2014: The year of the seamless transaction?

A great, cross-channel customer experience is the gold standard for FIs. So why is it so hard to deliver?

Ghana links mobile payments to national switch

December 26, 2013

All banks in Ghana will be able to introduce mobile payments following enhancements to the country's interbank switching and processing system by Bank of Ghana…

DNA will open EMV toolbox for more providers

A founding member of the newly formed Debit Network Alliance explains how DNA can benefit the entire payments industry.

Discover announces expansion of ATM network in Vietnam

November 18, 2013

Discover Financial Services and Smartlink Card JSC, a domestic payments network in Vietnam, have announced a strategic alliance that will give Discover and…

To a needy mother, a fingerprint’s as good as a PIN

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

I have just attended the latest user event put on jointly by the NonStop user community and HP. Among the participants were many from the financial services…

FIME ready to test D-PAS contactless chip cards

November 12, 2013

Secure-chip testing provider FIME has established testing infrastructure and conducted laboratory test services for the Discover contactless D-Payment…

EMVCo qualifies Collis CPA/CCD level 2 test suites

November 11, 2013

EMVCo has certified the latest versions of the Collis CPA/CCD Level 2 Test Suites for the testing of card products. The tools are part of the UL EMVCo test…

Software platform helps Tanzanian bank branch out into Burundi

November 7, 2013

CRDB Bank Plc., a major bank in Tanzania, has migrated to the CR2 BankWorld Platform at its subsidiary, CRDB Burundi, in a move that the FI hopes will augment…

ATM, branch-sharing partners extend, expand relationship in Puerto Rico

November 7, 2013

The success of a shared branching effort in the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico has led Co-op Financial Services to extend its relationship with El Circuito…

Back to the future; ATMs still must provide the cash!

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

It's always a treat to return to Sydney, Australia, my former home town, despite having to first pass through immigration and customs and then battle to make…

Deciphering the Durbin debit ruling

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

A look at what's next after the U.S. District Court decision that put a stick in the wheel of EMV at the ATM.

Study: India's FIs to see a bump in IT spending

October 20, 2013

As Indian FIs ramp up efforts to extend the nation's ATM network to reach the rural unbanked, they're also ramping up their IT services — at least in some…

Hong Kong IAD pushed to enter the mobile marketplace

October 15, 2013

Joint Electronic Teller Services, the largest ATM provider in the city of Hong Kong, has partnered with its 30 member banks to develop an NFC-based mobile…

Shinsei teams with Viewcard to secure ATM access at East Japan Railway stations

October 15, 2013

On Oct. 21, life could get a little simpler for Japanese commuters who are also cardholders at Tokyo-based Shinsei Bank Ltd. The FI has announced a partnership…

Alaric wins bid to replace China Bank ATM switch

October 4, 2013

Payments solutions provider Alaric has announced that China Banking Corp., one of the 10 largest FIs in the Philippines, has selected its Authentic platform…

Judge tentatively rules against SmartMetric in patent case

October 1, 2013

Saying "I don't see there's anything to determine here for a jury," a U.S. district court judge issued a tentative ruling last week that Visa and MasterCard…

Did Capital One just say no to NFC?

September 23, 2013

In February, Isis, the NFC joint venture between AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, announced that Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard had…

ATMs, NFC and iBeacon: The new dilemma

'To NFC or not to NFC?' Apple snubs the technology and backs iBeacon, making the choice dicier than ever for ATM operators.

Covera, UsNet intro shared ATM, branching program in NY

September 16, 2013

Covera and Universal Sharing Network have partered with Co-op to complete the first New York credit union implementation of Co-op NextGen ATM, said a news…

ECS software to drive 5,000-ATM network for 20 Indonesian banks

September 12, 2013

ElectraCard Services, a provider of software and processing solutions for enterprise payment systems, has announced a 10-year, multi-million dollar agreement…