Theft charges filed against Japanese bank employee

January 27, 2002

CHIBA, Japan - An employee of Chiba Bank allegedly skimmed cash from the bank's ATM machines to the tune of about $450,000 according to criminal charges that…

New Jersey police stations turn to ATMs

January 27, 2002

LEONIA, N.J. - The ultimate solution to making bail, the police station ATM, is slowly becoming a reality in New Jersey. Fair Lawn city officials installed an…

Banamex buys 500 Diebold ATMs

January 24, 2002

MEXICO CITY -- Banamex has purchased 500 new ATMs from Diebold Mexico. The machines will be serviced through Diebold's 39 service centers nationwide.

More Japanese bank ATMs to link to postal system

January 24, 2002

TOKYO -- Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank will link its ATMs to those operated by Japan's postal system in April and Sanwa Bank will follow suit in May, according to a…

Greenland finalizes equity finance agreement

January 24, 2002

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Greenland Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GLCP) says it has completed an agreement with an institutional private equity investor…

Frost Bank signs up for Lynk's electronic payroll distribution

January 24, 2002

ATLANTA -- Frost Bank, the largest independent bank in Texas, will offer Lynk System's electronic CashLynk card to Frost business customers to help them…

Fleet adds foreign language options to more ATMs

January 24, 2002

BOSTON -- FleetBoston Financial is upgrading its ATMs to provide screen instructions in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese or French, depending on…

Alabama rep seeks to cap ATM fees

January 23, 2002

Jazz is the ticket at Firstar ATMs

January 23, 2002

ST. LOUIS, April -- More than 160 Firstar Bank ATMs in the Greater St. Louis area are now equipped to sell ticket vouchers for the Firstar St. Louis Jazz…

Australian commission suggests fuller fee disclosure

January 23, 2002

AUSTRALIA -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released for comment a draft good-practice guide on transaction-fee disclosure by banks…

ATMs to play key role for Japanese online bank

January 23, 2002

TOKYO -- When Japan's biggest retailing group, Ito-Yokado Co Ltd, launch its online IYBank in May, it plans to provide 24-hour service to customers at ATMs…

E*TRADE gets exclusive ATM contract with Target

January 22, 2002

NEW YORK -- E-Trade Group Inc., the No. 2 U.S. Internet brokerage, will put 20 E-Trade shops and more than 1,000 ATMs into Target Corp. stores nationwide.

Citigroup unit to offer more free ATMs to EBT cardholders

January 21, 2002

NEW YORK -- New York State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer said a Citigroup Inc. unit has agreed to install 149 no-surcharge ATMs in low-income New York City…

Use of Japan's post office ATMs increasing

January 21, 2002

TOKYO -- People in Japan used ATMs at post offices to access accounts at private financial institutions and vice versa 40 million times in fiscal 2000, double…

Iowa surcharge ban is challenged

January 21, 2002

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Five national banks -- Metrobank, Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, Bank of America, Firstar Bank and U.S. Bank -- filed a lawsuit in federal district…

First Union, Wachovia to merge

January 21, 2002

CHARLOTTE and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., -- First Union Corp. entered a definitive agreement to acquire Wachovia Corp. for $13.4 billion in common stock. First Union…

Hibernia extends hours to boost ATM deposits

January 20, 2002

NEW ORLEANS -- A technology upgrade now allows Hibernia National Bank to credit accounts with deposits on the same business day for deposits made prior to …

Bank One adds 'talking' ATMs in Illinois, Ohio

January 20, 2002

CHICAGO -- Bank One Corporation says it has installed the first "talking" ATMs in Illinois and Ohio to help visually impaired customers complete their banking…

Barclays to install 65 Diebold ATMs in Spain

January 20, 2002

MADRID -- Barclays Bank has selected Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) to provide new advanced-function ATMs for selected branches and off-premises locations…

Zions Bancorporation subsidiaries add online ATM locators

January 20, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY -- Three Zions Bancorporation (Nasdaq: ZION) subsidiaries -- Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and Zions First National Bank -- have…