Visa tells ISOs it plans to be more 'responsive'

April 24, 2006

Digital Transactions: Speaking to an audience of merchant processors, acquirers and independent sales organizations at last week's Electronic Transactions…

ATM surcharges at banks continue to rise

April 24, 2006

Digital Transactions: More banks now levy surcharges on ATM transactions performed by non-customers, and the fee is higher than ever, according to…

Money Network, Wal-Mart launch no-fee option for check-cashing

April 24, 2006

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - First Data Corp.'s Money Network and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have teamed to offer a no-fee paycard check-cashing option at more than 3,00…

Mehish Computer Services Selects INETCO's BankLink for TCP to SNA Connectivity

April 24, 2006

Vancouver, BC - INETCO Systems announces that Mehish Computer Services has selected BankLink to enable TCP ATM connectivity to their SNA host. Mehish is the…

ATM news: Diebold's ATM sales fall in North America, jump in EMEA

April 24, 2006

U.S. Bank, Standard Insurance introduce stored value card for disability payments

April 23, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS -- People who receive long-term disability benefit payments from Standard Insurance Company can opt to receive and use their disability payments…

An insider's look ... from Palm Desert, Calif.

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Palm Desert National Bank invited 50 partners to California last week to discuss the changing ATM and financial services world.

Report places NCR's Teradata warehouse in top 4

April 23, 2006

Noticias.info: Gartner Inc. has placed NCR Corp.'s Teradata warehouse in the leaders' quadrant among customer relationship management vendors that provide…

ATM upgrades could intro new vulnerabilities

April 23, 2006

Payment News: Redspin, an independent auditing firm based in Carpinteria, Calif., suggests that additional enhancements made to ATM networks in correlation…

Costco prevails in ADA suit

April 23, 2006

The Miami Herald: A Florida judge has ruled in favor of the Costco Warehouse Club, which was sued by a man who sued the retailer for allegedly violating…

BNP Paribas buys stake in Korean banking firm

April 23, 2006

Datamonitor: European banking firm BNP Paribas has acquired a 5.6 percent stake in Shinhan Financial Group from the Korean government, a move that increases…

Debitman's new CEO stresses more merchants, issuers, products

April 23, 2006

Digital Transactions: Debitman Card Inc.'s new chief executive sees no significant strategic changes ahead for the PIN debit network, though he says some new…

Banks fight Wal-Mart's application for bank charter

April 20, 2006

WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hopes to pacify growing resistance to its application for a bank charter by insisting it has no intention of offering retail…

Debit overtakes cash in U.K.

April 20, 2006

ePaynews: In the United Kingdom, debit card use outgrew cash use for the first time in 2005. Debit card use took a 37 percent share of the total and rose by 1…

I-design unveils ATM marketing steps at Portuguese conference

April 20, 2006

NEWPORT-ON-TAY, Scotland - I-design, ATM marketing and advertising provider, announced that it expects to unveil its four key steps to enabling ATM marketing…

Self-Service World announces registration for 2006 awards

April 20, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Self-Service World, a Web site dedicated to the self-service space, announced that it is accepting entries for its 2006 Outstanding…

Asian conference explores new ISO markets, prospects for ATM growth

April 20, 2006

SYDNEY, Australia - As new ISO ATM markets open in countries like Japan, Indonesia and China, the ATM Industry Association is hosting its second annual "ATMs…

Thales releases retail-focused card-payment interface

April 20, 2006

BAD HERSFELD, Germany - Thales e-Transactions, an integrated payment software provider that works with self-checkout systems, announced the release of…

NACHA's payment pilot to launch in early '07

April 20, 2006

Digital Transactions: NACHA's long-expected pilot project to test Internet payments to retailers and billers is expected to launch early next year. The pilot…

First Data's FI-services segment shows revenue, profit loss

April 20, 2006

DENVER - First Data Corp. reported April 21 that revenue for the first quarter of 2006 hit $2.7 billion, up 10 percent from the same period last year. Net…