March 2, 2006
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association announced in a news release the publishing of international best practices for ATM business efficiency.
The manual reflects ATMIA's Total ATM Lifecycle Operational Solution model, a brainchild of ATMIA European director Graham McKay.
Today's installed ATM base exceeds 1.5 million ATMs. Research suggests that each ATM costs between $7,500 and $25,000 annually to operate. Assuming, on average, that deployers spend about $15,000 a year to operate each of their ATMs, annual operating costs total $22.5 billion, McKay said.
"This document sets out to review the factors impacting lifecycle costs for the ATM. There are several areas in the lifecycle which may be addressed in order to improve business efficiency and cost saving."
Five areas are highlighted in the manual:
The ATM Industry Association, founded in 1997, is a global non-profit trade association with over 10,500 members in 65 countries. The membership base covers the full range of this worldwide industry comprising over 2.2 million installed ATMs.