Small banks think big on the surcharge issue

More small and mid-sized financial institutions, fearful that they could lose customers to the mega banks, are forming ATM alliances that allow them to…

Bank ATM networks max out with mergers

Coast-to-coast ATMs? Several financial institutions came closer to that goal in 1998, the year of the big bank merger. by Ann All, editor

Surcharge regulation: People's choice

California is the latest state to thwart a legislative effort to ban ATM surcharges. But surcharge opponents there want to put it to a vote. by Ann All, editor

Changing of the guard

There's bound to be big changes ahead in the U.K., where non-bank deployers are entering the ATM market and bringing the surcharge with them. by Ann All, editor

Automated talking machine?

Are voice-activated ATMs all talk, or are banks on the road to adopting the technology that would make machines more accessible to the visually impaired?by…

ATM cash management: Building a better duck

ATM owners are beginning to flock to high-tech methods of cash management. by Ryan DuBosar, contributing writer

ICL introduces scanner for bill payment at ATM

March 11, 2002

LONDON -- In London, bank customers may not only be tapping the ATM for cash, but will be spending money at the same time -- on bills.UK-based ICL, a large…

Scottish bank's ads to emphasize free ATM use

March 11, 2002

In light of fees being issued by other large banks, such as Abbey National, on customers who use another bank's ATM, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is…

Check this

In an age of EFT, Americans still cling stubbornly to checks. Some ATM deployers are catering to consumers depositing, cashing checks. by Ann All, editor

Time for a change?

Barclays Bank thinks the time is right to charge non-customers at its ATMs. But they'll have to convince other British banks before they can introduce the…

Big pond, small fish

An ISO or small financial institution may find a "sink or swim" attitude at giant processors like EDS and First Data -- but there are plenty of smaller…

Virtual profit

Momentum Cash wants to turn surcharge revenue into banking income. So the Houston ISO is getting into the Internet banking business -- and using its ATM…

Bank One appoints new head of Retail Banking

March 11, 2002

CHICAGO -- Bank One Corporation (NYSE: ONE) has appointed R. Michael Welborn as its new head of Retail Banking. He will manage the nation's fourth-largest…

Home is where the ATM is

Will inhome ATMs spell the end of traditional automated teller machines? 'Eventually cash will go electronic, but it's not going to be any time in the near…

A trip to the Advanced ATM Conference

Are all the good sites gone? How many ATMs will ultimately be deployed? How can I get my own piece of the advertising pie? The conference answered these…

Diebold signs major deals with Brazilian bank

March 10, 2002

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil's third largest bank, Caixa Economica Federal (CEF), has purchased Diebold advanced-function ATMs, check dispensing terminals and…

The Year 2000'—A Crisis Facing the ATM Industry?

Everywhere you go, the three big letters greet you with an annoying grin. "Y2K," a computer bug phenomena topping news headlines, is becoming a household word.

Banks on the warpath: Ignoring ATM saturation

Banks have doubled their efforts to capture market identity, provide customer convenience, and profit from surcharges. by Ryan DuBosar, contributing editor

The surcharge ban: Short-term defeat in the senate

These testimonies presented to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee encapsulate both sides of the surcharge argument. Part one of two by…

PART 2--The surcharge ban: Short-term defeat in the senate

More testimonies presented to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. See if you agree with some of the industry's 'experts.' Second part of…