China Construction Bank to pilot Diebold cash recycler

July 18, 2002

BEIJING, China -- Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has been awarded two contracts with a total value of more than U.S. $15 million by China Construction Bank…

New bcgi division to focus on ATM recharge, other payment methods

July 16, 2002

WOBURN, Mass. -- Boston Communications Group (Nasdaq: BCGI), has formed a division called bcgi Payment Services, which the company says is designed to address…

IY Bank, DoCoMo to offer ATM access via cellphone

July 15, 2002

TOKYO -- Japan's dominant wireless carrier, NTT DoCoMo, is set to offer the world's first service that lets people withdraw money from ATMs installed in…

Snafu over phone top-ups at Vodafone

July 11, 2002

LONDON -- Mobile operator Vodafone was swamped with complaints over its method of recouping money from roaming Ready to Go customers after its system broke…

Sssh, not so loud - money order pilot a success

July 10, 2002

While they can't be too specific about a New Orleans test of money orders at the ATM, both Diebold and Travelers Express say results in the first nine months…

7-Eleven commits to 1,000 more Vcom kiosks

July 8, 2002

DALLAS and DAYTON, Ohio -- Convenience store retailer 7-Eleven today announced a three-year, multi-million-dollar extension of its relationship with NCR…

Fujitsu's partnership with software developer to mean more personal ATM screens

June 30, 2002

DALLAS -- Fujitsu Transaction Solutions has teamed with Philadelphia-based software developer mCom LLC to offer a new ATM application that creates personalized…

Ring a ding ding

Much as Americans have embraced the idea of 24/7 access to their money, many have also become hooked on the convenience of carrying a phone with them wherever…

Cyphermint tabs BroadVision for Vcom project

June 23, 2002

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- E-business applications provider BroadVision Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN) has reached an agreement with Cyphermint Inc. to provide BroadVision…

Cash Technologies subsidiary to market ATM check cashing app

June 19, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Cash Technologies Inc. (AMEX: TQ) has formed a subsidiary called CT Holdings to develop, market and implement banking applications, with its…

Euronet expands recharge reach in Hungary

June 18, 2002

BUDAPEST, Hungary, and LEAWOOD, Kan. - Electronic financial transaction solution provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) has reached an agreement with…

Wincor joins IFX Forum, to work on ATM, POS issues

June 17, 2002

AUSTIN, Texas -- ATM solutions provider Wincor Nixdorf Inc. has joined the Interactive Financial eXchange Forum (IFX), an organization dedicated to creating a…

Euronet adds more phone recharge customers, in Romania

June 3, 2002

BUCHAREST, Romania and LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT) has signed a joint agreement with MobiFon (Connex) and Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR…

Bank One installs W. Virginia's 1st talking ATM

May 29, 2002

CHARLESTON, West Va. -- Bank One has installed the first ATM with audio capabilities in West Virginia just outside its headquarters in Charleston, according to…

Driving ATM traffic through mass transit

May 28, 2002

While public transportation is usually seen as a way to reduce traffic, some New York City banks are hoping it will increase traffic to their ATMs. Though…

The future is now

While the biggest banks tend to introduce new functionality first on their ATMs, RDS attendees learned that at least one smaller player – New Orleans-based…

Advanced options at NACS

Retail ATMs will do more than just dispense cash, if the ATM companies showing their wares at this week's NACS Show can convince store owners to try check…

InnoVentry is out of business

InnoVentry, a company that offered check cashing at about 1,000 kiosks, became the latest victim of a sour economy on Sept. 21. The company was forced to cease…

ATM + debit = new applications

A combination of ATM and debit functionality makes a variety of new applications possible on the eTM, a kiosk manufactured by Northrop Grumman Canada Ltd.

Commentary: Audio ATMs

Kurt Helwig, executive director of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, says reason and responsibility should prevail when it comes to audio ATMs. The…