Gemalto CEO predicts doubling of contactless card business

May 22, 2012

Amsterdam-based Gemalto, the inventor of smart card chips, believes it could soon double its near field communications chip business.

Bank-in-a-Box kiosks go live for credit union customers

May 22, 2012

Underbanked Americans in Omaha can obtain financial services via credit union now that Centris Federal Credit Union has partnered with Nexxo Financial Corp.

For the ATM Industry, no spec, no certainty about EMV

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Without a spec from EMVCo, ISOs are left guessing at timelines and costs for EMV chip migration.

ATM fees under fire by SA watchdog group

May 21, 2012

ATM fee disclosure — or rather, the lack of it — has drawn the ire of a South African consumer advocacy group.

Bank/telco alliance provides no-frills accounts to India's unbanked

May 18, 2012

Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel this week announced a partnership that will extend banking services to India's unbanked millions.

First cash-recycling ATM comes to the Caribbean

May 18, 2012

Jamaica National Bank announced it has introduced the first cash-recycling ATM to the Caribbean with an installation in March at a JN Financial Services Center…

Bank issues dual-function transit-ticketing/debit card

May 18, 2012

South Africa's Standard Bank has embarked on a pilot of a multifunction payments card that features both prepaid transit and contactless debit card…

MasterCard and EMV: voluntary, but inevitable

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The card company emphasizes that migration is a choice for ATM channel providers (if an obvious one).

FNB customers in Swaziland frustrated by nationwide ATM blackout

May 16, 2012

First National Bank customers in Swaziland on Tuesday fell victim to a blackout of ATM communication facilities throughout the country.

Bank of Hawaii adding Hawaiian-language option to ATMs

May 15, 2012

Soon, ATM users at The Bank of Hawaii could get a friendly "Aloha mai" with their transaction.

Bank branches test service-stretching technologies

May 15, 2012

The Wall Street Journal is the latest to note the changing bank branch landscape. In a story yesterday, the Journal took a look at "the latest technological…

Alaskan CU goes online with PaySecure Internet PIN debit

May 14, 2012

Acculynk, Alaska USA FCU and Alaska Option today announced that Alaska USA will add Internet PIN debit through Acculynk's PaySecure network. This will allow…

Fiserv announces new contracts

May 10, 2012

Fiserv, a provider of financial service- and business-driven technology solutions for credit unions, has announced two business agreements.

Changing my central nervous system

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

I may no longer be in Las Vegas, where I was the last time I posted to this blog, but I plan to head back there soon for HP Discover, the annual get-together…

Banks in Vietnam get okay on ATM transaction fees

May 7, 2012

After years of refusals, Vietnam's State Bank has okayed ATM fee collection, despite strong public opposition. Commercial banks in the country have long said…

Co-op Financial Services, Diebold to test two-way video for ATMs

May 2, 2012

Co-op Financial Services, a provider of access and convenience products for credit unions, is partnering with Diebold Inc. to test two-way video member service…

Israeli bank goes with NiceVision security solution

April 30, 2012

Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, a $39.7 billion Israeli FI, has selected the NiceVision banking solution to secure its branches and ATM systems throughout Israel.

Major ATM network expansion underway at BMO

April 30, 2012

BMO Bank of Montreal today announced that it will add more than 800 Cash ATMs to its network across Canada by 2014, increasing its total to nearly 3,00…

How to achieve success with deposit automation ATMs

Webinar attendees learn how a well-executed plan can transform the customer experience and benefit the FI.

ATMs enable tenfold increase in "fivers" circulating in the UK

April 26, 2012

The fiver's alive and well in the U.K., thanks to a Bank of England program that encourages ATM operators to make it an option for their customers' ATM…