Nationwide to update ATMs with cash acceptance, check imaging

January 1, 2002

LONDON -- Nationwide, the world's largest building society, will become the first UK financial services provider to offer advanced cash and check deposit at…

Wireless Ventures finalizes agreement to acquire 4Cash ATM Services

January 1, 2002

NEW YORK -- Wireless Ventures Inc., a Delaware corporation whose shares are quoted on the NASD's Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol WLSV says it…

Many European ATMs get heavy workout with euro

January 1, 2002

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Europeans flocked to ATMs throughout the day on Jan. 1 to take advantage of their first chance to get their hands on the new multicolored…

Money transfer: The next killer app?

Check cashing, advertising and ticketing are all in the running as the ATM industry continues to seek its next 'killer application.' But money transfer is a…

Citibank abandons bill payment at the ATM in favor of the PC

December 30, 2001

NEW YORK -- Citibank customers will no longer be able to pay bills at ATMs as of Sept. 3, according to a New York Post report. Citi's 1.5 million-plus…

Jersey cash carrier makes off with $5M

December 30, 2001

NEWARK, N.J. -- Michael Schwartz, 36, the Jersey City owner of Direct Connect ATM and Schwartz Armored LLC, is suspected of stealing $5 million worth of $2…

Many ATMs are euro-ready

December 30, 2001

PARIS -- ATMs will be the front line for dispensing the euro, the new European currency, to the public beginning Jan 1. Roughly 70 percent of people in the…

ATM glitch gives residents of French town head start on euro

December 30, 2001

PARIS -- Residents of Saint-Julien de Concelles, a small town in western France, got a head start on withdrawing newly minted euro notes when an…

ATM glitches give some Europeans head start on euro

December 30, 2001

PARIS and AMSTERDAM -- Residents at least two euro zone countries got a head start on withdrawing newly minted euro notes when ATMs malfunctioned and began…

Argentines increase ATM usage in face of crisis

A government-imposed freeze on certain financial transactions has caused an uptick in ATM usage in Argentina. Analysts say the trend may or may not continue…

No bank account, no problem

December 27, 2001

While direct deposit has helped companies reduce the expense and hassle of paying employees, it isn't an option when workers don't have a bank account.

Greenland sells six check-cashing kiosks to CardPlus International

December 27, 2001

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Colorado-based CardPlus International Inc., the nation's only certified minority electronic payments processor, has purchased six…

Greenland wins judgment against defaulting investor

December 19, 2001

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Greenland Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GLCP) said it has received notice of a default judgement for $474,595 against Michael A. Armani…

Unistone changes name to Cash Systems

December 6, 2001

MINNEAPOLIS -- Cash Systems, Inc., a provider of cash access solutions and systems for the gaming industry, formerly trading as Unistone (OTC Bulletin Board…

Finns take go-slow approach to filling ATMs with euros

December 5, 2001

FINLAND -- Finland will become the first country in the world to introduce euro cash on Jan. 1, yet the Finns seem to be in no hurry to convert their markka…

Diebold is exclusive provider of Toshiba currency sorting equipment

December 5, 2001

NORTH CANTON -- Diebold (NYSE: DBD - news) has signed a letter of intent with the Toshiba Corporation to be the exclusive provider of Toshiba currency sorting…

European cash-in-transit workers to be compensated for added euro effort

December 4, 2001

IRELAND -- European security workers have struck a deal to receive a maximum payment of £2,000 apiece for agreeing to work expanded and more flexible hours…

ATM to be top distribution channel for euro

November 28, 2001

LONDON -- Up to 70 percent of all new euro currency is expected to be distributed via ATMs in the 12 nations making the switch on Jan. 1, according to a…

eFunds hits revenue record in 3rd quarter

October 28, 2001

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- eFunds Corporation (Nasdaq: EFDS - news), a provider of electronic payment, risk management and related technology and business process…

Who's Who: Frank Capan Jr.

From diet cookies to outdoor advertising, Frank Capan Jr.'s entrepreneurial drive has taken him down many roads. With the recent announcement that Access Cash…