Middleware: Reliable software evolution

by Sherry Yang

December 2, 2004

The growing use of middleware - a layer of software that sits between applications and hardware - brings banks a step closer to integrating their ATMs with…

ATM security is a hot topic

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

December 2, 2004

Security is a big concern in the ATM industry, and for good reason. Not only are financial institutions and independent sales/service organizations faced with…

Wincor World 2005 is scheduled for Jan. 25-27

December 1, 2004

PADERBORN, Germany - "Vision at Work" is the motto of Wincor Nixdorf's Wincor World 2005, which will be held in Paderborn, Germany, Jan. 25-27 at Welle…

Metavante renews TNS contract as network provider for U.S. dial ATM traffic

December 1, 2004

RESTON, Va. - Metavante Corp., a leading banking and payments technology solutions provider, has renewed its agreement with TNS Inc. (NYSE:TNS) to be the…

Butterfield Bank signs deal with CR2 for 3DES compliance software

November 30, 2004

DUBLIN, Ireland - CR2, a global provider of channel and Internet banking, ATM and card payment software solutions, has announced that Cayman Islands-based…

All Indian ATMs to interconnect by July '05

November 28, 2004

Rediff.com: ATMs of all public and private sector banks in India will be brought under the  umbrella of the Reserve Bank of India's national financial…

Japanese bank rolling out smart cards

November 28, 2004

Japan Today: Mizuho Bank will introduce ATM cards with integrated-circuit chips in March for its 28 million regular savings accounts customers. The move is…

SAS, Transoft announce alliance in currency management

November 23, 2004

HEIDELBERG, Germany - Transoft International Inc., which provides currency management solutions, will now provide extended cash-optimization capabilities to…

Islamic radicals blamed for ATM heists

November 23, 2004

The Age: Police and counter-espionage agents in France have detained four people as part of a probe into the theft of euro1 million (U.S. $1.3 million) from…

Diebold earns award for new approach to OTC process

November 23, 2004

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. (NYSE: DBD), which provides self-service delivery and security systems and solutions, has earned the Alexander Hamilton…

Bradesco, UFJ form partnership to offer ATM services

November 23, 2004

Bloomberg.com: Banco Bradesco SA, Brazil's biggest non-state bank by assets, said it formed a partnership with UFJ Holdings Inc., Japan's fourth-biggest lender…

Bank buy-in may give top-ups at ATM a boost

November 22, 2004

Nearly two years after the introduction of prepaid phone top-ups at ATMs in the United States, the top-ups service may be getting the boost that some industry…

MoneyPass forms reciprocal alliance with Credit Union 24's CU Here

November 18, 2004

IRVING, Texas - Credit Union 24, Inc., of Tallahassee, Fla., which provides ATM and debit network services to more than 410 credit unions in 23 states, and…

Cash-handling changes on the way

by Sherry Yang

November 17, 2004

The Federal Reserve is poised to make policy changes that will force many banks and other financial institutions to change the way they think about money.

Teaching an old dog new tricks

by Sherry Yang

November 17, 2004

The ATM isn't what it used to be, but there may be some new opportunities for continued growth.

ATM news of the weird

by Sherry Yang

November 17, 2004

State of confusion: Police collared a befuddled Boston bandit suspected of starting off a daylong robbery spree by mistaking a copy shop for a bank.

Do we still need ATM interchange?

November 17, 2004

Any questions over the legality of ATM surcharges were ostensibly answered when the Supreme Court in May 2003 refused to hear the appeals of two California…

ACG appoints new executive vice president

November 17, 2004

LAS VEGAS - Alanta-based ACG has named Phil Winn as executive vice president, according to a news release. The announcement was made at the BAI Retail Delivery…

Personas M Series ATMs deliver more security, transaction features

November 17, 2004

LAS VEGAS - NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) has announced the introduction of its Personas M Series 76, the latest evolution of the Personas M Series ATMs, according to…

New technology prevents card skimming and trapping at the ATM

November 17, 2004

LAS VEGAS - NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) has introduced the Fraudulent Device Inhibitor, its latest, patented fraud-prevention countermeasure for ATMs, according to a…