Iranian system to connect to Chinese banking network

October 3, 2005

IranMania News: Iran and China have signed an agreement to connect Iran's SHETAB system to the Chinese banking network.

Mitsubishi UFJ reports ATM glitch

October 3, 2005

Associated Press: Officials from Tokyo's trust-banking unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the world's largest bank, said ATMs had temporary system…

Retail group sues MasterCard, Visa

October 3, 2005

Datamonitor: Four major merchant associations have filed an antitrust, class-action lawsuit against most of the major credit card issuers in the United…

Diebold elects Alan Weber to board of directors

October 3, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. announced in a Sept. 30 news release that Alan J. Weber has been elected to the company's board of directors. Weber assumed…

Fiserv reopens New Orleans facility

October 3, 2005

BROOKFIED, Wis. - Fiserv Inc. announced Oct. 3 that it has reopened its item processing facility in Jefferson Parish, La., a suburb of New Orleans.

JCB joins MasterCard, Visa in PIN requirements

October 2, 2005

TOKYO - JCB announced in a Sept. 30 news release that it has joined MasterCard International and Visa International's efforts to align PIN entry device…

Citibank to double ATM network

October 2, 2005

AME Info: Citibank, a member of Citigroup, plans to double its proprietary ATM network across the UAE. The expectation is to have 50 Citibank ATMs conveniently…

Prepaid MasterCard leans toward convenience, not cost-savings

October 2, 2005

Scotsman.com: The new Cashplus prepaid MasterCard card, which allows consumers to load funds, hit the United Kingdom last month. Customers do not need bank…

Multifunction ATM caters to casino market

October 2, 2005

LAS VEGAS - Boink Systems Inc., which provides self-service point-of-sale platforms for the gaming, hospitality, food and entertainment industries, along with…

S1 Postilion drives network for Middle Eastern bank

September 29, 2005

LONDON - Mosaic Software, an S1 Company and provider of payment processing software, announced Sept. 26 that the National Bank of Dubai has implemented its…

ACI, Nationwide celebrate 20-year relationship

September 29, 2005

WATFORD, England - ACI Worldwide Inc. will provide its Automated Key Distribution System for ATMs and other devices operated by the United Kingdom's Nationwide…

Automation, CRM bring consumers back to the branch

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September 28, 2005

Over the last decade, branch banking has seen incredible expansion in the United States, with the number of local branches increasing from 55,000 to 70,000.

College students get ID, debit, ATM capabilities in one card

September 28, 2005

Banking Technology News: When students at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., return to school this fall…

Bank of Guam invests in Opteva ATMs

September 28, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - The Bank of Guam, the largest financial institution in the Western Pacific and Guam, has invested more than $2 million to buy 66 Diebold…

Visa adds millionth ATM to network

September 28, 2005

FOSTER CITY, Calif. - The number of ATMs in the Visa global ATM network recently hit one million, a high mark that the company, according to a news release…

Former Brinks employee admits to ATM cash theft

September 28, 2005

The Boston Globe: Two brothers pleaded guilty in federal court Sept. 26 to stealing $100,000 from an ATM in Wilmington, Mass., in the fall of 2000. One…

Asia Pay signs with NETS for online processing in Asia

September 28, 2005

BEIJING - Asia Payment Systems Inc. has completed a deal with Singapore-based Network for Electronic Transfers Pte. Ltd., which will provide Asia Payment…

Two inventors claim shield can prevent ATM compromise

September 27, 2005

Monsters and Critics.com: Two design engineers at England's University of Warwick say they've devised a simple $450 plastic shield that could help eliminate…

Sagem Denmark receives final Visa PED approval

September 27, 2005

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Sagem Denmark has received final approval from Visa Corp. for its PIN pad and card-reader modules, according to a news release.

Collis EMV toolkit covers Visa requirements

September 27, 2005

LEIDEN, Netherlands - Collis, an independent company that focuses on electronic transactions, announced in a news release that its EMV Terminal Toolkit covers…