On the High Road

January 27, 2002

Bird droppings, size 11 shoes and serendipity in an explosive ATM industry across the Big Pond.

Fifth Third's acquisition of Old Kent practically a done deal

January 27, 2002

CINCINNATI -- Fifth Third Bancorp has cleared all but a shareholders' vote in a $4.9 billion acquisition of Old Kent Financial Corp. that would expand its…

NCR ships 1,000th Personas 73

January 27, 2002

LONDON -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) has built and shipped its 1,000th Personas 73 for delivery to China Trust Commercial Bank (CTCB) in Taiwan.

Cash Tech signs agreement with new processor

January 27, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Cash Technologies, Inc. (Amex: TQ) has signed a software licensing and payments-gateway agreement with transaction processor Premier Processing…

Sticky-fingered postal carrier charged with ATM card theft

January 27, 2002

MODESTO, Calif. -- Police arrested former postal carrier Ronald Scott Gilbert on charges he stole an ATM card from a customer and used it to withdraw $2,45…

New PKI security standard issued

January 27, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X9, the national standards-setting body for the financial services industry, has issued a new standard…

Euronet gets UK c-store contract

January 27, 2002

LEAWOOD, Kan. and EASTLEIGH, England -- Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq:EEFT) will provide ATMs and other services, including ATM site identification, installation…

Where we've been, where we're going

January 27, 2002

The president of NetWorld Alliance talks about the brief history of ATMmarketplace.com, his company's plans for future growth and what it was like to be a Web…

GTCR to acquire PSINet Transaction Solutions

January 27, 2002

CHICAGO -- GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Transaction Solutions subsidiary of PSINet Inc. in partnership with…

Bpass introduces technology that delivers real-time account info

January 27, 2002

NEW YORK -- Bpass, Inc. has introduced BankPass, a new technology that provides access to real-time balance information for ATM-enabled accounts, allowing…

NCR beefs up market presence in China

January 27, 2002

LONDON -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) has announced a deal worth $1.5 million with the Tianjin Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China which involves the…

WSFS announces loss in Cash Connect division; due to business with bankrupt armored car firm

January 27, 2002

WILMINGTON, Del. -- WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), the parent company of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (WSFS) reported that in the first…

ABA, Dove Consulting seek sponsors for consumer payment study

January 27, 2002

BOSTON -- The American Banking Association and Dove Consulting are seeking sponsors for a nationwide trend study on consumer payment preferences.

Former Tri-State Armored Services CEO held on money laundering, bank fraud charges

January 27, 2002

HAMMONTON, N.J. -- William A. Mottin, the former president and CEO of Tri-State Armored Services, a now-bankrupt armored car carrier, has been arrested and…

FTI is Southeastern Oil Jobbers' preferred ATM provider

January 27, 2002

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Financial Technologies, Inc., (FTI) has been selected by the Southeastern Oil Jobbers Co-op (S.O.J.C.) as its preferred provider of ATM…

NCR demos mobile applications at CeBIT

January 27, 2002

HANNOVER, Germany -- One of the technologies showcased by NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) at the CeBIT show was a demonstration of the use of a hand-held device to…

NCR to assist in euro conversion

January 27, 2002

HANNOVER, Germany -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) has become an accredited "Euro 2002 Campaign" Partner of the European Central Bank (ECB) and will work with…

Launch of Japanese online bank is delayed; ATM fees an issue

January 27, 2002

TOKYO -- The launch of IY Bank, which is slated to become the first Japanese online bank to use ATMs for many customer transactions, will be delayed until May…

The taxman refundeth

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January 27, 2002

Thanks to a partnership with InnoVentry, customers at some Jackson Hewitt offices will be able to visit kiosks and cash their tax refund checks on the spot.

ATMIA to address ISO audit issue at Feb. conference

January 27, 2002

LONDON -- In response to concerns voiced within the U.S. ATM industry about the request by VISA International for an audit of ISOs and independent contractors…