U.S. Bank expands ATM-based money transfer program

September 8, 2003

MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Bank has expanded its Secure Money Transfer, an ATM card-based international money transfer service, so that it is now available in all U.S.

Euronet subsidiary expands top-up business in Poland

September 7, 2003

LEAWOOD, KANSAS and WARSAW, POLAND - Euronet Worldwide's (Nasdaq: EEFT) subsidiary, e-pay Limited, has launched electronic top-up services in the Polish…

New transactions happening 'one ATM at a time'

September 3, 2003

Service providers interested in offering new transactions at the ATM are counting on an army of ISOs to help them move their products into the marketplace. The…

Bahrain to issue national smart cards

August 26, 2003

BAHRAIN -- The government of Bahrain plans to issue smart cards to all residents of Bahrain, starting in 2004.

Fleet selects NCR's check imaging archive

August 26, 2003

DAYTON, Ohio -- FleetBoston Financial (NYSE:FBF) has selected NCR Corporation's (NYSE:NCR) ImageMark Archive as its new archive for check image storage and…

Fujitsu partners with movie chain for ticketing terminals

August 26, 2003

FRISCO, Texas -- By next year, movie-goers at Regal Entertainment Group cinemas will be able to obtain movie tickets, cash and other services from ATM/kiosks…

Oki using KAL's software in cash recycling ATM

August 25, 2003

BEIJING -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. of Japan has selected KAL's XFS-compliant Kalignite software for its new ATM model, the ATM21S, a machine with cash…

It's getting easier to add audio to ATMs

August 20, 2003

The bad news: Triple DES isn't the only regulation impacting ATMs in the near future. The good news: technology advances are making it easier to add audio to…

Hyosung intros bill recycling module for ATMs

August 18, 2003

SEOUL, South Korea -- Nautilus Hyosung has introduced its first Bill Recycling Module (BRM) units, which can be used in ATMs or kiosks.

NCR has sunny outlook on battery/solar power for ATM

August 17, 2003

LONDON -- Research carried out by NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) in cooperation with the University of Dundee, Scotland may be the key to ATM deployment in some…

Western Union buys stake in UK top-up provider

August 17, 2003

DENVER -- Western Union Financial Services, a subsidiary of First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC), has purchased a majority stake in Eposs Limited, a Cambridge, UK…

Fleet piloting check cashing terminals

August 17, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- FleetBoston (NYSE: FBF) has teamed with Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) to create "Paycheck Anytime," a terminal that automates the…

ATM deposits -- to share or not to share?

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August 6, 2003

Despite networks' efforts to support shared ATM deposits -- including the go-ahead to charge customers for the service, in some cases -- it still seem to be a…

Celent to host check imaging roundtable

August 5, 2003

CHICAGO -- Celent Communications will host a Check Imaging Roundtable from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 24 at the Westin on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Carreker offers Check 21 Readiness Program

August 4, 2003

DALLAS -- Carreker Corporation (Nasdaq: CANI), a provider of consulting and technology solutions for the financial services industry, has introduced a Check 2…

India moving toward chip cards

August 4, 2003

MUMBAI, India -- India appears to be making a major move toward the implementation of chip-based smart cards, according to a report in the Financial Express.

First Data fends off money transfer challenge from banks -- so far

July 30, 2003

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. -- First Data Corp., which handles more money transfers from the U.S. to Mexico than any other firm through its Western Union unit…

TowerGroup predicts rise of prepaid phone top-ups at ATM

July 29, 2003

NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Consulting firm TowerGroup, in a new report entitled "Island of Opportunity in a World of Withdrawals? Prepaid Top-Up Emerges at U.S. ATMs,…

Inventor patents ATM that can be used for money transfer, online payments

July 29, 2003

ATLANTA -- Carl Amos, an inventor in Atlanta, recently patented a way to pay for online transactions with bills and coins rather than credit or banking cards.

Top-ups at ATM move into market

A year after ATM vendors and deployers began to move toward adding prepaid phone top-ups to their ATMs, a rollout of the functionality seems to be gaining…