5 strategies to improve email open rates

by Alicia Blanda — Chief Marketing Officer, Blanda Marketing & Public Relations

Because of its continuing popularity, email has grown to be a marketing staple for businesses. Here's how to ensure that your message stands out in your…

States want safe harbor for FIs serving legal cannabis industry

January 18, 2018

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general is urging Congressional leaders to enact legislation that would allow marijuana dispensaries to participate in…

Cennox acquires UK-based ATM installer, security provider Acketts

January 9, 2018

Banking solutions provider Cennox has completed its acquisition of Acketts Group Ltd., a U.K.-based ATM installation and security business, for an undisclosed…

Dolphin Debit adds 5 FIs to ATM management portfolio

January 9, 2018

Dolphin Debit, a full-service ATM management company, has been tapped to provide services for five financial institutions — including four credit unions and…

Parties told to 'engage constructively' to preserve free-to-use ATMs in UK

December 21, 2017

British MP Nicky Morgan, chair of the governments Treasury Committee, has written to Link chairman Mark Boleat urging parties involved in the dispute over ATM…

PAI wins Business of the Year award

December 19, 2017

Payment Alliance International, the nation's largest privately held ATM provider, has been named 2017 Business of the Year by Louisville Business First, a…

An ATM business built on big ideas — and brotherhood

by Alicia Blanda — Chief Marketing Officer, Blanda Marketing & Public Relations

If there were a handbook titled "ATM Business-building for Dummies," Rule No. 1 probably would be "NEVER go into business with family." But the band of…

Cardtronics UK says Link fee cut would force ATM fleet reductions, surcharges

December 14, 2017

If the U.K.'s Link ATM network proceeds with a plan to reduce fees paid by banks for off-us transactions, the nation's largest ATM provider, Cardtronics U.K.…

How blockchain could choke off ATM money-laundering

AML-KYC regs are a helpful tool for fighting crime, but a headache for ATM operators. Could there be a simple, cost-effective, surefire solution to the problem…

Discount for Cash program a win for consumers, merchants, IADs

December 12, 2017

FlatRatePay, a division of GivePay Commerce, has introduced Discount for Cash, a merchant processing program that eliminates credit card fees paid by the…

'Gimme shelter': A tale of cyberwar, bank panic and ATM cash

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

Imagine for a moment that North Korea or some other rogue state successfully launches a cyberattack against a U.S. bank. Then consider how the ensuing spike in…

How can trending technologies enhance the user experience?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Technology is ever-evolving, but contrary to what you might expect, it can become more human, not less so, in the process. Learn what this means in financial…

Prospect of 'ATM deserts' alarms UK Parliament

December 1, 2017

Politicians in the U.K. are responding to warnings raised by the ATM Industry Association that the reduction in exchange fees proposed by the Link ATM network…

TMG expands into advisory services for credit card portfolios

November 30, 2017

Credit card agent issuer TMG Financial Services has announced that it will create an advisory services product suite to offer credit card teams at financial…

For the small ATM operator, big opportunities

The landscape for the small ATM operator is changing rapidly,  but cash is not going away as a payment vehicle. Successful small ISOs will be nimble and…

Dolphin Debit named ATM fleet manager for Houston FCU

November 29, 2017

Harris County Federal Credit Union, a 66-year-old institution with 17,700 members and $158 million in assets, has selected Dolphin Debit to provide outsourced…

How Brits got easy ATM access — and could lose it just like that

by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World

IADs in the UK have always fought an uphill battle. The fight will become harder still — in fact, hopeless for some — if the banks that own the Link ATM…

Cardtronics names new CFO

November 20, 2017

Cardtronics PLC has announced the appointment of Gary W. Ferrera as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 28. Ferrera will fill a position vacated by current…

10 ways to find funds for digital transformation

November 17, 2017

According to the 2017 CEO survey by Gartner Inc., 42 percent of CEOs are now taking a digital-first view to business change.

Cardtronics sets out on troubled waters as CEO signs off

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

As market shifts challenge the brand's earnings model, Steve Rathgaber made the last earnings presentation of his 8-year tenure at the helm of Cardtronics, and…