Australian banks talk ATM access with Beijing

August 1, 2005

The Sydney Morning Herald: Major banks in Australia are in talks with the Chinese government about giving Chinese tourists access to Eftpos terminals in…

First Data names new president of China, North Asia business

August 1, 2005

SHANGHAI, China - First Data Corp., a leader in payment services and electronic commerce, announced in an Aug. 1 news release the appointment of Nigel Lee as…

Trusted Security ships 1 million Comvelopes for A98

August 1, 2005

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ï¿½ Trusted Security Solutions, a leader in ATM key management solutions, announced in an Aug. 1 news release that it has shipped 1 million…

ATM USA acquires Florida distributor

July 31, 2005

RALEIGH, N.C. - ATM USA LLC, a provider of ATMs and related services, announced its acquisition of Jacksonville, Fla.-based First National ATM during the first…

TSA completes acquisition of S2 Systems

July 31, 2005

OMAHA, Neb. - Transaction Systems Architects Inc., a global provider of enterprise e-payments solutions and the parent company to ACI Worldwide Inc., announced…

GPS promise yet to be realized at the ATM

The industry has been buzzing about global-positioning systems that would help deployers track down stolen ATMs. But the technology's expense and shortcomings…

BofA waives ATM deposit data step

July 31, 2005

Boston Herald.com: Bank of America has eliminated the need for customers to fill out their names and deposit amounts on ATM envelopes. Envelopes at Boston-area…

RBS Lynk, ATM USA introduce Internet processing for ATMs

July 31, 2005

The Green Sheet: RBS Lynk, a leading payment processor, and ATM USA, one of the nation's largest ATM distributors, have announced plans to introduce Internet…

Bangkok Bank deploys 650 Opteva ATMs

July 28, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd., Thailand's largest financial institution, with 1.3 trillion baht (U.S. $30 billion) in assets, has…

Wincor expands outsourcing business, signs deal with Dutch bank

July 28, 2005

PADERBORN, Germany - Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO signed a multiyear deal with Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH to hand over operation of its more than 2,00…

ACI's parent company reports earnings of $78 million in 3Q '05

July 27, 2005

OMAHA, Neb. - Transaction Systems Architects Inc., the parent company of ACI Worldwide, announced this week its financial earnings for the third quarter of…

Euronet launches money-transfer, bill-payment services with acquisition of TelecommUSA

July 27, 2005

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide Inc., an electronic payments provider, completed its acquisition of TelecommUSA, a consumer financial services company based…

Wausau is first to integrate with OPEX Eagle

July 27, 2005

MOSINEE, Wis. - Wausau Financial Systems, a provider of image-based payment processing solutions, announced in a news release that it is the first to integrate…

Massachusetts credit unions plan big expansions

July 27, 2005

The Boston Globe: Credit unions in Massachusetts are trying to cash in on a wave of consolidation in the state's banking industry.The credit unions are staking…

Cash back at the POS versus the ATM

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 26, 2005

ATM deployers have been keeping watchful eyes on cash-back transactions at the POS, but a recent study shows that cash back at the POS might not be as popular…

Smart card eliminates ATM fraud in Malaysia

July 26, 2005

Bernama.com: The chip-based smart card has succeeded in stamping out theft from ATMs at banks in Malaysia. Since the card's introduction in 2003, there had…

Euronet reports 34% increase in 2Q earnings from '04

July 26, 2005

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide Inc., an electronic-payments provider, announced in a news release that its revenue for the second quarter of 2005, ended…

First Data acquires EuroProcessing International

July 26, 2005

LONDON - First Data Corp., an electronic commerce and payment services provider, has completed the acquisition of EuroProcessing International, a major card…

NCR reports strong revenue during 2Q '05

July 25, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corp. reported quarterly earnings of $1.47 billion, a $114 million, 8 percent, increase from the second quarter of 2004 - an increase the…

Fury over ATM cash fees in UK continues

July 25, 2005

Manchester Evening News: Consumer groups in the United Kingdom have accused the government of complacency over its refusal to restrict the number of…