NetBank buys independent portfolio

January 19, 2006

JACKSON, Miss.- NetBank Payment Systems Inc., the nation's third-largest ATM deployer and a subsidiary of NetBank, has expanded its market presence through the…

Kentucky bank signs with Elan

January 18, 2006

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Elan Financial Services has been named The Bankers' Bank of Kentucky's preferred provider of ATM, debit and credit card services.

Brown named president of Louisiana community bank

January 18, 2006

NEW ORLEANS - J. Michael Brown, former president and chief executive of Innovus Inc., has been named president of First Bank and Trust, a community bank with…

e-pay Asia joins Malaysian ATM network

January 18, 2006

Yahoo Singapore: e-pay Asia's subsidiary, e-pay Sdn. Bhd., has formed a strategic alliance with Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn. Bhd. to offer prepaid…

First American Bank goes with remote key loading of ATMs

January 18, 2006

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Elk Grove, Ill.-based First American Bank, a privately held full-service bank with more than $2 billion in assets, installed the A98 Initial…

ATM owners rush to fix machines for smaller bills

January 18, 2006

JoongAng Daily: Korea's central bank and local companies should spend more than 200 billion won (U.S. $203 million) readjusting their ATMs to accept the new…

Oberthur tosses wrench in smart-card merger

January 17, 2006

Bank Systems & Technology: Oberthur Card Systems (Paris) may challenge the proposed merger between its smart card rivals Axalto and Gemplus. The company…

Bob Cannon: Entrepreneur, ATM pioneer and visionary dies after battling cancer

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 17, 2006

The sudden death of ATM industry pioneer Bob Cannon has left a void. Widely recognized as a forefather in the ISO space, Cannon helped develop a market segment…

Taiwanese have more ATM cards

January 17, 2006

Taiwan News: Each person in Taiwan owned an average of 5.7 ATM cards at the end of November 2005, 10 times the level in 1991, according to a report released by…

Euronet signs ATM outsourcing agreement with ING Vysya Bank in India

January 17, 2006

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Electronic payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. has signed a multiyear ATM outsourcing and deployment agreement with ING Vysya Bank, a…

B of A exec plays matchmaker between check-image networks

January 17, 2006

Bank Systems & Technology: Two of the major players involved in the electronic exchange of check data and images, Endpoint Exchange and Viewpointe, have…

U.K.'s ATM market is largest in Europe

January 16, 2006

ePaynews.com: Western Europe's ATM market grew 6 percent in 2004 to 316,534 installations, with the United Kingdom showing the largest growth. Twenty-seven…

Bank of Hawaii renews with Star Network

January 16, 2006

DENVER - First Data Corp. announced in a news release that Bank of Hawaii Corp. has renewed its relationship with the Star Network for PIN-secured debit…

Western Union signs exclusive deal with Travelex

January 16, 2006

DENVER - Western Union Financial Services Inc., a leader in money-transfer services, signed an exclusive global agreement with Travelex, the world's largest…

ATM:ad launches police campaign in U.K.

January 16, 2006

NEWPORT-ON-TAY, Scotland -- In a bid to spread messages about steps people can take to reduce the risk of robbery, the United Kingdom's Thames Valley Police…

Foreign banks await move on off-site ATMs

January 16, 2006

The (Malaysia) Star: The local banking sector in Malaysia achieved a milestone in December, when Bank Negara allowed foreign banks operating in Malaysia to set…

ACI launches Java-based platform for retailers

January 16, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. - ACI Worldwide, a provider of enterprise payment solutions, has released its Retail Commerce Server, an enterprise payment solution that allows…

Chinatown deposit growth spurs Wells expansion in San Francisco

January 15, 2006

East Bay Business Times: Seven months after opening a storefront bank in Oakland's Chinatown, Wells Fargo Bank & Co. is converting the location to a…

Telephone box plays ATM role

January 15, 2006

Scotsman.com: A phone box in Scotland is expected to be converted into a joint payphone and ATM, now that council members have granted planning permission.

Widower starts push for ATM alert code

January 15, 2006

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Since September, when his wife was killed in a carjacking, Michael Boyd has worked to change the laws that let her attacker…