Nigerian bank to launch e-purse

March 21, 2002

LAGOS, Nigeria, Africa -- In an effort to reduce cash circulation by 40 percent, The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to introduce an electronic purse called…

Fujitsu is exclusive ATM vendor for Columbia Bank

March 21, 2002

DALLAS -- Fujitsu Transaction Solutions and Electronic Transactions Advantage (ETAdvantage), a Fujitsu business partner, have signed an exclusive, two-year…

Buyer's market

March 20, 2002

Neil Randel of First American Payment Systems says there are plenty of good ATM sites out there -- and some of them are available at the right price. First…

Have you heard the one about...

March 20, 2002

Perhaps the most surprising thing about urban legends relating to ATMs is that there aren't more of them.by Ann All, editor

Ugandan bank to deploy 10 ATMs, several at off-site locations

March 14, 2002

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Uganda's Crane Bank will deploy 10 new NCR ATMs, according to a report in allAfrica.com.

Bangladesh's Agrani Bank to introduce ATMs

March 13, 2002

BANGLADESH -- Agrani Bank has signed an agreement with Electronic Transactions Network Ltd (ETN), a joint venture of United Group, Bangladesh and IFS…

More Lawson c-stores to get ATMs in Japan

March 13, 2002

OSAKA, Japan -- Daiwa Bank and Asahi Bank said they will offer banking services through ATMs installed in Lawson convenience stores in collaboration with…

Iowa injunction

In another decision favoring the National Bank Act over state law, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that ATMs deployed by Bank One in Iowa were not…

Connecticut's surcharge battle

"I will vigorously fight any of their efforts to force our state's consumers to pay these double charges that serve only to boost the banks' bottom line," said…

Small banks think big on the surcharge issue

More small and mid-sized financial institutions, fearful that they could lose customers to the mega banks, are forming ATM alliances that allow them to…

Bank ATM networks max out with mergers

Coast-to-coast ATMs? Several financial institutions came closer to that goal in 1998, the year of the big bank merger. by Ann All, editor

Surcharge regulation: People's choice

California is the latest state to thwart a legislative effort to ban ATM surcharges. But surcharge opponents there want to put it to a vote. by Ann All, editor

Changing of the guard

There's bound to be big changes ahead in the U.K., where non-bank deployers are entering the ATM market and bringing the surcharge with them. by Ann All, editor

Automated talking machine?

Are voice-activated ATMs all talk, or are banks on the road to adopting the technology that would make machines more accessible to the visually impaired?by…

ATM cash management: Building a better duck

ATM owners are beginning to flock to high-tech methods of cash management. by Ryan DuBosar, contributing writer

ICL introduces scanner for bill payment at ATM

March 11, 2002

LONDON -- In London, bank customers may not only be tapping the ATM for cash, but will be spending money at the same time -- on bills.UK-based ICL, a large…

Scottish bank's ads to emphasize free ATM use

March 11, 2002

In light of fees being issued by other large banks, such as Abbey National, on customers who use another bank's ATM, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is…

Check this

In an age of EFT, Americans still cling stubbornly to checks. Some ATM deployers are catering to consumers depositing, cashing checks. by Ann All, editor

Time for a change?

Barclays Bank thinks the time is right to charge non-customers at its ATMs. But they'll have to convince other British banks before they can introduce the…

Big pond, small fish

An ISO or small financial institution may find a "sink or swim" attitude at giant processors like EDS and First Data -- but there are plenty of smaller…