North Korea has new ATMs (that don't work)!

May 5, 2017

The good news for travelers to Pyongyang North Korea: The airport now has ATMs — two or them even!

The tyranny of economic morons

It seems the only real requirement for election to public office anymore is the complete and utter ignorance of basic economics. The latest poster child has…

ATMs likely to disappear from UK shops if government wins court battle over rates

April 21, 2017

British merchants are warning that free ATMs on their premises could become a thing of the past if the government wins a legal battle over its decision to tax…

ATM deployers in India getting only half the cash they need

April 21, 2017

India's citizenry isn't taking to the concept of a cash-less economy quite as enthusiastically as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hoped.

ATMIA paper offers a template for assessing ATM money-laundering risk

April 20, 2017

The ATM Industry Association has published a new position paper, Actual versus Perceived Risks of Money Laundering at White-Label ATMs in Canada. The…

India may ease foreign investment rules for ATM, cash management firms

April 17, 2017

India might be on the verge of changing its foreign direct investment policy for the ATM industry in order to encourage the inflow of monetary resources into…

Illinois House bill seeks $1 cap for ATM fees

April 17, 2017

Illinois State Rep. Arthur Turner, D-Chicago, has introduced a bill in the state assembly limiting ATM charges to $1. The fee cap would apply to banks and…

ADA, assistive technology and the leading example of ATMs

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

In part 3 of our series: Assistive technology for the disabled has become more sophisticated and pervasive in recent years, giving kiosk manufacturers and…

Need cash? If you're in Hyderabad, that might be a problem

April 14, 2017

On March 13, the Reserve Bank of India lifted the cap on ATM withdrawals it had imposed in November, when demonetization of India's most popular banknotes set…

Is that kiosk ADA compliant? Who knows?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

When new ADA regs were released in 2010, touch screens in self-service devices weren't that much of a thing. They are now, and determining what compliance…

UK competition authority OKs MasterCard-VocaLink deal

April 13, 2017

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority has cleared the way for completion of the planned acquisition by MasterCard of London-based VocaLink Holdings Ltd.…

ADA regs for kiosks being defined by lawsuits, not legislation

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The ADA specifies in detail how ATMs must accommodate visually impaired users. But kiosks? Not so much. This leaves the courts to establish guidelines for the…

New York calls for consistent nationwide cybersecurity standards

April 10, 2017

New York is making the case that other U.S. states should use New York's comprehensive new cybersecurity rules as a model as they develop regulatory frameworks…

Court puts kibosh on Australian banks' boycott of Apple Pay

April 4, 2017

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a determination denying authorization to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking…

London Assembly members call for free ATMs across the capital

March 31, 2017

Greater London Authority Conservatives, an organization featuring Conservative members of the London Assembly, has published Cash for Access: Expanding the…

Cardtronics to offer $300M in senior notes

March 31, 2017

Cardtronics PLC has announced that Cardtronics, Inc. and Cardtronics USA Inc., intend to offer $300 million in senior notes due 2025 for sale to eligible…

Taxation without representation: As bad an idea as ever

ISOs around the country purchase their ATMs and parts from a network of manufacturers and grey market suppliers on the web. The implementation of an internet…

Following death blow to Winklevoss ETF, bitcoin bounces back

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The price of bitcoin is off only about 5 percent since Friday, when the SEC nixed the Winklevoss-backed proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Which…

Diebold Nixdorf to seek 'structural remedy' to UK competition authority concerns

March 16, 2017

In the wake of official findings by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has announced in a press release that it will seek to…

ITC judge issues determination in Hyosung patent complaint vs. Diebold

March 16, 2017

An administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission has found in favor of Nautilus Hyosung Inc. in its patent infringement complaint…