Japanese authorities question banks' decisions to add ATM fees

February 12, 2003

TOKYO -- Japan's Fair Trade Commission is investigating recent decisions by major commercial banks to impose fees for Saturday transactions at ATMs.

Bank of Ireland to roll out supermarket ATMs

February 11, 2003

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Bank of Ireland (BoI) has promised to install a minimum of three extra ATMs in every county as part of its link up with Musgrave, Ireland's…

Colorado child support recipients can access payments at ATMs

February 10, 2003

DENVER -- In cooperation with U.S. Bank (NYSE:USB), Colorado has become the first state to disperse child support payments on a plastic card versus a paper…

NYCE sponsorship may help draw FIs to ATMIA show

Both the ATM Industry Association and NYCE Corporation believe that the upcoming 'ATMs in the Americas' event in Miami will have crossover appeal for…

Luxembourg bank outsources ATM operations to Diebold

February 5, 2003

LONDON -- Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) says it has signed a five-year outsourcing contract with Banque Raiffeisen, a Luxembourg-based institution…

E*Trade buys XtraCash ATMs

February 3, 2003

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- E*Trade Access, a wholly-owned subsidiary of E*Ttrade Bank, has acquired a portfolio of more than 4,000 ATMs from XtraCash ATM, Inc.

Wincor World shows the latest self-service apps

Hosted by German ATM manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf, the recent Wincor World event drew some 7,000 people from 40 countries to see the latest developments in…

Washington Mutual to drop ATM fees in NY, NJ

February 2, 2003

NEW YORK -- In an effort to attract new customers in the highly competitive New York metropolitan market, Seattle-based Washington Mutual (WaMu) will drop the…

RemoteTeller beats ATM in personality contest

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January 30, 2003

It's more personal than an ATM, but more cost effective than a teller station. Diebold promotes its RemoteTeller system as a bridge between the two types of…

Malaysians to get chip-based ATM cards in February

January 29, 2003

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- New ATM cards with chips will be launched in February, according to a report in the New Straits Times.

Wincor Nixdorf marks ATM hardware, software milestones

January 28, 2003

PADERBORN, Germany -- Wincor Nixdorf reported two significant European deals that mark software and hardware milestones for the manufacturer during this week's…

Fujitsu sells first Series 8000 ATM in Canada

January 27, 2003

DALLAS -- Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has made the first sale of a Series 8000 ATM to a Canadian customer, Mount Lehman Credit Union (MLCU) in Mount…

BofA to operate more Valero ATMs

January 26, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C., and SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) have agreed to expand their ATM relationship…

BofA ATMs impacted by computer worm

January 26, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- At least one bank's ATM system was affected by a fast-spreading computer worm that dramatically slowed Internet traffic around the world on…

ATMs alone can't compensate for dwindling Dutch bank branches

January 21, 2003

RAERD, The Netherlands -- Dutch banks that have closed branches in rural areas to save money have found that a significant number of their customers are…

PNC increases ATM presence at Penn State

January 20, 2003

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- PNC Bank has widened access to banking services on the Penn State University Park campus, with the opening of a new customer service center…

ATM sharing continues to grow in India

January 19, 2003

DUBAI, India -- The announcements keep coming from Indian financial institutions that are signing agreements to open their ATM networks.

Can small change make big impact at ATM?

January 14, 2003

While most efforts to re-engineer ATM deposits have focused on check imaging, a few financial institutions and vendors are experimenting with coin acceptance…

De La Rue's Financial Institutions business gets new leader

January 13, 2003

LONDON -- De La Rue has appointed Christof Domeisen as the managing director of its Financial Institutions business, part of the Cash Systems division.

Publix ATMs now part of Co-Op Network

January 13, 2003

ONTARIO, Calif. -- CO-OP Network has signed an agreement with the Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix grocery chain that will increase ATM access for Co-Op cardholders…