Louisiana's First Federal an early mover to Windows 7

February 21, 2014

With Windows XP end of support looming on April 8, First Federal Bank of Louisiana has called on Diebold Inc. to help upgrade its Opteva ATMs to run on the…

Conflict in Kiev unleashes run on ATMs

February 21, 2014

Political strife centered in Ukraine's capital Kiev has begun to affect that nation's economy, which is now teetering on the brink of default. And, as with…

Florida FCU seeks to reinvent the drive-up ATM experience

February 19, 2014

Bye-bye pneumatic tubes. Tampa, Fla.-based Grow Financial is transforming its members' drive-up banking experience at more than one-third of its branches with…

Community FIs reissue 4M cards in the wake of data breaches

February 19, 2014

Following a spate of high profile card data thefts, America's community banks have so far reissued more than 4 million bank cards at a total cost of more than…

Make the most of your debit card program

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

A ruling on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s appeal of the Leon decision that overturned the cap on debit interchange could take up to a year. While the majority of…

Regional FI pushes 'pods' for self service

February 18, 2014

Webster Bank, a Connecticut-based regional bank with $21 billion in assets, has announced the ongoing optimization of its banking centers, including plans to…

First Data, TMG streamline EMV implementation for client FIs

February 17, 2014

Payments processing solutions provider First Data and payments processor The Members Group have introduced an expedited EMV implementation program for…

Square turns on money request app

February 17, 2014

Square Cash, a new money request feature from mobile POS provider Square, allows users to request money from other people or groups by using the Square Cash…

Fiserv launches multi-vendor device management solution

February 12, 2014

Fiserv has announced the availability of Device Manager: Terminal Connect, which enables direct connection of self-service terminals — ATMs, kiosks, passbook…

Fifth Third deploys Diebold's first mixed-media deposit automation ATM

February 12, 2014

Fifth Third Bank and Diebold have announced that they are teaming up to deliver a new mixed-media deposit automation terminal located in the bank's…

Report says US banks should improve mobile banking services

Aite Group report says small business clients need more than warmed-over consumer banking apps.

Equifax releases retail banking 'Best Practices' video

February 11, 2014

Equifax Retail Banking Leader, Brad Jones, has released the following video in which he offers on-camera insight and best practices for financial institutions…

Visual Control upgrade improves uptime for CUs' ATMs

February 11, 2014

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based CUSO Co-op has announced an upgrade to ATM Visual Control that adds Remote Manager, a feature that enables remote maintenance by…

The most debilitating part of Durbin for FIs

One factor in the whole Durbin/Leon debacle has thrown the financial services community into disarray, rendering budgeting and planning next to impossible.

Why banks need to be in the mobile wallet business

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

A recent Allied Market Research report indicates the global mobile wallet market is on target to reach $5.25 trillion in 2020, with a compound annual growth…

Kansas bank embraces universal teller concept

February 5, 2014

Leawood, Kan.-based Alterra Bank has made the move from a traditional teller line format to a universal banker approach that allows staff and customers to…

FI execs afraid of being first - and last

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Researchers recently interviewed merchant and financial institution executives to uncover their concerns regarding the ever-evolving payments arena.

Infographic: BLE vs. NFC

This infographic compares the key similarities and differences between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons and Near Field Communications (NFC) in how they are…

More banks add mobile payments to enhance customer experience

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

According to a recent Independent Community Bankers of America survey, mobile payment offerings continue to rise at community financial institutions.

RBI, Prizm launch white label line

January 28, 2014

Prizm Payment Services has launched Money Spot, a line of white label ATMs, under license from the Reserve Bank of India. In an initial push, Prizm plans to…