BankDhofar teams with G&D on instant issue EMV cards

July 16, 2013

BankDhofar, based in the Sultanate of Oman, has selected the Convego System from Giesecke & Devrient for instant issuance of EMV-enabled debit cards. This…

Zenmonics intros mobility solution for 'branch of the future'

July 16, 2013

Zenmonics Inc. has introduced mobileBanker, a mobile tablet solution designed to help FIs enhance both simplicity and service in customer interactions. 

Study: Debit issuers adjust to 'New Normal'

July 15, 2013

Financial institutions are feeling the pain of debit interchange restrictions imposed by the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank; the question is where they fall on…

KBC Bank Ireland opts for TSYS processing

July 15, 2013

TSYS  and KBC Bank Ireland have signed a multi-year payments agreement under which TSYS launch the KBC debit card portfolio in Ireland. TSYS will provide its…

Planad Angola bolsters check security with NCR solution

July 12, 2013

NCR Corp. has expanded its relationship with Planad Angola one of the largest IT distributors for financial institutions in that country, to begin implementing…

ATMs and prepaids: plugging the unbanked into traditional financial services

For those outside the banking system, the ATM can be the payments hub for "plugging in" to a modern economy.

More regulation isn't the answer to breach losses

by Kevin Christensen — Vice President, Audit, SHAZAM

Data breaches have become somewhat of a fact of life for those of us in the payments field. For financial institutions, unfortunately, these breaches have also…

Community Bank goes with DNA account processing

July 9, 2013

Glen Ellyn, Ill.-based Community Bank - Wheaton/Glen Ellyn has selected the DNA account processing platform from Open Solutions, now part of Fiserv.

Ethiopia's United Bank to triple ATM count

July 8, 2013

United Bank, an Addis Ababa-based commercial bank with 72 branches across Ethiopia, has awarded a contract to Lebanese IAD Computer Business Machines for 5…

There's a tremor in the force and it's emanating from Connecticut

by Todd Nuttall — CEO of Better ATM Services, Better ATM Services

Market forces often collide, some resulting in tremors that portend things to come. The recent passage by the Connecticut General Assembly of legislation in…

Myanmar's ATM cardholder numbers remain low

July 3, 2013

ATMs are back on line in Myanmar after a hiatus of several years, but the number of users remains low, according to the Central Bank of Myanmar.

Russia's Uniastrum Bank goes end-to-end with BPC processing suite

July 3, 2013

E-payment solutions provider BPC Banking Technologies has announced that Moscow-based Uniastrum Bank has chosen the BPC SmartVista product suite as part of a…

MN CU rolls out interactive teller as remote branch

July 2, 2013

Lake State Credit Union, a $184 million FI that serves members in the Minnesota arrowhead counties bordering Lake Superior, is adding a new branch in Duluth …

Co-op rebrands shared branch, ATM network

July 2, 2013

Credit union service organization Co-op Financial services has announced the first phase of a comprehensive marketing campaign to rebrand and promote CU shared…

FIs should consider outsourcing payments

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

To compete on product innovation and customer service, rather than simply on cost, financial institutions should seriously consider outsourcing their payments…

Interactive Teller part of the ATM picture at Cadence Bank

June 28, 2013

Cadence Bank, a regional FI serving the Southeast and Texas, is set to become the first bank in Birmingham, Ala., to use interactive video technology. This…

Study: TMG gauges FIs' EMV migration readiness

June 27, 2013

Payments processor The Members Group recently conducted a survey of its FI clients to help them benchmark their progress toward EMV migration. Only 37 percent…

Chase ATM users donate $542k for OK tornado relief

June 27, 2013

In a demonstration of empathy at the ATM, Chase customers nationwide made donations totalling more than $542,000 to help Oklahomans whose lives were thrown…

Tech CU adopts Cardtronics FeeAlert

June 27, 2013

Retail ATM operator Cardtronics Inc. has announced that Silicon Valley-based Technology Credit Union recently debuted the company's FeeAlert service. Now when…

Webinar: EMV answers from an expert

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Execs from CIBC and NCR discuss what it takes to achieve a smooth, successful EMV implementation.