eFunds piloting electronic checks with First of Omaha Merchant Processing

April 16, 2002

MILWAUKEE -- First of Omaha Merchant Processing is offering eFunds Electronic Check, a product that converts paper checks into electronic transactions at the…

Bank United Announces Results of First U.S. Iris Recognition ATM Consumer Survey

April 16, 2002

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Six months after the first U.S. iris recognition ATMs were installed at three Bank United branches in Texas, initial consumer reaction is…

B of A's 'Adopt an ATM' program attracts ire of Labor Commissioner

April 16, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America attracted the ire of California state Labor Commissioner Marcy Saunders with its "adopt an ATM" program, under which it…

Beta trials of ICL's Windows NT-based software under way at First Union ATMs

April 16, 2002

LA JOLLA, California -- Beta trials of Windows NT software provided by ICL, the global IT services company, are under way at First Union National Bank. The new…

Genpass named a preferred vendor by Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers

April 16, 2002

FT. WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Genpass Technologies, an ATM network processor, ATM driver and owner and operator of the MoneyMaker and Money Belt EFT networks, has…

Singapore opens banking market, more ATMs follow

April 16, 2002

As part of Singapore's efforts to encourage competition among banks and enhance the quality of financial services, three foreign financial institutions are…

First American, AmSouth merge

April 15, 2002

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Creating one of the largest banks in the Southeast, stockholders of First American Corp. and AmSouth Bancorp have approved a merger between…

All quiet on the Western front

April 15, 2002

A proposal to raise the surcharge cap from $1 to $1.50 is generating remarkably little noise in Wyoming.by Ann All, editor

NCR to sell 100 ATMs to Bital

April 15, 2002

MEXICO CITY -- NCR is close to signing a $1.5 million deal with Banco Internacional (Bital) for the sale of 100 ATMs, according to Infolatina.The initial sale…

No bricks, no mortar, no problem

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April 15, 2002

Mitchell Caplan of E*TRADE, speaking at the ATM 2000 Conference in Orlando, Fla.,  asserts that ATMs can do the work of a bank branch, and then some.

Downey Savings uses Fujitsu PrecisionDelivery to personalize ATM services

April 15, 2002

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Downey Savings and Loan Association F.A. has become the first financial institution to utilize Fujitsu-ICL Systems Inc.'s PrecisionDelivery…

First Union stops charging account holders at unbranded ATMs in N.J.

April 11, 2002

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- First Union Bank has stopped charging its customers fees at unbranded ATMs the bank owns in Atlantic City's Trump Plaza.

BofA to pay customers charged at unbranded ATMs in Washington

April 10, 2002

SEATTLE -- Bank of America will pay up to approximately $700,000 to some of its accountholders in Washington state to settle a class-action claim filed by two…

Russian banks, cell operators team to offer phone top-ups at the ATM

April 9, 2002

MOSCOW --  As competition in the Moscow's cellular phone market tightens, operators are trying to sell clients on the convenience of paying their bills at…

Mizuho Bank says all ATM services restored

April 7, 2002

TOKYO -- The Mizuho financial group announced on April 7 that all its ATMs were functioning properly, nearly a week after an April 1 computer system breakdown…

More ATM problems at Japan's Mizuho Bank

April 3, 2002

TOKYO -- On the first day of operations, the computer system that controls Mizuho Bank's ATMs not only failed to allow ATM users to withdraw or transfer money…

Banknorth to install talking ATMs

April 2, 2002

PORTLAND, Maine -- Banknorth will install voice-activated ATMs at 400 locations in Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and upstate New…

Va. credit union joins Nationwide Money Branded Cash Program

April 2, 2002

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Nationwide Money Services, a subsidiary of Global Axcess Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GLXS), says that Martinsville Dupont…

Japanese bank's ATM troubles no joke to customers on April 1

April 1, 2002

TOKYO -- The joke was on customers of Japan's new Mizuho Bank on April 1, although few if any of them were laughing.

Fleet intros "no-frills" account with cash available through ATMs, POS terminals

April 1, 2002

BOSTON -- FleetBoston Financial Corp. has introduced a no-frills 'checkless' bank account in an apparent effort to attract "unbanked" customers, according to a…