E-Trade and Visa deal to give customers increased ATM access

December 9, 2001

ARLINGTON, Va. -- E-Trade Bank, the branchless banking unit of E-Trade Group Inc.(NYSE: ET), said this week that it has signed exclusive agreements with credit…

E*Trade earnings beat estimates; company to add more branches at Target stores

December 9, 2001

NEW YORK -- Online brokerage E*Trade Group Inc. (NYSE:ET - news) said its third-quarter operating profit rose 29 percent, beating Wall Street estimates, as…

E*TRADE Bank to acquire accounts from Chase Manhattan

December 9, 2001

ARLINGTON, Va. -- E*TRADE Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of E*TRADE Group, Inc. (NYSE: ET - news) and the nation's largest branchless bank, announced the…

WebEngine bids for Yugoslavia bank contract

December 9, 2001

TORONTO -- WebEngine (YWE: CDNX) says it will make a presentation to the Governor of the National Bank of Yugoslavia and the Board of Directors of P&P…

Union Bank of California adds talking ATMs

December 9, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO -- Union Bank of California, N.A. is rolling out 14 "talking" ATMs -- 12 in California and one each in Washington and Oregon -- as part of plan…

ABA endorses Carreker products

December 6, 2001

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Bankers Association has endorsed FraudLink-PC, Integrated Cash Operations Modules (iCom) and ReserveLink, three Carreker Corp.

Western Union to offer ATM card payout for money transfer transactions

December 6, 2001

DENVER -- Western Union Financial Services Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., continues to utilize the ATM to expand its money transfer services.

BofA files complaint against woman who provided voice of "talking" ATMs

December 6, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America has replaced the woman who provided the voice for its new "talking" ATMs with so-called "synthetic voice recordings" because…

No human voices on Bank of America ATMs following settlement of copyright case

December 6, 2001

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America is using an artificial voice on all of its audio-enabled ATMs after its effort to use a woman's voice on the machines…

New licensees to form shared ATM network in Singapore, first by foreign banks

December 6, 2001

SINGAPORE -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) and Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) on Dec. 6 announced that they would…

Dependence on cash rises in wake of 9/11

A Dove Consulting study found that Americans have modified their payment habits in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, largely with an increased…

Gasper partners with e-Classic Systems to enhance ATM management capabilities

December 5, 2001

DAYTON, Ohio -- Gasper Corporation, a provider of self-service terminal management software, and e-ClassicSystems, a Norwood, Mass.-based provider of ATM…

Finns take go-slow approach to filling ATMs with euros

December 5, 2001

FINLAND -- Finland will become the first country in the world to introduce euro cash on Jan. 1, yet the Finns seem to be in no hurry to convert their markka…

MPS completes purchase of Universal Companies

December 5, 2001

CINCINNATI -- Fifth Third Bank's Midwest Payment Systems division (MPS) has acquired the remaining 51 percent of privately-held Universal Companies (USB), a…

IFX Forum updates XML financial messaging protocol

December 5, 2001

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum, a consortium of  financial institutions, service providers and software vendors, has…

IYBank earns A ratings from S&P

December 5, 2001

TOKYO - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned its A long-term and A-1 short-term counterparty credit ratings to IYBank, the online banking unit of major…

U.S. Bank beefs up Spanish options at ATM; part of a larger campaign to woo Hispanics

December 4, 2001

MINNEAPOLIS -- As part of an effort to make banking easier for Mexican nationals, U.S. Bank has made more materials available in Spanish, including enhanced…

Indonesian bank opens ATM network to Amex customers

December 4, 2001

INDONESIA -- PT Bank International Indonesia (BII) has entered an agreement to provide American Express Bank customers with access to its 600 ATMs in…

Monetary Authority of Singapore awards two QFB licenses; will allow banks to install more ATMs

December 4, 2001

SINGAPORE -- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has awarded Qualifying Full Bank licenses to Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp (HSBC) and Malaysian…

Bank of Ireland preps for euro changeover; ATMs to shut down Dec. 31

December 4, 2001

DUBLIN -- All ATMs in Ireland will shut down shortly after midnight on Jan. 1 for a minimum of four-and-a-half hours to facilitate the changeover to the euro…