Asia Pay signs with NETS for online processing in Asia

September 28, 2005

BEIJING - Asia Payment Systems Inc. has completed a deal with Singapore-based Network for Electronic Transfers Pte. Ltd., which will provide Asia Payment…

Visa invests in ATM platform in West Africa

September 21, 2005

Ghanaian Chronicle: The march to a cashless society in West Africa has been boosted by a common ATM platform for five commercial banks in Ghana. The service is…

iLoop, MyMoneyPlus partner for mobile content sales

September 20, 2005

SAN JOSE, Calif. - iLoop Mobile Inc., a mobile application service provider, is expected to partner with MyMoneyPlus, an ATM and debit card technology company.

ATM surcharges to drop 55 percent in India

September 15, 2005

Economic Times of India: Transaction costs for those accessing foreign ATMs are set to come down by 55 percent in India. The move follows a decision by the…

Citibank inks ATM access pact with China's UnionPay

September 13, 2005

MarketWatch: New York-based Citigroup Inc. has formed a strategic alliance with China's UnionPay Co., allowing mainland China's bankcard holders to withdraw…

Finding a connection

September 6, 2005

Most c-store operators are concerned with one thing - making money. But balancing profitability with customer convenience can be tricky.

ATM on top

September 6, 2005

Any c-store owner knows that customers with cash in their pockets is one key to success. One way to make sure they have that cash is to provide customers…

Western Union offers aid to Katrina's victims

September 1, 2005

DENVER - Western Union Financial Services Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., announced in a Sept. 1 news release that it is taking an active role in…

Location, location, location: Wireless data drives business success

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 29, 2005

A decade ago, wireless communications meant bulky cell phones in the hands of well-heeled executives. Today, wireless devices are a professional necessity and…

Africa's cell phone boom creates base for banking

August 28, 2005

The Christian Science Monitor: Cell phones in South Africa are performing the function of a personal piggy bank. With new cell-phone technology a grandmother…

Service provider router, switch sales reach $1.68 billion in 2Q '05

August 24, 2005

Networking Pipeline: The worldwide market for service provider switches and routers equipment increased by 9 percent in the second quarter of 2005 to $1.6…

ATMIA summit to preview 2006 expectations for FIs, ISOs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Regulations, compliance deadlines and how to tap into new markets are expected to take center stage in 2006, and they're all issues that industry leaders will…

African bank offers cell-phone banking

August 21, 2005

Financial Mail: Freed of the constraints of legacy systems, Africa's Standard Bank is going after the mass market through a joint venture with cellular network…

INETCO Systems wraps GPRS trial on ATMs in North America

August 10, 2005

VANCOUVER, Canada - INETCO Systems Ltd., which provides ATM and POS connectivity solutions, announced in a news release that it recently conducted a wireless…

CASE STUDY: Mount Vernon Money Center

August 9, 2005

Mount Vernon Money Center is using a GPS-based solution from Xora Inc. to improve customer service. In less than one year it increased customer response times…

Contactless payments have unique security risks

August 9, 2005

ePaynews: With Datamonitor predicting the market for contactless payment tokens to grow by 47 percent through 2009, contactless smart cards appear to be moving…

Co-Op Network touts N.Y. growth

August 3, 2005

ONTARIO, Calif. - Eighty New York area credit unions have joined Co-Op Network since the end of 2004, including recent additions Hudson Valley Federal Credit…

Euronet inks ATM software deal with NCR

August 3, 2005

Finextra.com: Euronet Worldwide is rolling out NCR Corp.'s multivendor ATM software, Aptra, at its 3,000 ATMs in Central and Eastern Europe.

RBS Lynk, ATM USA introduce Internet processing for ATMs

July 31, 2005

The Green Sheet: RBS Lynk, a leading payment processor, and ATM USA, one of the nation's largest ATM distributors, have announced plans to introduce Internet…

Virginia c-store signs deal with TNS

July 17, 2005

RESTON, Va. - Royal Farms Inc. has selected FusionPoint by TNS (Transaction Network Services Inc.) to provide network transaction solutions for its more than…