Concord boosts credit union profile with letter of intent to buy Credit Union 24

January 9, 2003

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Transaction processor Concord EFS, Inc. (NYSE: CE), which also operates the Star network, says that it has signed a non-binding letter of…

Merrill Lynch goes after bank deposits; will reimburse customers for ATM use

January 8, 2003

NEW YORK -- Brokerage giant Merrill Lynch on Jan. 8 introduced a "Beyond Banking" service which offers FDIC-insured accounts with traditional banking features…

Mexican initiative to encourage investment includes ATMs

January 7, 2003

MEXICO CITY -- U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin and Mexican banking officials launched a new program on Jan. 7 aimed at helping rural Mexicans obtain broader…

Carreker licenses cash management software to Metavante

January 7, 2003

DALLAS and MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Carreker Corporation (Nasdaq: CANIE), a provider of technology and consulting solutions for the ATM and financial industries, and…

NCR's new ATM sales team targets mid-tier FIs

January 6, 2003

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) says it has strengthened its sales team focused on the mid-tier financial industry market in the United States…

Key signs biggest participant yet for its ATM access program

January 5, 2003

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- KeyBank has signed the biggest participant yet for its agent bank program, in which participating financial institutions pay Key a fee to…

UK's holiday ATM usage healthy, but down from 2001

January 1, 2003

LONDON -- More than £1.1 billion (about $1.76 billion U.S.) was withdrawn from Barclays ATMs in the run up to Christmas, but withdrawals were down …

More ATM activity by Indian banks

January 1, 2003

MUMBAI, India -- Bank of India (BoI) on Jan. 1 launched a mobile ATM, which will be available for customers in south Mumbai, according to the Financial Times.

Citizens removes some of its Mass. ATMs from selective surcharge program

December 26, 2002

BOSTON -- Citizens Bank of Massachusetts will pull nearly 160 of its ATMs in Massachusetts out of the SUM selective surcharge program in mid-February…

Japan reviewing security in wake of ATM thefts

December 25, 2002

TOKYO -- A spate of ATM thefts has prompted Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) to revise its standards for crime prevention measures at ATMs run by financial…

Few Chinese ATMs accept foreign cards

December 22, 2002

BEIJING -- While China's credit card business has received a major boost from the country's tourism boom, the services still lag behind those available in many…

WFS to launch check imaging pilots in 1Q 2003

December 22, 2002

MOSINEE, Wis. -- Wausau Financial Systems (WFS), along with Zions Management Services Company (ZMSC), EDS, and the Western Payments Alliance (WesPay), are…

NCR gets ATM maintenance contract with Turkey's YKB

December 19, 2002

LONDON -- NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) says that it has signed a $6.7 million multiyear contract with Turkey's Yapi Kredi Bank (YKB) to provide hardware…

Japan's UFJ Bank adds more ATM fees

December 18, 2002

TOKYO -- UFJ Bank has begun charging 105 yen (about 87 cents U.S.) per transaction on Saturdays at its ATMs, becoming the first major Japanese bank to…

Improving ATM deposits

Is getting rid of envelopes better than pushing them? When it comes to ATM deposits, a handful of bank ATM owners and vendors are trying to prove that...

Bank One eliminates teller fee, acknowledges importance of the branch

December 17, 2002

CHICAGO -- After more than seven years of charging some of its customers $3 to speak to a teller, Bank One Corp. is getting rid of the much-maligned fee.

Another ATM sharing agreement in India

December 17, 2002

JAIPUR, India -- Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) and Corporation Bank have entered into an agreement to facilitate mutual sharing of their ATM networks in different…

Bank One first to connect ATMs, back-office check image processing system

December 15, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio --  Bank One Corporation (NYSE: ONE) is rolling out 10 of NCR Corporation's (NYSE: NCR) Personas ATMs equipped with check-imaging modules and…

Shazam gets Bluegrass Bankers' endorsement

December 15, 2002

JOHNSTON, Iowa -- The Shazam network says that it has signed an endorsement agreement with the Bluegrass Bankers Association of Kentucky.

Wells Fargo adds Chinese language screen option to WebATMs

December 12, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- Wells Fargo is adding Chinese language screens to more than 2,600 WebATM machines in response to customers' needs, according to a company news…