Efmark buys stake in Solvport

September 19, 2005

WESTMONT, Ill. - EFMARK Premium Armored, an ATM service provider, announced in a Sept. 20 news release that it has acquired interest in Beaverton, Ore.-based…

MasterCard expected to go public

September 19, 2005

The Green Sheet: At the end of August, MasterCard Inc. announced that it plans to restructure company ownership through an initial public offering of common…

Metris to issue new card on Discover Network

September 19, 2005

MINNETONKA, Minn. - Metris Companies Inc. will launch a new credit card on the Discover Network, according to a deal announced in a Sept. 19 news release…

Casino ATM firm expected to go public

September 18, 2005

Reuters: Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. will find out this week if investors are ready to bet on the largest operator of ATMs for casinos in the United…

CFSI awards pioneers in efforts to reach the unbanked

September 18, 2005

CHICAGO - The Center for Financial Services Innovation announced last week its nonprofit grant recipients for 2005.

ATM surcharges to drop 55 percent in India

September 15, 2005

Economic Times of India: Transaction costs for those accessing foreign ATMs are set to come down by 55 percent in India. The move follows a decision by the…

Self-service moves beyond ATMs in FIs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 14, 2005

U.S. FIs are learning - as their European counterparts already have - that automation is the future of banking.

Katrina sheds light on unbanked

September 14, 2005

ABC News: Hurricane Katrina has brought into focus the financial plight of many African-Americans along the Gulf Coast as well as illustrated the differences…

D.C. awards ATM contract for subway stations

September 14, 2005

Washington Post: Metro, Washington D.C.'s subway system, has awarded Chevy Chase Bank FSB an exclusive, five-year contract to install ATMs in subway stations.

Synergistics announces new ATM vestibule manager

September 13, 2005

NATICK, Mass. - Synergistics Inc., a manufacturer of scalable, Web-based access control systems, announced in a Sept. 12 news release its new ATM Vestibule…

Citibank inks ATM access pact with China's UnionPay

September 13, 2005

MarketWatch: New York-based Citigroup Inc. has formed a strategic alliance with China's UnionPay Co., allowing mainland China's bankcard holders to withdraw…

Israeli banks add bill payment to ATMs

September 12, 2005

Globes Online: Israel's supervisor of banks, Yoav Lehman, authorized  Sept. 12 the addition of bill payment to the country's ATMs. The move is another step in…

Katrina's impact on ATM industry hard to assess

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A week after Katrina shredded the Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana coastline along the Gulf, ATM industry leaders are still waiting to assess the damage and…

NYCE touts Canadian-U.S. cross-border debit card volumes

September 11, 2005

SECAUCUS, N.J. - Ten months after the NYCE network enabled Canadian shoppers to use their PIN-debit cards at U.S. retailers, transaction totals indicate an…

UPDATE: Triton expected to resume manufacturing at Long Beach plant

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 8, 2005

Triton Systems is expected to resume ATM manufacturing at its 90,000-square-foot Long Beach, Miss., plant by Sept. 12, company president Brian Kett said Sept.

Most banks in hurricane areas operating

September 8, 2005

Associated Press: Most of the 280 financial institutions in hurricane-stricken areas have reopened branches and are operating normally again, and they're not…

Banks asked to waive fees for FEMA card

September 8, 2005

CNN/Money: The Department of the Treasury asked banks to waive ATM fees when Katrina evacuees used their FEMA Assistance Cards - which will only be issued in…

Researcher says 'chip and PIN' technology could be vulnerable

September 8, 2005

CIO Today: A British researcher has expressed doubt about whether new security technology being rolled out by the British government will be an effective…

Global Payments subsidiary opens in Moscow

September 8, 2005

ATLANTA -Global Payments Inc., an electronic payments processor, announced in a news release that MUZO, the company's Prague-based subsidiary, opened a new…

Checkgateway signs referral deal with Transfirst

September 7, 2005

 PHOENIX - Checkgateway, a provider of electronic payment services, announced in a news release that it has signed an agreement with Transfirst, a provider of…