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…

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…

ATMIA collects donations for Hurricane Katrina relief

September 6, 2005

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association is distributing donations from the industry to the Red Cross to assist those affected by Hurricane Katrina, one…

Bankcard use continues to boom in China

September 6, 2005

BEIJING - The number of bankcards issued in China has reached 800 million, up from 380 million at the end of 2001, China Unionpay, the nation's bankcard union…

Australian commission pushes for more ATM fee disclosure

September 6, 2005

Sydney Morning Herald: An Australian Securities and Investments Commission review of 182 banks, credit unions and building societies that charge fees found fee…

Florida firm enters payroll card market

September 6, 2005

Tampa Bay Business Journal: Bradenton, Fla.-based stored-value and debit-card firm Morgan Beaumont Inc. is rolling out the Prestige Payroll Card, its first…

CASE STUDY: Triton distributor woos retail with RT2000

September 5, 2005

One Phoenix-based Triton distributor is taking Triton's RT2000 message to the streets. Through a partnership with Triton, this distributor introduces RT2000's…

Discover isn't going anywhere

September 5, 2005

The Green Sheet: Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley has decided not to sell Discover Financial Services. In April 2005, amidst much corporate turmoil…

BankWest, First Data form alliance for merchant acquiring in Australia

September 5, 2005

SYDNEY- In a first for the Australian financial services industry, BankWest, a member of the HBOS Australia group, and First Data Corp. have formed an…

Cardtronics, Amerada Hess expand ATM contract

September 5, 2005

HOUSTON - Cardtronics LP and New York-based Amerada Hess Corp. have renewed and extended a multiyear ATM agreement that affects 590 Hess Express store…

Smart Card Alliance establishes Contactless Payments Council

September 5, 2005

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. - The Smart Card Alliance announced in a news release the formation of a Contactless Payments Council. The Council will work to…

Breaking: TRM expected to buy Travelex ATM business for $78 million

September 1, 2005

PORTLAND, Ore. - TRM Corp., which in May was listed by ATM & Debit News as being an ISO second only to Houston-based Cardtronics LP in its number of ATMs…

Fed asks banks to waive some fees

September 1, 2005

MarketWatch: The Federal Reserve and other financial regulators on Sept. 1 asked banks to assist hurricane-hit customers by waiving ATM fees and overdraft…

Global Axcess, BidVest partner for ATM expansion in South Africa

September 1, 2005

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. - Global Axcess Corp., a transaction processing company, announced in a Sept. 1 news release that it has signed an agreement with The BidVest…