ATM cardless cash access: Why the QR code matters (a lot) to FIs

A cool customer convenience, yes. But that's just the beginning of the story for the financial services industry.

The UK is betting on the Bitcoin ATM - literally

November 4, 2013

Now there are two ways to bet on Bitcoin: You can buy the virtual currency at today's price and hope to become a Bitcoin millionaire; or you call up your…

Looking for an ATM? Put on your glasses

November 1, 2013

Or more specifically your Google Glass. Banks such as Spain's Banco Sabadell and Ukraine's PrivatBank are already eyeing the technology — Sabadell has created…

Mobile wallets address two pain points for ATM operators

by Kevin Christensen — Vice President, Audit, SHAZAM

It's no secret that ATM transactions have been waning for several years. As as result, today's operators are challenged to find more ways to: a) increase the…

From Russia with love

by Todd Nuttall — CEO of Better ATM Services, Better ATM Services

Leo Tolstoy had it right. A century after his death, I find myself marveling at the stark contrasts in a country still wrestling with the evolving payments…

Back to the future; ATMs still must provide the cash!

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

It's always a treat to return to Sydney, Australia, my former home town, despite having to first pass through immigration and customs and then battle to make…

PrivatBank debuts the 'topless' ATM

October 29, 2013

A news release from PrivatBank reports that the FI has introduced the world's first Android contactless ATM. The machine, called "the black box," does away…

Spotlight on the ATM: regulations, innovations and prognostications

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

A Q&A panel discussion sheds light on the ATM industry issues that keep deployers up at night.

Study: The technologies FIs are using to meld self-service and semi self-service

October 23, 2013

In new a new research report, "Interaction and Advice via Evolving Banking Channels," Mercator Advisory Group looks at the practical ways in which financial…

Infosys survey: Banks looking to mobile to lead innovation

October 23, 2013

Banks increasingly feel the need to innovate, according to a new survey, and they're looking to mobile to lead those efforts.

Bitcoin prices rebound after Silk Road closure

October 21, 2013

The digital peer-to-peer currency Bitcoin has seen its price bounce back after a market crash in April. The price on Mt. Gox, the largest exchange, hit $197.4…

How Wells Fargo continuously improves the ATM customer experience

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The FI aims to give customers what they want in their ATM and branch experience before they even realize that they want it.

Impressive ATMs

by Mark Smith — VP of Financial Solutions, Kahuna ATM Solutions

ATM manufacturers have enjoyed years of success with models that had only slight modifications in their appearance and functionality. Mostly, the units have…

Diebold rolls out new product line with branch transformation in mind

October 15, 2013

A new family of banking terminals from Diebold Inc. is helping financial institutions to achieve their branch transformation goals, a news release from the…

NCR, Automatia team up to ensure ATMs dispense cold, hard cash

October 14, 2013

Finnish winters can be brutal, with temps falling as low as 22 degrees below zero — extreme cold that can be problematic when it comes to keeping the…

NCR APTRA debuts in Africa

October 9, 2013

Today at the ATM Industry Association Africa Chapter conference, NCR Corp., in collaboration with Bytes Managed Solutions, its exclusive distributor in South…

PayPal joins ATM makers with QR code-activated transactions

October 8, 2013

In the process of developing smartphone apps that enable cardless, pre-staged ATM transactions, manufacturers mostly settled on QR codes as cardholder…

ATM & Mobile Executive Summit 2013: The ATM-mobile connection

ATM Marketplace Editor Suzanne Cluckey recaps her ATM and Mobile Executive Summit presentation on mobile convergence.

ATM & Mobile Executive Summit 2013: The ATM-mobile connection

On day one of the first annual ATM & Mobile Executive Summit in Washington, D.C., ATM Marketplace Editor Suzanne Cluckey gave a morning presentation on the…

IAD Kontanten launches multi-currency ATM

October 4, 2013

Nordic IAD Kontanten has announced that it is launching multi-currency service in its ATM fleet across a "broad front" during the last quarter of 2014. The…