Another Aussie bank goes cardless at the ATM

May 2, 2014

Not to be outdone by its rival Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Australia has announced plans to launch cardless ATM capability. CommBank unveiled its…

Deal grants T-Mobile customers fee-free access to Allpoint ATMs

May 1, 2014

Through an agreement with the Allpoint Network, T-Mobile customers who use their carrier's Mobile Money app and prepaid card will now have surcharge-free…

Card evolution: A bridge between plastic cards and mobile phones

by Kevin Christensen — Vice President, Audit, SHAZAM

Among the hundreds of new payment technologies popping up around the world, one in particular has caught my eye. Called Coin, it's a single plastic card that…

Aussie bank's ATMs go cardless

April 30, 2014

Australia's Commonwealth Bank is adding a new feature to its mobile app that will enable cardless cash withdrawal at the bank's ATMs. The service will go live…

Agenda: ATM and Mobile Innovation Summit 2014

Kurt Helwig, CEO of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, and Tom Harper, president and CEO of Networld Media Group talk about points of focus…

Bill pay innovation key to keeping consumers happy

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

As mobile bill payment use continues to surge among American consumers, financial institutions and billers need to innovate in terms of their billing software…

2nd annual ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit to explore convergence of Bitcoin, ATMs, mobile payments

At the Sept. 10-12 event in D.C., speakers from across the payments ecosystem will discuss the future of the industry.

Preview: ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit 2014

Tom Harper, president and CEO of Networld Media Group talks about what to expect from this year's ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit and why executives should…

The ATM isn't dying, it's being transformed

'Kicked the bucket? Shuffled off the mortal coil? Joined the choir invisible?' Not the essential, adaptable ATM. 

ATMIA launches US Underbanked Forum

April 3, 2014

The ATM Industry Association has created a new U.S. Underbanked Forum whose goal is to foster the development and deployment of ATM solutions that respond to…

British consumers nearly double their mobile banking transactions

April 1, 2014

British consumers last year moved away from conducting bank transactions at branches and nearly doubled their use of mobile banking channels, according to a…

Fed study documents rise of mobile banking

Study finds that ATMs still rank high among banking channels, but the impact of mobile on service delivery is growing.

Diebold FCU pilots card-free, PIN-free ATM

March 21, 2014

The brand-spanking new ATM at the Diebold Federal Credit Union boasts neither an EMV card reader nor an EPP7 keyboard. Such security measures are both…

Australian consumers expect widespread mobile wallets by 2021

March 21, 2014

Australian consumers expect to ditch their physical wallet in favor of a mobile one by 2021 as the popularity of contactless card and smartphone payments…

EMV has a long way to go

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

The looming October 2015 liability shift for mag-stripe cards used on EMV terminals, combined with recent media buzz regarding the U.S. payments industry's…

Debate: Is cash an impediment to the world economy?

“There needs to be a move beyond cash in order for the vast majority of the people in the world to become full working participants in, and beneficiaries of…

Consumer education key to success of mobile

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

Despite ever-increasing mobile payment options and more hands-on experience using them, some consumers are still not sold on the value of mobile transactions.

Tyfone launches mobile banking platform for small and medium FIs

February 27, 2014

Secure ID and transaction provider Tyfone has launched its Fluide Mobile banking platform, initially targeting medium and small community banks and credit…

Ecobank ATMs in Ghana go card-free with mobile SMS

February 27, 2014

Last week, mobile carrier service Airtel Money announced a tie-in with Visa that would give mobile money users in Kenya cardless access to cash at ATMs. This…

The iPhone security scare: Is LoopWallet a solution?

February 26, 2014

For some time, it's been a matter of debate throughout the financial services world whether information stored on a mobile device is truly secure — or can be.