Schlumberger to acquire Bull CP8

January 31, 2002

NEW YORK -- Schlumberger Limited's (NYSE:SLB) Test & Transactions business segment has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bull CP8, a subsidiary of…

InnoVentry secures $253M

January 31, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- InnoVentry Corp., a provider of automated check-cashing services, has completed its third (Series C) round of funding, worth $253 million. The…

Biometrics gaining ground with credit unions

January 31, 2002

ATLANTA - Real-Time Kiosks, a provider of self-service financial transaction kiosks for credit unions, said its biometrically-enabled kiosks are gaining in…

EDS purchases TransAlliance

January 31, 2002

PLANO, Texas -- Electronic Data Systems has acquired TransAlliance, an EFT company, as part of an aggressive growth strategy to expand its EFT processing…

NCR gets NetBank's check-imaging business

January 31, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) has been awarded a five-year outsourcing contract to provide check imaging services for NetBank (Nasdaq: NTBK). The…

Australian banking official enters fee debate

January 31, 2002

SYDNEY -- Managing director David Murray of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia entered the increasingly heated debate over electronic banking fees in that…

Cardtronics to deploy 40 Tidel Chameleons

January 31, 2002

HOUSTON -- Cardtronics will become one of the first Tidel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATMS) distributors to deploy Tidel's multi-function Chameleon ATM when it…

Filipino banks to roll out Internet-enabled ATM system

January 31, 2002

MANILA, Philippines -- Bancnet, which provides ATM switching services for 34 banks, is rolling out an Internet-based ATM transaction system in the Philippines…

Tidel adds another exclusive distributor

January 31, 2002

HOUSTON -- Tidel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATMS) has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with Western States ATM Systems, a Billings, Mont.-based…

Reading, writing -- and withdrawals

January 31, 2002

An ATM at a high school? Finding the right partner is the key to making it work, according to ATM Financial LLC, an ISO with a machine at a private institution…

Gasper users convene in San Diego

January 31, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Gasper Corporation's annual Users' Conference, including discussions on trends affecting the ATM management industry from leading ATM…

NCR ships record number of ATMs

January 31, 2002

LONDON - NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) shipped more than 50,000 ATMs globally in 2000, a record number in the industry. The total includes shipments in Europe, the…

PULSE completes Money Station merger

January 31, 2002

HOUSTON - Now that it has completed its merger with Cincinnati-based Money Station, the PULSE EFT Association staked its claim to the third spot among EFT…

Ending the paper trail

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January 31, 2002

For the first time, a paper check used at a point-of-sale transaction was immediately processed and debited from a customer's checking account in real time.

NCR, Moneybox fill English ATM demand

January 31, 2002

LONDON - Moneybox Corp. will install 1,250 ATMs provided by NCR Corp. at convenience stores, leisure centers, gas stations, pubs and nightclubs in England. The…

Super network deal sealed

January 31, 2002

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Concord EFS, Inc. and Star Systems Inc. finalized a deal that will create a giant ATM transaction network, dwarfing the size of other national…

Saks signs Euronet for ATM services

January 31, 2002

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., and LEAWOOD, Kan. - Retailing giant Saks Inc. has hired Euronet Worldwide to deploy ATMs at its stores in nine states in the South and…

Getting a move on

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 31, 2002

There are plenty of unique challenges facing those who transport ATMs.

AMEX and 7-Eleven offer shopping card

January 31, 2002

DALLAS - A new shopping card available from 7-Eleven convenience stores gives consumers the power to make purchases anywhere American Express cards are…

Maryland shuts down ATM seller

January 31, 2002

The Maryland attorney general has frozen the assets of a Baltimore-area firm it says ripped off investors by promising risk-free investments in ATMs.