Ending the paper trail

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January 31, 2002

For the first time, a paper check used at a point-of-sale transaction was immediately processed and debited from a customer's checking account in real time.

Mellon piloting voice-guided ATMs

January 30, 2002

PITTSBURGH -- Mellon Bank has equipped ATMs at 11 Mellon locations in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Harrisburg with voice-guided technology to assist visually…

World party

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January 30, 2002

U.S. ATM manufacturers have been sending machines to banks in other countries for years, but now the international market for retail machines is beginning to…

'Dynamic branding' introduced on Canadian ATMs

January 30, 2002

TORONTO -- AutoBranch Technologies Inc. of Toronto, Ontario and Charlotte, N.C., together with Rogers Video of Richmond, British Columbia have signed an…

E*TRADE to use Mosaic's Postilion platform

January 30, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. -- E*TRADE Access Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of E*TRADE Group Inc. (NYSE: ET), has signed on to use Mosaic Software's Postilion platform to…

Sony, IY expand in Japan

January 30, 2002

In Japan, Sony Bank made headlines when it launched last year as an Internet-only bank. Now it offer services through a network of 25,500 ATMs. Rival IY Bank…

Fleet sees need for talking ATMs

January 29, 2002

BOSTON - FleetBoston Financial will install 1,420 talking ATMs throughout the northeastern U.S., by far the largest deployment of the machines designed to…

Bank hikes surcharge in Pittsburgh

January 29, 2002

PITTSBURGH - National City Bank has raised its surcharge to $2 at a dozen western Pennsylvania ATMs, from its previous level of $1.50.

Bank Rhode Island adds SUM surcharge-free ATMs

January 29, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Bank Rhode Island has become the latest member of SUM, a program administered by the NYCE Corporation that is designed to help minimize ATM…

Firstar, U.S. Bank begin merging ATM networks

January 29, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS -- As a first step of combining their ATM networks, Firstar Bank and U.S. Bank are now allowing customers to use any Firstar or U.S. Bank ATM to…

Fed publishes final fee disclosure reg

January 29, 2002

7-Eleven expands V.com program, will install units in Mexico

January 29, 2002

DALLAS -- 7-Eleven, Inc. and 7-Eleven Mexico, S.A. de C.V., headed by Luis Chapa of Monterey, Mexico, plan to install 37 of 7-Eleven's V.com financial services…

Anti-surcharge bill introduced in Wisconsin

January 29, 2002

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin state Rep. John Lehman is making another attempt at banning convenience fees at ATMs, according to the Milwaukee Journal.

Sky Financial enters the insurance business

January 29, 2002

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Sky Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYF), which operates a network of 210 financial centers and more than 200 ATMs in the Midwest, on Jan.

Numbers as expected for eFunds

January 29, 2002

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A month after warning that its fourth-quarter numbers would be lower than originally expected, eFunds Corp. (NASDAQ:EFDS) confirmed that…

FleetBoston blames losses on Argentine problems

January 29, 2002

BOSTON - FleetBoston Financial Corp. (NYSE:FBF) announced a fourth-quarter loss of $507 million on Tuesday, blaming the meltdown of Argentina's economy late…

Cash Tech announces deal with Western Union

January 28, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Cash Technologies, Inc. (Amex: TQ) says it has signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Western Union Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary…

American Express to provide ATM services for 7-Eleven's V.com kiosks

January 28, 2002

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2001--7-Eleven, Inc. (NYSE:SE) made it official that American Express (NYSE:AXP) will be the primary provider of ATM services…

Fed Plan Reduces Need To Collect ATM Check Deposits

January 28, 2002

The proposed federal Check Truncation Act could be a boon for banks' ATM networks, though the cost of the technology necessary to 'electronify' checks may keep…

Fed Plan Reduces Need To Collect ATM Check Deposits

January 28, 2002

The proposed federal Check Truncation Act could be a boon for banks' ATM networks, though the cost of the technology necessary to 'electronify' checks may keep…