Euronet's growth reflected in 4Q, full-year totals

February 21, 2006

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide Inc. announced in a news release Feb. 22 that its full-year revenue increased 39 percent in 2005, from $381.1 million to…

First State Bank signs with Fifth Third Processing Solutions

February 19, 2006

CINCINNATI - Waynesboro, Miss.-based First State Bank has signed an eight-year contract with Fifth Third Processing Solutions for EFT services, including…

DIB launches first Islamic credit card

February 19, 2006

LONDON - Dubai Islamic Bank launched its first Islamic credit card with the support of Card Tech Ltd., a United Kingdom-based bankcard systems provider and…

MasterCard's IPO disrupted

February 19, 2006

Associated Press: MasterCard Inc., the nation's second-largest credit card brand, said Feb. 16 that it would postpone its initial public offering until the…

Plot of debit-card compromise thickens

February 19, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A spate of reports of different types of checking-account, debit-card and ATM thefts collected by local law enforcement and their…

Congress wants names of sources in debit card leak

February 19, 2006

The Credit Union Journal: U.S. and international authorities are working closely with private entities to track down what they believe is an international ring…

TNS inks data-network deals with Lincoln Oil, Brabham Oil

February 15, 2006

RESTON, Va. - Transaction Network Services Inc. was selected by Greenville, S.C.-based Lincoln Oil and Bamberg, S.C.-based Brabham Oil to provide network…

Le Crédit Lyonnais selects INvolve for ATM integration

February 14, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. - Nexus Software Inc., a provider of cross-channel client middleware for financial-services delivery, announced in a news release that…

Electronic Payment & Transfer Corp. triples client-base in '05

February 14, 2006

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. - Payment processor Electronic Payment & Transfer Corp. announced in a news release that its EasyGreen Pay Card client base more than…

EFT Solutions C.A. to develop multivendor, multistandard self-service applications

February 14, 2006

BOLIVAR, Venezuela - Dynasty Technology Group, which develops and markets Java tools used by more than 40 financial institutions in more than 20 countries…

B of A turns change into dollars

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February 13, 2006

This article appeared in the ATM & Financial Self-Service Executive Summary, Winter 2006.

VeriSign Authentication Network gets big name support

February 12, 2006

Datamonitor ComputerWire: VeriSign Inc. expects to reveal plans for an authentication network that will address financial industry regulations and bring…

Interchange wars: Merchants tug networks for change

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

With a legal battle dubbed 'the interchange war' heating up in U.S. District Court, 2006 is gearing up to be crucial for merchants, consumers and the ATM…

B of A cancels debit cards after security breach

February 9, 2006

CNET News.com: A security breach involving an undisclosed company has prompted Bank of America to cancel the debit cards of numerous customers. B of A refused…

Visa USA reports a 'milestone' for contactless payments

February 9, 2006

The Wise Marketer: Visa USA has reached what it describes as "a milestone" in the acceptance of Visa Contactless payments, having now signed up 20,00…

TSA's 1Q revenue shows improvement from '04-'05

February 9, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. - Transaction Systems Architects Inc., a division of ACI Worldwide that develops e-payment and EFT software, announced earnings for the first…

South African banks gearing to issue EMV cards

February 7, 2006

ePaynews.com: South Africa's banks are expected to switch customers to EMV chip cards in the next half-year. Banks had to adapt customer-facing channels such…

SURVEY: U.K. retailers value chip and PIN tech

February 7, 2006

ePaynews.com: U.K. retailers favor chip and PIN payments, according to a Visa survey. Eighty-one percent of respondents welcome the drop in fraud, and 67.…

Costing the debit card

February 7, 2006

Mail & Guardian online: All major banks issue ATM cards equipped with debit-card functions. But users aren't taking advantage. Only 11 percent of…

Australia's EMV card issuance expected to grow in '06

February 7, 2006

ePaynews.com: In 2006, Australia's banks will issue 11.9 million EMV cards, significantly more than the 7.9 million issued in 2005. By 2009, EMV cards will…