Smart-card maker's revenue, profit improve

March 8, 2006

MarketWatch: Smart-card maker Axalto reported a 1.4 percent increase in annual profit to $57.1 million, with revenue up 3.3 percent to $992 million. The…

Kohl's sells credit-card business

March 8, 2006

MarketWatch: Kohl's Corp. sold its credit-card operations to J.P. Morgan Chase for about $1.5 billion and is expected to apply the sale's proceeds toward a…

First Data selected by Romanian company for processing services

March 8, 2006

BUCHAREST, Romania - First Data International, part of First Data Corp. announced in a news release that Credisson International will use First Data to provide…

German bank selects NCR's deposit, recycling tech

March 7, 2006

AUGSBURG, Germany - Germany's Kreissparkasse Bank announced in a news release that it expects to deploy NCR Corp.'s Personas M Series ATMs in its main branch…

Efmark buys N.C. armored firm

March 6, 2006

The Denver Post: Efmark Premium Armored Services has acquired U.S. Armored LLC, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of armored transport for banks.

Citibank responds to ATM fraud concerns

March 6, 2006

SecurityFocus: A post on blogger Web site Boing Boing suggesting that Citibank may be battling a new ATM fraud issue has garnered some attention. Citibank said…

EAST publishes European ATM crime stats

March 6, 2006

PERTH, England - The European ATM Security Team, EAST, which is supported by Europol and includes representation from 23 European states, published its most…

Mosaic brand transitions to S1 Corp.

March 6, 2006

ATLANTA - S1 Corp., a provider of customer interaction software solutions for financial and payment services, is transitioning the Mosaic Software brand to S1.

Banking customers swarm to online channel

March 5, 2006

E-Commerce Times: "Banks certainly face a challenge in today's extremely competitive market in that customers crave the convenience of banking online yet…

RESEARCH: Putting identity theft into perspective

March 5, 2006

EMV cards provide consumers secure POS payments and ATM cash withdrawals. Now one expert explores the role EMV cards could play elsewhere in ensuring consumer…

Wincor's penetration into U.S. could be uphill battle

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

March 5, 2006

This year will likely be the one that marks Wincor's success, or failure, in North America. A noted competitor in the international market, Wincor's ability to…

SURVEY: Reaching the unbanked

March 5, 2006

Chicago's The Center for Financial Services Innovation conducted an industry survey in November to learn how many financial services companies and institutions…

Using real-time ATMs for improved customer relationships, profitability

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March 5, 2006

Even though ATMs have been around a long time, FIs are still leery of using them as marketing tools ... at least to their full marketing potential.

Info Touch finds potential in pilot with Cardtronics

March 5, 2006

Digital Transactions: The idea of merging financial-services kiosks with ATMs will be tested this spring when Info Touch Technologies Corp. and ATM deployer…

Asia Pay adds former MasterCard VP to board

March 5, 2006

HONG KONG - Asia Payment Systems Inc. appointed Rosaline Tam to its board of directors. Tam has more than 25 years' experience in financial services…

EMV standards could slow compliance with 2010 SEPA deadline

March 5, 2006

ePaynews.com: Interoperability issues between EMV-based card terminals and bank acquirers' host systems are predicted as the SEPA deadline of 2010 nears. Under…

Diebold Opteva ATMs recognized for innovation, leadership

March 5, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc.'s Opteva family of ATMs received the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership Award, according to a news…

De La Rue upgrades sorters for new $10 bill

March 5, 2006

HAMPSHIRE, England - De La Rue Plc. announced in a news release that it is working with the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Federal Reserve to ensure…

Engage Technologies named authorized Tranax ATM distributor

March 5, 2006

TAMPA, Fla. - Engage Technologies Inc., which provides security products and services to financial institutions and others, is now an authorized dealer for…

U.K. customers willing to pay for ATM convenience

March 5, 2006

News & Star: A survey of local shops in the United Kingdom found that nine out of 22 venues visited charged customers to get money from ATMs or through…