The ATM is the bank!

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

A couple of stories posted to this site of late have caught my attention. And after a fashion, they surprised me. Not because of the technology they describe…

Prolific Pittsburgh attorney files new ATM fee notice suits

December 5, 2012

Bruce Carlson is busy — very busy. Since March 15, the Pittsburgh lawyer has filed 19 class action suits against ATM operators on behalf of a Texas woman…

CaixaBank rolls out contactless EMV at ATM, POS terminals

December 4, 2012

Spanish CaixaBank SA is launching its TAP Visa contactless payment system in Barcelona for use at La Caixa ATMs and POS terminals. The system is enabled by…

BBVA Compass, Cardtronics launch Colorado ATM-branding program

December 4, 2012

Customers of BBVA Compass now have fee-free access to 178 Cardtronics-owned and -operated retail ATMs in Colorado as the result of a branding agreement between…

Russia's Leto-bank to deploy ATMs with biometric ID

November 29, 2012

Leto-bank is joining the ranks of biometric believers with the planned deployment of new fingerprint-reading ATMs. The FI, which belongs to Russia’s VTB Group…

Of ban on Nigerian ATM fees, CBN says, 'It wasn't our doing'

November 28, 2012

In response to banks' complaints about a directive banning them from charging foreign ATM fees, the Central Bank of Nigeria spoke up this week to set the…

Webster Bank completes upgrade of 291 ATMs

November 27, 2012

Webster Bank, a regional FI ($20 billion in assets) that serves customers from Boston to Westchester County, N.Y, has put the finishing touches on an ATM…

Philippine partnership enables cardless ATM withdrawals

November 26, 2012

The Security Bank Corp. of the Philippines and IAD Electronic Network Cash Tellers Inc. have teamed to launch the first cardless ATM withdrawals in the…

Self-service banking continues to expand at Chase

November 26, 2012

A Chase Bank branch in Chicago recently installed self-service banking kiosks, joining the 99 other locations nationwide that have machines. Chase has more…

Webinar looks at financial outsourcing from 3 points of view

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Consultant, provider and banker discuss what it takes to develop a successful outsourcing initiative.

Ally Bank launches second generation of mobile banking

November 21, 2012

Ally Bank is moving right along with mobile banking initiatives. The FI recently announced the expansion of its product suite to include a second generation of…

First Tech FCU rolls out NCR intelligent deposit ATMs

November 19, 2012

NCR has completed a 114-ATM deployment for First Tech Federal Credit Union, a $5.6 billion, 356,000-member financial institution based in in Palo Alto, Calif.

S African bank opts for Diebold Opteva ATMs

November 19, 2012

Capitec Bank of South Africa has announced that it will deploy Diebold Inc. Opteva 328 cash-recycling ATMs. The Opteva will allow users to perform advanced…

Diebold study reveals a financial services sector in flux

Jerry Verdi, vice president of market intelligence at Diebold characterizes the financial services market as "[an] industry that is going through a fairly…

American Eagle FCU joins Allpoint ATM network

November 16, 2012

East Hartford, Conn.-based American Eagle Federal Credit Union has joined the surcharge-free Allpoint Network, a Cardtronics Inc. affiliate. American Eagle is…

How banks are adapting to the 'new normal'

November 15, 2012

Talaris has announced the publication of the latest issue of its bi-annual international magazine, Interact, which offers insight into and analysis of…

Russia's largest bank opts for OKI G7 cash-recycling ATM

November 15, 2012

Japanese manufacturer OKI Electric Industry has announced the delivery of its ATM-Recycler G7 cash-recycling ATMs to Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank.

Study: Customers want their banks to offer e-wallets

November 14, 2012

Consumers are open to a variety of electronic-wallet business models, but what they want most is for their primary financial institutions to offer them.

Outsourcing financial services: 5 steps, 1 partner

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Webinar will outline the five-step process for establishing a successful outsourcing relationship.

Study: Factors in FI choice to offer general prepaid cards

November 13, 2012

The prepaid card sector is growing at a rapid clip, but not all FIs are sold on them, says a new study by Mercator Advisory Group and the American Bankers…