Criminal charged for ATM theft

September 24, 2006

Fiji Village: Police have charged Mesake Sinu for the alleged July robbery of an ATM at a retail location in Fiji. Sinu, who had been on the run for several…

National Australia Bank, China UnionPay partner

September 21, 2006

Datamonitor: National Australia Bank and China UnionPay have signed a deal allowing CUP customers to use their cards in Australia. The cards can now be used…

Digital Insight, Metavante extend partnership

September 20, 2006

CALABASAS, Calif. - Online banking provider Digital Insight Corp. and Metavante Corp., a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corp., have signed three new…

PCI security council draws fire

September 19, 2006

Digital Transactions: A senior analyst at Stamford, Conn.-based consulting firm Gartner Inc. has questioned the newly formed PCI Security Standards Council.

ATM lighting requirements change in N.Y.

September 18, 2006

The (New York) Business Review: New York Gov. George Pataki has signed into law a measure that revises lighting standards around ATMs. Sponsors of the bill…

Fiserv acquires InsureWorx

September 18, 2006

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv Inc. has acquired InsureWorx, a provider of core processing software solutions for workers' compensation, commercial property and…

TRM announces changes to its board

September 17, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. - TRM Corp. announced Sept. 15 that Jeffrey F. Brotman, the company's president and chief executive, has been named chairman of TRM's board of…

ATM set to spit out twenties instead of fives

September 13, 2006

WVEC-TV (Norfolk, Va.), Channel 13: Someone reprogrammed a Tranax ATM in Virginia Beach to give out extra cash. Police say a man defeated the security pass…

GASA launches account, ID theft manual

September 12, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Global ATM Security Alliance and the ATM Industry Association announced Sept. 12 the publication of a best practices manual for…

First Data announces Western Union spin-off date, stock to go public

September 10, 2006

DENVER - First Data Corp. expects Sept. 22 to be its tax-free spin-off of Western Union, the company announced in a news release.

Chinese woman files 19-cent suit over ATM fees

September 6, 2006

China Daily: A Shanghai woman has sued China Union Pay and three financial institutions - Bank of Communication, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and…

ATM ISO Red Hawk sells out for $142 million

September 6, 2006

Rocky Mountain News: Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Red Hawk Industries, a bank-security company and leading ATM independent sales organization, has been…

B of A sells Asian assets

September 5, 2006

Datamonitor: Bank of America is selling its Hong Kong-based retail and commercial franchise Bank of America (Asia) to Chinese Construction Bank for $1.2…

CUcorp, Co-Op partner

September 5, 2006

ONTARIO, Calif. - CUcorp, a subsidiary of Northville Township, Mich.-based Michigan Credit Union League, and Co-Op Financial Services have entered into an…

Toronto latest victim of PIN fraud

September 5, 2006

Digital Transactions: Canadian police have made seven arrests as part of a continuing investigation into what might be a terrorist-connected scheme to skim…

Fidelity, U.S. Bank settle ATM patent dispute

September 4, 2006

Finextra: Global Cash Access has settled an ATM-patents dispute with Fidelity National Information Services and U.S. Bank. No cash changed hands, but all…

Thieves in Arizona use heavy equipment to break into ATMs

September 4, 2006

The Arizona Republic: A rash of ATM thefts has involved the use of heavy construction equipment to dislodge free-standing ATMs. In the last four months…

Metavante completes Vicor acquisition

September 4, 2006

MILWAUKEE - Payments processing provider Metavante Corp., a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley Corp., has completed its acquisition of…

ACI parent to buy Web-based enterprise banking provider

August 28, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. - Transaction Systems Architects Inc., the parent company of ACI Worldwide, has announced plans to acquire P&H Solutions Inc. for $15…

A sit-down with Cardtronics CFO Chris Brewster

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 23, 2006

Strong retail relationships and a foothold in the ATM branding market have set Cardtronics apart from the ISO competition.