Appeals court upholds Federal Reserve's 21-cent debit card swipe fee cap

March 21, 2014

A federal appeals court has today handed down a ruling in a back-and-forth drama that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street…

Wheeled rent-a-branch offers Indian FIs an option for fast expansion

March 21, 2014

In India, the rush is on to expand banking services to unbanked rural villages. And one company is looking to cash in by helping FIs to roll out services to…

'Mitigate fraud, or else,' CBN says

March 21, 2014

The Central Bank of Nigeria has advised the nation's retail FIs that they must implement measures to mitigate a rising tide of ATM fraud or face sanctions.

Seven Bank nets fourfold increase in Tokyo subway ATM installations

March 20, 2014

Installations are underway in a planned deployment that will increase the number of Seven Bank ATMs in Tokyo subway stations from 18 to 72. All machines are to…

FIs reconsider account offerings, branch networks

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Financial institutions across the U.S. still face increased operating costs and decreased revenue. With the goal to at least maintain — if not increase …

UK building society rolls Windows 7, contactless into one upgrade

March 20, 2014

NCR Corp. has announced that it will assist Cumberland Building Society in projects to upgrade its NCR ATMs to Windows 7 and implement a contactless card…

RaceTrac, Fifth Third finish 228-ATM deployment

March 20, 2014

Fifth Third Bank and RaceTrac Petroleum recently completed the installation of 228 ATMs in RaceTrac C-stores — including 154 in Florida and 74 in Georgia. Last…

ATMs key to growth strategy for Venezuelan FI

March 19, 2014

Banco del Tesoro, Venezuela's third largest public bank, plans to double the size of its ATM network by July. The bank will install 200 new Cineo ATMs from…

Chinese banks expand footprints, hours with Avaya VTMs

March 19, 2014

An increasing number of city-based commercial banks across China are adopting video teller machines in order to provide more flexible customer service while…

Community FI brings big-town banking to small-town Iowa

March 18, 2014

PCSB Bank, a family-owned community bank serving southwest Iowa, is the state's first FI to implement software-driven video teller technology with the…

Cardtronics, BBVA Compass strike ATM licensing deal

March 14, 2014

Cardtronics Inc. and BBVA Compass have wrapped up a contract that will allow the bank to put its brand on more than 300 Cardtronics-owned ATMs in HEB stores…

Iowa CU banks on ATM technology to attract Millennials

March 13, 2014

Greater Iowa Credit Union serves its 31,000 members through its seven locations, including two in Ames, home of Iowa State University. With an eye to…

Düsseldorf FI renews Wincor service, adds Windows 7 upgrade agreement

March 13, 2014

Wincor Nixdorf and Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf have signed a 3-year extension to their existing hardware service agreement that covers the bank's self-service…

A customer-friendly solution for retrieving retained ATM cards

March 13, 2014

In an age of increased emphasis on customer convenience, ATM card retrieval remains a most inconvenient process. Usually when an ATM retains a card for…

1,600 new ATMs help RBS Citizens customers 'Bank Better'

March 11, 2014

As part of its Bank Better initiative, RBS Citizens Financial Group has completed a new round of upgrades serving Citizens Bank and Charter One customers. The…

Savings bank seamlessly integrates self service, personal consulting

March 10, 2014

At the new Sparkasse Dachau bank branch in Karlsfeld, Germany, customers search real estate listings on touchscreen kiosks and then request a financial…

There’s more to branch transformation than ATM deposit automation

by Terrina Rishel — CEO, ATM Authority, LLC

Facing today's consumer demands, financial institutions are becoming increasingly aware of the need to offer an omnichannel experience. Annual growth rates are…

Have banks become regulated utilities?

Joe Samuel, SVP of global public affairs for First Data, said FIs are constantly balancing new regulation, new supervision and enforcement. Dodd-Frank has…

Study: Regulatory environment dampens 2014 outlook among FI execs

March 4, 2014

Despite evidence of a steady path to economic recovery in 2014, a mounting burden of compliance will challenge growth and innovation at FIs. So goes the…

Scottish FI initiates 80-ATM expansion

March 4, 2014

Edinburgh-based TSB Bank is embarking on a 3-month ATM installation project that will add 80 new machines to the FI's estate and increase its total count to…