New company addresses smart card security

February 25, 2002

BELLEVUE, Wash.-- A new Bellevue, Wash.-based company, Authentic8 Incorporated, will build and market software that utilizes smart card and public key…

Honor and Star merger approved

February 25, 2002

MAITLAND, Fla.-- The Honor and Star networks announced that they have received Federal Reserve approval to merge after The Federal Reserve Board of Governors…

Diebold ships record number of upgrade modules

February 25, 2002

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold shipped a record number of upgrade modules in 1998, matching unit shipments for the first time in the company's history. The…

Japanese bank to install ATMs at c-stores

February 25, 2002

TOKYO -- Sakura Bank and am/pm Japan Co. have reached an agreement under which the bank will set up branches in am/pm outlets and operate them jointly with the…

Tidel reports increased sales

February 25, 2002

HOUSTON -- Tidel reported that sales of ATM products rose sharply thanks to the introduction of its new Ignition series in October 1998. The number of units…

Diebold signs Philippines distributor

February 25, 2002

MANILA -- Diebold announced it has appointed Prime Systems Plus Inc. as its distributor in the Philippines. Previously, Prime Systems acted as a distributor…

PT-1 intros POS system for prepaid calling cards

February 25, 2002

FLUSHING, NEW YORK -- PT-1 Communications is shipping its PT-1 7310 POS terminal, which it claims is a revolutionary PIN distribution system for delivering a…

Philips Semiconductors, IBM Research to co-develop secure smart cards

February 25, 2002

New York/Eindhoven, The Netherlands -- Philips Semiconductors and IBM Research are jointly developing a new generation of multi-function smart cards that will…

CoinBank wins military contract

February 25, 2002

Cash Technologies Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CoinBank Automated Systems, Inc., signed an agreement with the Army and Air Force Exchange…

Global Cash Access rolls out new terminals

February 25, 2002

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Global Cash Access, the country's largest provider of cash access services to casinos, is preparing a first quarter 1999 roll-out of…

CCS expands into international market

February 25, 2002

PORTLAND, ORE. -- Card Capture Services has established satellite offices in Montreal and Mexico City under the names CCS Canada and CCS Mexico…

Data processors to expand Japanese debit

February 25, 2002

TOKYO -- The Japan Debit Card Promotion Association has decided to allow participating retailers to hire data-processing agents, so that smaller retailers…

NCR ships record 46,509 ATMs

February 25, 2002

LONDON and DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR delivered a record 46,509 ATMs to customers worldwide in 1998, representing a 10 percent increase over 1997 deliveries of 42,44…

SIMS offers phone card activation at POS

February 25, 2002

IRVINE, Calif.-- SIMS Communications Inc. has released Version 2.0 of its POS terminal software. One upgrade of interest to retailers: it allows a consumer to…

Community banks fight proposed San Francisco surcharge ban

February 25, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- In a crowded hearing room of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Craig Hudson, executive director of the California Independent Bankers…

Schusterman to lead TRM Corporation's ATM division

February 25, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore.-- TRM Corporation has named Kurt M. Schusterman, former senior vice president of sales and marketing for XtraCash ATM, as vice president and CEO…

NCR Japan subsidiary accepts capital from other manufacturers

February 25, 2002

TOKYO -- ATM Japan Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of NCR Japan Ltd., will accept capital infusions from NEC Corp., Omron Corp., Oki Electric Industry Co. and other…

Diebold signs Taiwan distributor, establishes Thai subsidiary

February 25, 2002

TAIPEI, Taiwan and BANGKOK, Thailand -- Diebold has appointed Licent Information Technology (LIT) as its distributor in Taiwan. LIT will market, install…

Commentary: Polishing your portfolio

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February 25, 2002

Dove Consulting offers some tips to help ISOs determine the value of their ATM portfolios. According to Dove's consultants, the market holds unprecedented…

CO-OP Network makes personnel moves to further expansion efforts

February 25, 2002

ONTARIO, Calif. -- The CO-OP Network is continuing its efforts to move into areas of the country where it has relatively few members. A fairly dominant force…