No human voices on Bank of America ATMs following settlement of copyright case

December 6, 2001

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America is using an artificial voice on all of its audio-enabled ATMs after its effort to use a woman's voice on the machines…

New licensees to form shared ATM network in Singapore, first by foreign banks

December 6, 2001

SINGAPORE -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) and Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) on Dec. 6 announced that they would…

Dependence on cash rises in wake of 9/11

A Dove Consulting study found that Americans have modified their payment habits in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, largely with an increased…

Gasper partners with e-Classic Systems to enhance ATM management capabilities

December 5, 2001

DAYTON, Ohio -- Gasper Corporation, a provider of self-service terminal management software, and e-ClassicSystems, a Norwood, Mass.-based provider of ATM…

Finns take go-slow approach to filling ATMs with euros

December 5, 2001

FINLAND -- Finland will become the first country in the world to introduce euro cash on Jan. 1, yet the Finns seem to be in no hurry to convert their markka…

MPS completes purchase of Universal Companies

December 5, 2001

CINCINNATI -- Fifth Third Bank's Midwest Payment Systems division (MPS) has acquired the remaining 51 percent of privately-held Universal Companies (USB), a…

IFX Forum updates XML financial messaging protocol

December 5, 2001

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum, a consortium of  financial institutions, service providers and software vendors, has…

IYBank earns A ratings from S&P

December 5, 2001

TOKYO - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned its A long-term and A-1 short-term counterparty credit ratings to IYBank, the online banking unit of major…

U.S. Bank beefs up Spanish options at ATM; part of a larger campaign to woo Hispanics

December 4, 2001

MINNEAPOLIS -- As part of an effort to make banking easier for Mexican nationals, U.S. Bank has made more materials available in Spanish, including enhanced…

Indonesian bank opens ATM network to Amex customers

December 4, 2001

INDONESIA -- PT Bank International Indonesia (BII) has entered an agreement to provide American Express Bank customers with access to its 600 ATMs in…

Monetary Authority of Singapore awards two QFB licenses; will allow banks to install more ATMs

December 4, 2001

SINGAPORE -- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has awarded Qualifying Full Bank licenses to Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp (HSBC) and Malaysian…

Bank of Ireland preps for euro changeover; ATMs to shut down Dec. 31

December 4, 2001

DUBLIN -- All ATMs in Ireland will shut down shortly after midnight on Jan. 1 for a minimum of four-and-a-half hours to facilitate the changeover to the euro…

Government curbs ATM withdrawals in Argentina

December 3, 2001

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The Argentine government announced on Dec. 1 that it had set limits on the amount of cash that can be withdrawn or sent abroad in an…

Two Indian banks expanding ATM networks

December 2, 2001

MUMBAI, India  -- Two Indian banks, Indusind Bank and State Bank of India, have plans for major expansions of their ATM networks in 2002, according to a report…

First Federal Lincoln Bank trades up to new NCR ATMs

November 29, 2001

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR - news) announced a three-year agreement with First Federal Lincoln Bank of Lincoln, Neb. for a nearly complete…

New Japanese banks, including IY Bank, post losses

November 29, 2001

TOKYO -- A new generation of Japanese banks, including the new banking unit of retailer Ito-Yokado Co Ltd, reported interim losses on Nov. 9 due largely to…

Network to provide surcharge-free ATM access for FIs

November 29, 2001

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A network of ATMs throughout the U.S. will provide surcharge-free transactions and deposits to customers of financial institutions with…

Two Indian banks to share ATMs

November 29, 2001

INDIA -- According to a report in The Asian Banker, BNP Paribas and UTI Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding for sharing ATMs, effective this month.

Chicago bank clears way for Mexican immigrants to open accounts

November 29, 2001

CHICAGO -- Under a new agreement between the government of Mexican President Vicente Fox and First Bank of the Americas, a 4-year-old Chicago bank with three…

Badger banks pull back on ATMs

November 29, 2001

MILWAUKEE - Some major banks in Wisconsin have scaled back their off-site ATM deployments in off-premise locations, citing slow profits and a dearth of good…