Washington Mutual to drop ATM fees in NY, NJ

February 2, 2003

NEW YORK -- In an effort to attract new customers in the highly competitive New York metropolitan market, Seattle-based Washington Mutual (WaMu) will drop the…

RemoteTeller beats ATM in personality contest

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January 30, 2003

It's more personal than an ATM, but more cost effective than a teller station. Diebold promotes its RemoteTeller system as a bridge between the two types of…

Malaysians to get chip-based ATM cards in February

January 29, 2003

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- New ATM cards with chips will be launched in February, according to a report in the New Straits Times.

Wincor Nixdorf marks ATM hardware, software milestones

January 28, 2003

PADERBORN, Germany -- Wincor Nixdorf reported two significant European deals that mark software and hardware milestones for the manufacturer during this week's…

Fujitsu sells first Series 8000 ATM in Canada

January 27, 2003

DALLAS -- Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has made the first sale of a Series 8000 ATM to a Canadian customer, Mount Lehman Credit Union (MLCU) in Mount…

BofA to operate more Valero ATMs

January 26, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C., and SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) have agreed to expand their ATM relationship…

BofA ATMs impacted by computer worm

January 26, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- At least one bank's ATM system was affected by a fast-spreading computer worm that dramatically slowed Internet traffic around the world on…

ATMs alone can't compensate for dwindling Dutch bank branches

January 21, 2003

RAERD, The Netherlands -- Dutch banks that have closed branches in rural areas to save money have found that a significant number of their customers are…

PNC increases ATM presence at Penn State

January 20, 2003

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- PNC Bank has widened access to banking services on the Penn State University Park campus, with the opening of a new customer service center…

ATM sharing continues to grow in India

January 19, 2003

DUBAI, India -- The announcements keep coming from Indian financial institutions that are signing agreements to open their ATM networks.

Can small change make big impact at ATM?

January 14, 2003

While most efforts to re-engineer ATM deposits have focused on check imaging, a few financial institutions and vendors are experimenting with coin acceptance…

De La Rue's Financial Institutions business gets new leader

January 13, 2003

LONDON -- De La Rue has appointed Christof Domeisen as the managing director of its Financial Institutions business, part of the Cash Systems division.

Publix ATMs now part of Co-Op Network

January 13, 2003

ONTARIO, Calif. -- CO-OP Network has signed an agreement with the Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix grocery chain that will increase ATM access for Co-Op cardholders…

Concord boosts credit union profile with letter of intent to buy Credit Union 24

January 9, 2003

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Transaction processor Concord EFS, Inc. (NYSE: CE), which also operates the Star network, says that it has signed a non-binding letter of…

Merrill Lynch goes after bank deposits; will reimburse customers for ATM use

January 8, 2003

NEW YORK -- Brokerage giant Merrill Lynch on Jan. 8 introduced a "Beyond Banking" service which offers FDIC-insured accounts with traditional banking features…

Mexican initiative to encourage investment includes ATMs

January 7, 2003

MEXICO CITY -- U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin and Mexican banking officials launched a new program on Jan. 7 aimed at helping rural Mexicans obtain broader…

Carreker licenses cash management software to Metavante

January 7, 2003

DALLAS and MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Carreker Corporation (Nasdaq: CANIE), a provider of technology and consulting solutions for the ATM and financial industries, and…

NCR's new ATM sales team targets mid-tier FIs

January 6, 2003

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) says it has strengthened its sales team focused on the mid-tier financial industry market in the United States…

Key signs biggest participant yet for its ATM access program

January 5, 2003

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- KeyBank has signed the biggest participant yet for its agent bank program, in which participating financial institutions pay Key a fee to…

UK's holiday ATM usage healthy, but down from 2001

January 1, 2003

LONDON -- More than £1.1 billion (about $1.76 billion U.S.) was withdrawn from Barclays ATMs in the run up to Christmas, but withdrawals were down …