BankAtlantic selects Wausau as lockbox tech provider

October 17, 2005

MOSINEE, Wis. - Fort Lauderdale-based BankAtlantic ($6 billion in assets and more than 200 ATMs) is implementing Optima3 ImageRPS from Wausau Financial Systems…

Visa continues strong growth in Jordan, Levant

October 16, 2005

JORDAN - According to a news release, the Levant region has experienced a 15 percent annual rise in the number of Visa cardholders. The region now has more…

Italian FI orders NCR's 'no envelope' ATMs

October 16, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio – UniCredit Banca of Milan, Italy, has selected NCR Corp. to provide 151 new NCR Personas M Series 86 ATMs with NCR's "no envelope" deposit…

Casino bill in Singapore bans ATMs

October 16, 2005

Channel NewsAsia: The Casino Control Bill in Singapore, released Oct. 17, includes line items for prohibiting the entrance of Singaporeans under 21 and the…

California sheriff's department releases ATM fraud alert

October 16, 2005

Daily Press: Representatives from the San Bernardino County, Calif., Sheriff's Department have released a fraud alert on an ongoing ATM scam, but they will not…

Automated Systems America signs with TNS

October 16, 2005

RESTON, Va. - Transaction Network Services Inc., provider of business-critical network and data communications services for transaction-oriented applications…

KeyCorp to use Sierra Xpedite in teller-replacement initiative

October 16, 2005

ATLANTA - Alogent Corp. announced in a news release that KeyCorp is implementing its Sierra Xpedite Branch Deposit Automation solution throughout its branch…

Asia Pay president, CEO steps down

October 16, 2005

NEW YORK - Asia Payment Systems Inc. has restructured its management team after the announcement that company president and chief executive officer Matt Mecke…

ATMIA publishes best practices for stored-value products

October 13, 2005

BROOKINGS, S.D. - ATMIA's Debit Council announced in a news release that it has released the industry's first set of international best practices for stored…

ATM branding saves time, reduces hassle

October 12, 2005

Financial institutions (FIs) invest time and big bucks into their ATM channels. From technology to placement, FIs are putting ATM networks at the forefront…

Swidarski, Krakora named to key positions at Diebold

October 12, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold Inc. has named a new president and chief financial officer, according to a news release issued Oct. 12.

OpenTech Systems releases new encryption solution

October 12, 2005

LEWISVILLE, Texas - OpenTech Systems Inc. announced in a news release the availability of a new tape data encryption utility called CopyCrypt.

Efmark expands U.S. presence

October 12, 2005

WESTMONT, Ill. - Efmark Premium Armored announced in a news release a significant expansion in the United States. The expansion adds 11 new branches to…

Euronet acquires Instreamline S.A. in Greece

October 11, 2005

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide's Greek subsidiary, Euronet EFT Services Hellas EPE, has acquired Instreamline S.A., according to a news release.

Keeping an eye on the ATM

October 11, 2005

Fraudsters today need only search the Internet to find a wide array of inexpensive devices that can be attached to an ATM in order to skim personal information.

ATM outsourcing growth to continue

October 11, 2005

ATM outsourcing is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. Historically, financial institutions (FIs) owned, operated and managed their own networks.

Cutting costs on key management

October 11, 2005

Updating cryptographic keys at ATMs is becoming a fact of life for financial institutions (FIs). And for most machines, that means having two technicians visit…

Bringing the ATM out of the silo

October 11, 2005

The ATM channel is one of the financial industry's most valuable consumer touchpoints because, away from teller and online-banking channels, the ATM is the…

Check-cashing one gateway to the unbanked

October 11, 2005

Dr. Larry Schulz of The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta told a group of investors at September's Unbanked Financial Services Innovation 2005 conference in San…

Relearning old tricks to reach unbanked consumers

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 11, 2005

Private investors and company executives are trying out products that reach the unbanked. Last month, the two met in San Francisco to talk about those products…