Alabama rep seeks to cap ATM fees

January 23, 2002

Jazz is the ticket at Firstar ATMs

January 23, 2002

ST. LOUIS, April -- More than 160 Firstar Bank ATMs in the Greater St. Louis area are now equipped to sell ticket vouchers for the Firstar St. Louis Jazz…

Australian commission suggests fuller fee disclosure

January 23, 2002

AUSTRALIA -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released for comment a draft good-practice guide on transaction-fee disclosure by banks…

ATMs to play key role for Japanese online bank

January 23, 2002

TOKYO -- When Japan's biggest retailing group, Ito-Yokado Co Ltd, launch its online IYBank in May, it plans to provide 24-hour service to customers at ATMs…

The V.coms are coming

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7-Eleven has streamlined its in-store financial service centers and renamed the ATM/kiosk hybrids 'V.com.' It plans to launch the V.coms first in Florida and…

E*TRADE gets exclusive ATM contract with Target

January 22, 2002

NEW YORK -- E-Trade Group Inc., the No. 2 U.S. Internet brokerage, will put 20 E-Trade shops and more than 1,000 ATMs into Target Corp. stores nationwide.

Citigroup unit to offer more free ATMs to EBT cardholders

January 21, 2002

NEW YORK -- New York State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer said a Citigroup Inc. unit has agreed to install 149 no-surcharge ATMs in low-income New York City…

Use of Japan's post office ATMs increasing

January 21, 2002

TOKYO -- People in Japan used ATMs at post offices to access accounts at private financial institutions and vice versa 40 million times in fiscal 2000, double…

Iowa surcharge ban is challenged

January 21, 2002

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Five national banks -- Metrobank, Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, Bank of America, Firstar Bank and U.S. Bank -- filed a lawsuit in federal district…

First Union, Wachovia to merge

January 21, 2002

CHARLOTTE and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., -- First Union Corp. entered a definitive agreement to acquire Wachovia Corp. for $13.4 billion in common stock. First Union…

Hibernia extends hours to boost ATM deposits

January 20, 2002

NEW ORLEANS -- A technology upgrade now allows Hibernia National Bank to credit accounts with deposits on the same business day for deposits made prior to …

Bank One adds 'talking' ATMs in Illinois, Ohio

January 20, 2002

CHICAGO -- Bank One Corporation says it has installed the first "talking" ATMs in Illinois and Ohio to help visually impaired customers complete their banking…

Barclays to install 65 Diebold ATMs in Spain

January 20, 2002

MADRID -- Barclays Bank has selected Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) to provide new advanced-function ATMs for selected branches and off-premises locations…

Zions Bancorporation subsidiaries add online ATM locators

January 20, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY -- Three Zions Bancorporation (Nasdaq: ZION) subsidiaries -- Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and Zions First National Bank -- have…

Wells Fargo adds 'talking' ATMs in Utah, Iowa

January 20, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah and DES MOINES, Iowa -- Wells Fargo has introduced "talking" ATMs at approximately 58 locations in Utah and approximately 14 locations in…

Jamaica gets 1st drive-through ATM

January 20, 2002

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- "Today marks yet another milestone in our history," said Michael Muirhead, chairperson of National Commercial Bank (NCB), at the…

E*TRADE Access moves forward with new director

January 17, 2002

The ATM industry is watching E*TRADE Access, the ATM division of E*TRADE Group, even more closely now that Dale Dentlinger is in charge. The industry veteran…

Appeals court appears to support surcharges in Calif.

January 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court appeared ready on Jan. 17 to kill two California city ordinances regulating ATM surcharges.

Japan's IYBank to begin ATM service May 15

January 16, 2002

TOKYO -- Ito-Yokado Co Ltd, one of Japan's biggest retailers, unveiled plans to begin limited banking services soon, according to a Reuters report. The new…

Branding bonanza

January 15, 2002

Software developed by AutoBranch Technologies can put multiple bank brands on a single ATM, thus allowing banks to expand their geographic reach and add…