led to the downfall of his ATM leasing company, but Kent County Circuit Judge Mark Trusock…
read nowB of A adds more envelope-free ATMs
July 25, 2007
Charlotte (N.C.) Business Journal: Bank of America Corp. says it has more than 2,500 ATMs throughout the United States that allow customers to make deposits…
read nowDiebold inks Opteva ATM deal in Vietnam
July 25, 2007
Finextra: Diebold Inc. has reportedly signed a deal with Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Private Enterprises (VP Bank) for the installation of 1,00…
read nowEZCORP, NetSpend offer overdraft protection on prepaid card
July 24, 2007
AUSTIN, Texas - EZCORP Inc. is working with NetSpend Corp., provider of prepaid solutions in the United States, to make NetSpend's All-Access MasterCard…
read nowCFSI launches private-equity partnership to reach underbanked
July 24, 2007
CHICAGO - The Center for Financial Services Innovation has established the CFSI Catalyst Fund L.P., a private-equity limited partnership that aims to…
read nowDiebold delays 2Q results release
July 24, 2007
NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. is delaying the release of its second quarter earnings. The earnings originally were expected to be announced July 31. The…
read nowOff-premises ATM placements double in Europe
July 24, 2007
Off-site ATMs are becoming the norm throughout Europe.
read nowJapanese company uses biometrics in lieu of cards
July 23, 2007
Fairfax Digital: Taking the idea of a cashless society to a new level, Japan's JCB Co. Ltd. has announced plans with Hitachi Ltd. to release technology that…
read nowTRM losses continue, but improvement expected
July 23, 2007
PORTLAND, Ore. - TRM Corp. released its first quarter results for 2007 on July 19. The company reported a net loss of $2.2 million for 1Q '07, a loss…
read nowWincor sees growth in profit, sales
July 23, 2007
PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf International AG says it expects its annual outlook, announced at the beginning of the year for fiscal year 2006/2007, to…
read nowTSA changes name to ACI Worldwide
July 23, 2007
NEW YORK - Transaction Systems Architects Inc. has officially changed its name to ACI Worldwide Inc. The company said the change was approved by its…
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