Sybase purchases paybox Solutions, broadens mobile payment offerings

January 22, 2009

LONDON — Sybase Inc., the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information, has announced that it…

Fiserv wins ATMIA Industry Award for Excellence

January 22, 2009

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv Inc., a provider of information technology services to the financial industry, has announced that its Fiserv Cash and Logistics Group…

Symstream, Multi-Tech Systems partner for cellular ATM model solution

January 21, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS -- Multi-Tech Systems Inc., a data communications and telecommunications technology manufacturer based in Minneapolis, and Symstream Americas Inc.…

WINCOR: Wincor Nixdorf provides outsourced credit, debit processing for retailers, FIs

January 21, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany -- An ability to provide a more comprehensive package of services and solutions for retail and banking is something Wincor Nixdorf AG…

ChoicePay to be purchased by Tier Technologies

January 21, 2009

Tulsa (Okla.) World: Tier Technologies, a Reston, Va.-based provider of electronic payment solutions, has agreed to purchase ChoicePay Inc. The transaction is…

GRG Banking named by China gov't as a 'Key Software Enterprise'

January 20, 2009

GUANGZHOU, China — GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd. has been identified by the Chinese government as a "Key Software Enterprise" of 2008, according to a news…

Visa to hold training series on PIN security, key management at ATMIA

January 20, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa will hold its first one-day Key Management Training series in conjunction with ATMIA on Feb. 10, 2009, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in…

WINCOR: Economy, U.S. politics, state of banking are focal points of annual trade fair

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 20, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — The United States is at the center of many conversations in Europe these days. At Wincor Nixdorf AG's annual Wincor World fair, the…

WaMu to close 300 branches; ATM cards still valid

January 19, 2009

(Chicago) Daily Herald: JPMorgan Chase & Co., which purchased Washington Mutual last September, plans to close 300 WaMu bank branches nationwide by March.

Venezuelan gov't regulates cash advances at ATMs in border towns

January 19, 2009

El Universal (Caracas, Venezuela): A joint resolution signed by the Superintendence of Banks and Financial Institutions in Venezuela and the Foreign Exchange…

ATM in Welshpool dispenses too much cash

January 18, 2009

BBC: Over 100 people queued up in line at an ATM in Welshpool, Wales, on Monday as the machine started dispensing double what cardholders asked for. It is…

ATMs are symbol of stability in Iraq

January 18, 2009

ABCNEWS: The first ATMs have opened in Iraq since the invasion five years ago — an encouraging factoid contained in a new by-the-numbers Defense Department…

Allpoint ATM Network grows in tough economy

January 15, 2009

BETHESDA , Md. — On the eve of what many experts believe will be re-regulation in the financial services industry, prompted by the ongoing financial crisis…

Co-Op Financial Services announces speakers blog for spring banking conference

January 15, 2009

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — World-renowned speakers from top organizations, including the founder of Travelocity.com and campaign manager for Obama 2008, will…

15-year-old arrested in Sacramento for ATM job

January 14, 2009

The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee: A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after authorities received a tip that he allegedly was connected with an ATM robbery last…

GRG Banking opens new ATM, financial manufacturing facility in China

January 14, 2009

GUANGZHOU, China — GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd. has opened operations at a new manufacturing facility, where it can build up to 40,000 ATMs, as well as other…

Fiserv software solution given top slot by Aite Group

January 13, 2009

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv Inc., a provider of information technology services to the financial industry, has announced that the Fiserv Source Capture Suite is…

Aussie white-label ATMs get surcharging nod

January 13, 2009

News.com.au: Australian bank customers could face millions of dollars in extra ATM fees and a smaller choice of free machines in March. Industry bosses say new…

Pendum opens new facilities in Ill., Colo., for better ATM service

January 12, 2009

DENVER — Pendum LLC, an independent provider of ATM solutions, has announced plans to upgrade key facilities in Illinois and Colorado.   According to a news…

ACI retail line for payments, fraud management, grows 30% in Americas despite recession

January 12, 2009

NEW YORK — ACI Worldwide Inc., provider of software for electronic payment systems, says its merchant retail line of business performed well in 2008, despite…