Brazilian banks to improve availability of off-us ATMs

July 25, 2014

The new agreement among Brazilian FIs will improve ATM access for travelers attending the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero.

New processing center equips Russian FI for rapid expansion

July 24, 2014

Russlavbank can now launch new products in a matter of days and tailor its products for individuals or groups, assisted by an open system platform from BPC…

Shazam adopts MasterCard common debit solution for EMV transactions

July 22, 2014

The Shazam Network has announced that it will make the MasterCard EMV debit solution available to all of its participants. The agreement provides all members…

Compass Plus wraps first phase of ATM switch, processing migration for major Indonesian bank

July 21, 2014

The project for Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional marks the entry of the payments software and services provider into the Indonesian market.

TNSLink to provide wireless services for Malaysian ATM network

July 15, 2014

Transaction Network Services will provide secure, high-speed transaction transport and ATM communications for the Malaysian Electronic Payment System.

Why do consumers hate ATM fees so much?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

It might be because they don't have a clue where the money goes ... and nobody's taken the time to educate them.

Bank kiosks expand ATM services with face-to-face interaction

July 9, 2014

Citizens Bank of Edmond in Edmond, Okla., has become the first community branch in the nation to put a face to electronic banking with direct video links at…

Dressing up for the occasion ...

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

There's no question that ATMs are getting dressed up. Whether it's in support of something temporary — a concert or other event — or an installation of a more…

How does Brazil score in financial services?

With more ATMs (118:100K) and plastic than anyone else on the continent, Brazil is a clear winner. But how does it rate internationally?

Video teller machines: The future of community banking?

Some community financial institutions around the U.S. are looking to a new technology to steer customers to lower-cost delivery channels. As FIs continue to…

WVLSC, Co-op enter ATM network partnering agreement

June 26, 2014

West Virginia League Services Corp. has agreed to promote Co-op Financial Services' 30,000 ATM network exclusively to the league's member credit unions.

A very big roll of the dice ...

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

As HP moves to change the way we think about computers, it might be that ATMs will not change that much after all, but everything behind their façade will be…

Is real-time banking fast enough?

As more countries bring real-time money movement to their consumers, it raises the question, is real time fast enough?

Fee-free Aussie ATM network seeks immunity from price-fixing complaints

June 19, 2014

The six members of Australia's FeeSmart ATM sub-network are hoping that the Australian Competition and Consumer Committee will agree that, in their case, price…

Visa digs in its heels against Russian demands

June 19, 2014

Will the largest network in Russia tell Putin's Duma what they can do with their new payments system rules, or will Putin back down in the face of losing…

Shared Financial Solutions, Co-op Financial Services strike partnership agreement

June 19, 2014

Co-op Financial Services, a credit union service organization, and Shared Financial Services, the service corporation of the Kansas Credit Union Association…

Shazam wins BancServ endorsement for Florida banks

June 19, 2014

BancServ, a subsidiary of the Florida Bankers Association, has endorsed Shazam as the preferred EFT network for the association's 230 member banks.

East African nations integrate switches for ATM interoperability

June 19, 2014

Kenswitch, the national shared payments system of Kenya, has integrated its ATM system with the switches of three other East African nations.

Telit, Digi secure wireless router solution focuses on financial services

June 18, 2014

Telit Wireless Solutions, a provider of machine-to-machine products and Digi International, a provider of end-to-end wireless solutions, have announced the…

Singapore banks' ATM service interrupted by 'connectivity issues'

June 16, 2014

A problem vaguely described as a “connectivity issue” intermittently disrupted the ATM and online services of DBS and POSB Banks across Singapore on Monday.