Planad Angola bolsters check security with NCR solution

July 12, 2013

NCR Corp. has expanded its relationship with Planad Angola one of the largest IT distributors for financial institutions in that country, to begin implementing…

ATMs and prepaids: plugging the unbanked into traditional financial services

For those outside the banking system, the ATM can be the payments hub for "plugging in" to a modern economy.

More regulation isn't the answer to breach losses

by Kevin Christensen — Vice President, Audit, SHAZAM

Data breaches have become somewhat of a fact of life for those of us in the payments field. For financial institutions, unfortunately, these breaches have also…

Community Bank goes with DNA account processing

July 9, 2013

Glen Ellyn, Ill.-based Community Bank - Wheaton/Glen Ellyn has selected the DNA account processing platform from Open Solutions, now part of Fiserv.

Ethiopia's United Bank to triple ATM count

July 8, 2013

United Bank, an Addis Ababa-based commercial bank with 72 branches across Ethiopia, has awarded a contract to Lebanese IAD Computer Business Machines for 5…

There's a tremor in the force and it's emanating from Connecticut

by Todd Nuttall — CEO of Better ATM Services, Better ATM Services

Market forces often collide, some resulting in tremors that portend things to come. The recent passage by the Connecticut General Assembly of legislation in…

Myanmar's ATM cardholder numbers remain low

July 3, 2013

ATMs are back on line in Myanmar after a hiatus of several years, but the number of users remains low, according to the Central Bank of Myanmar.

Russia's Uniastrum Bank goes end-to-end with BPC processing suite

July 3, 2013

E-payment solutions provider BPC Banking Technologies has announced that Moscow-based Uniastrum Bank has chosen the BPC SmartVista product suite as part of a…

MN CU rolls out interactive teller as remote branch

July 2, 2013

Lake State Credit Union, a $184 million FI that serves members in the Minnesota arrowhead counties bordering Lake Superior, is adding a new branch in Duluth …

Co-op rebrands shared branch, ATM network

July 2, 2013

Credit union service organization Co-op Financial services has announced the first phase of a comprehensive marketing campaign to rebrand and promote CU shared…

FIs should consider outsourcing payments

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

To compete on product innovation and customer service, rather than simply on cost, financial institutions should seriously consider outsourcing their payments…

Interactive Teller part of the ATM picture at Cadence Bank

June 28, 2013

Cadence Bank, a regional FI serving the Southeast and Texas, is set to become the first bank in Birmingham, Ala., to use interactive video technology. This…

Study: TMG gauges FIs' EMV migration readiness

June 27, 2013

Payments processor The Members Group recently conducted a survey of its FI clients to help them benchmark their progress toward EMV migration. Only 37 percent…

Chase ATM users donate $542k for OK tornado relief

June 27, 2013

In a demonstration of empathy at the ATM, Chase customers nationwide made donations totalling more than $542,000 to help Oklahomans whose lives were thrown…

Tech CU adopts Cardtronics FeeAlert

June 27, 2013

Retail ATM operator Cardtronics Inc. has announced that Silicon Valley-based Technology Credit Union recently debuted the company's FeeAlert service. Now when…

Webinar: EMV answers from an expert

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Execs from CIBC and NCR discuss what it takes to achieve a smooth, successful EMV implementation.

BPC Banking Technologies, Russia's Alfa-Bank pilot mobile NFC

June 26, 2013

BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry, and Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank, have…

Personetics secures $11.5M in Series B funding

June 26, 2013

Personetics, a provider of predictive customer engagement solutions for the banking industry, has announced the completion of Series B funding totalling $11.…

Operator of UK's Link ATM network branches out

June 25, 2013

VocaLink, operator of the U.K.'s national payments infrastructure, including the 65,000-ATM Link network, is branching out into mobile payments. A new company…

Rolling out mobile banking? Bring frontline staff on board

June 25, 2013

Fiserv Inc. is offering a free white paper that tells FIs how to boost mobile banking adoption by turning branch and call center staff into mobile banking…