S. Korean banks to drop ATM charges on Saturdays

June 3, 2002

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean banks plan to make ATMs available free of charge for customers every Saturday, in an effort to minimize inconvenience…

Bank of Ireland to add ATMs

May 29, 2002

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Bank of Ireland (BOI) plans to install 200 ATMs around the country during the next year, according to a report in Business & Finance…

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…

Banknorth taps Metavante for ATM services

May 23, 2002

MILWAUKEE, Wis. --  Banknorth Group (Nasdaq:BKNG), one of the country's 35 largest commercial banking companies, has signed a long-term agreement with…

Irish bankers want to boost awareness of banking options, including ATMs

May 23, 2002

LEINSTER, Ireland -- The Irish Bankers Federation (I.B.F.) has announced a major initiative to spread awareness among the public about the full range of…

Shorter work week may boost ATM usage in S. Korea

May 23, 2002

SEOUL, South Korea -- An agreement between South Korea's bank management and labor unions to adopt a five-day work week from July 1 is expected to boost usage…

NCR sells ATMs, software to Beijing Commercial Bank

May 22, 2002

BEIJING -- China's Beijing Commercial Bank, which is in the process of modernizing its consumer services, has purchased 60 Personas ATMs from NCR Corp.

Diebold rolls out closed-circuit TV that allows eye contact with remote ATM users

May 21, 2002

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold has installed Vision Direct, a new closed-circuit television system for pneumatic vacuum air tubes (VATs), at Banner Bank in…

Jamaica's National Commercial Bank adds ATMs, subtracts employees

May 20, 2002

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Despite a plan that will eliminate 840 employees over a three-year period, National Commercial Bank intends to expand its ATM network to…

Fla. credit union installs Wincor Nixdorf compactBANK ATMs

May 20, 2002

AUSTIN, Texas -- Tyndall Federal Credit Union of Panama City, Fla. has installed four Wincor Nixdorf compactBANK ATMs -- advanced-function machines that offer…

Passage to ATMs

In comparison with the developed West, penetration of ATMs in India is low. Nevertheless, there has been a significant shift away from physical branch banking…

BP renews ATM agreement with Key through 2006

May 15, 2002

CLEVELAND and LOS ANGELES -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) says it has renewed its agreement through 2006 with BP, that brands ARCO gasoline and ampm convenience stores…

Oz officials address access issue

May 14, 2002

The Australian banking sector has launched a set of industry standards aimed at improving accessibility of electronic banking facilities for elderly customers…

Indian banks take different approaches to ATMs

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May 14, 2002

India's UTI Bank, which recently signed a deal to locate ATMs in India Post branch offices, is convinced that network sharing is the key to enhanced ATM…

UAE bank buys 300 NanoCash ATMs

May 14, 2002

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Quick Line, a software developer and ATM reseller, has sold 300 NanoCash ATMs manufactured by South Korea's Hyosung Computer to…

BankNorth rebates some ATM fees in Mass.

May 14, 2002

BOSTON -- An editing error will cost BankNorth Massachusetts an estimated $25,000 in ATM fees that it must return to several thousand people who became…

pieNetworks slices into Australian financial market

May 14, 2002

PERTH, Australia -- Australian kiosk developer pieNetworks Ltd., expanding its base in the Australian financial sector, has reached a deal to supply a line of…

IY Bank says human error led to double billing

May 13, 2002

TOKYO -- IY Bank, the banking unit of retailer Ito-Yokado Co., said on May 13 that 4,000 accounts were erroneously double-billed for monthly fees.

NCR to supply ATMs, maintenance to two Indian banks

May 13, 2002

LONDON -- NCR Corporation says it has concluded ATM and maintenance services deals with a combined value of more than $10 million with two major Indian banks…

NCR rolling out advanced deposit taking in UK, Chile

May 12, 2002

LONDON -- Nationwide Building Society will roll out 141 NCR-manufactured "intelligent deposit" ATMs in 81 branches by the end of 2002.