Nationwide builds ATMs into phone booths

July 20, 2006

Reuters: Nationwide Building Society plans to address cash machine shortages by building ATMs into phone booths. The financial institution launched the cash…

Cashcard announces winner in ATM promotion

July 20, 2006

SYDNEY - First Data International announced the winner of its first nationwide Cashcard ATM promotion. The winner, Helen Hegney of Perth, entered the promotion…

First Data says revenue is up 10%

July 20, 2006

DENVER - First Data Corp. July 20 announced a 10-percent revenue increase during the second quarter, up from $2.6 billion last year. According to the company's…

Rising gas prices, interest rates hit vault-cash providers

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

July 19, 2006

In the wake of price hikes, vault-cash providers struggle as their customers change the way they do business.

VisionSky Corp. to acquire ATM portfolios

July 19, 2006

CALGARY, Alberta - VisionSky Corp. and its wholly owned limited partnership, Transdirect LP, are entering into asset purchase agreements to acquire three…

Chase buys stake in MasterCard

July 19, 2006

NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest shareholder of MasterCard International, reported that it has sold more than half of its Class B shares back…

Texas credit union orders NCR image-enabled ATMs

July 19, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio - The Richardson, Texas-based Texans Credit Union has ordered 12 image-enabled ATMs from NCR Corp.

Wal-Mart bank charter application raises fears

July 19, 2006

International Herald Tribune: Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. and Rep. Paul Gillmor, an Ohio Republican, introduced a bill this week to bar nonfinancial companies…

Smart Card Alliance seeks nominations for annual awards

July 19, 2006

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. - The Smart Card Alliance is accepting nominations for its annual "Outstanding Smart Card Achievement" awards, which recognize…

Britain's poor areas lack free ATMs, charity says

July 19, 2006

Metro.co.uk: Britain's poorest areas have become deserts for free cash machines, a charity has warned. The deprived areas are prominent in the first list of…

ATMIA to host 'ATM Security in the Americas 2006' in September

July 19, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association announced its plans to host the Sept. 13-15 ATM Security in the Americas 2006 (ATMIA West) conference in…

GCA signs ATM, service deals with casinos

July 19, 2006

LAS VEGAS - Global Cash Access Inc. announced in a news release that it has signed contracts to serve nine gaming establishments - Casino Apache Travel Center…

Euronet to buy Asian ATM firm

July 19, 2006

INQ7 Money: Euronet WorldWide Inc. has offered to buy into ATM consortium BancNet Inc. as part of a bid to enter the fledgling ATM-outsourcing business in the…

Stability returns to Scott Tod after takeover deal

July 19, 2006

ShareCast: Independent U.K. ATM deployer Scott Tod, which has already agreed to a takeover offer, said trading is more consistent than it has seen for some…

Fiserv acquires The Jerome Group

July 17, 2006

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv Inc. has acquired The Jerome Group LLC, which provides digital-print and full-service direct marketing to industries such as…

Tranax says its Mini-Bank is in high demand among credit unions

July 17, 2006

TORONTO - Tranax Technologies Inc. announced at last week's National Association of Federal Credit Union's Conference & Exhibition that Tranax's Mini-Bank…

Shared ATM service launched in Malaysia

July 17, 2006

Channel NewsAsia: HSBC, OCBC, UOB and Standard Chartered are teaming up in Malaysia to launch a shared ATM service. The partnership means their customers will…

Ohio Bankers League selects Elan for ATM, debit and credit

July 16, 2006

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Ohio Bankers League, through its products and services subsidiary known as FISCo, has selected Elan Financial Services for ATM, debit and…

Banks, credit unions enter remittance market game

July 16, 2006

San Francisco Chronicle: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank and a number of credit unions in the United States are beginning to offer transfer remittance…

Banks reconsider ATM fees

July 16, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Many banking and nonbanking institutions in the United States are adopting a free-use attitude when it comes to their ATMs. PNC…