Welfare recipients pay high fees at ATM for benefits

March 23, 2006

CBS (Denver) Channel-4: Denver welfare recipients have paid more than $1.8 million in ATM fees in the last two years to access their benefits, The Denver Post…

Cardtronics signs ATM branding deal with Wachovia

March 21, 2006

HOUSTON - Cardtronics Inc., the world's largest owner/operator of ATMs, signed an ATM branding agreement with Wachovia Corp., the fourth-largest bank holding…

Visa watches sales rise in Philippines

March 20, 2006

INQ7money: Payment processor Visa International reports that its total retail sales went up to P76.5 billion (U.S. $1.5 billion) in 2005, up 27.1 percent from…

BillMatrix counsels California commission on bill-pay legislation

March 20, 2006

Houston Chronicle: BillMatrix Corp., a provider of outsourced telephone and Internet-based payment services and a subsidiary of Fiserv Inc., briefed the…

Kahuna offers IP-based ATM processing using Systech converters

March 20, 2006

SAN DIEGO - Systech Corp., an industry leader in the design and manufacture of Internet payment gateways, announced an alliance with Kahuna ATM Solutions, a…

Lloyds improves ATM security

March 19, 2006

Silicon.com: Lloyds TSB is installing anti-skimming devices on all of its U.K. ATMs, as bank research reveals fraud is scaring people away from cash machines.

TRM Corp. expects losses

March 19, 2006

The Business Journal of Portland: TRM Corp. is delaying fourth-quarter and full-year financial filings until on or before March 31. When the company does file…

System leak compromises debit cards

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

A system is only as strong as its weakest link - an adage proven true last month when news of the most widespread debit-security breach ever hit the Internet…

WaMu eliminates fees at foreign ATMs

March 13, 2006

East Bay Business Times: Washington Mutual Inc. launched a campaign March 13 touting fee-free ATM withdrawals at non-Washington Mutual ATMs. The accounts also…

Anti-fee campaign hurts British ATM operator's financials

March 12, 2006

The Guardian: Nationwide building society's campaign against fee-charging ATMs drew blood when ATM operator Scott Tod issued a profits warning.

Scott Tod shares rise after buyout bid

March 12, 2006

Finextra: Shares in independent ATM operator Scott Tod jumped last week after news that the company received a bid that may lead to a buyout offer. The news…

Info Touch, Sunoco offer bill-pay and financial services

March 9, 2006

BURNABY, British Columbia - Info Touch Technologies Corp. teamed with Sunoco Inc.'s retail marketing division to set up a pilot program for self-serve…

ATMIA East: Big on security

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Fraud prevention was the focus of this year's ATMIA Conference East. And with an appearance from Frank Abagnale and a slate of security-focused presentations…

Securitas gives ATM services more attention

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

March 8, 2006

Sweden's multibillion dollar security company, Securitas AB, in December created a new position to oversee its ATM servicing business. Now the company is…

Info Touch finds potential in pilot with Cardtronics

March 5, 2006

Digital Transactions: The idea of merging financial-services kiosks with ATMs will be tested this spring when Info Touch Technologies Corp. and ATM deployer…

Engage Technologies named authorized Tranax ATM distributor

March 5, 2006

TAMPA, Fla. - Engage Technologies Inc., which provides security products and services to financial institutions and others, is now an authorized dealer for…

U.K. customers willing to pay for ATM convenience

March 5, 2006

News & Star: A survey of local shops in the United Kingdom found that nine out of 22 venues visited charged customers to get money from ATMs or through…

Fierce competition between FIs and independents expected to fade

March 5, 2006

ePaynews.com: Traditional banks typically fear non-banking firms but most observers believe both financial institutions and independents will have to co-exist…

DiTronics inks support, dispatch services deal with Solvport

March 1, 2006

LAS VEGAS - DiTronics Financial Services, which provides ATMs and cash-advance and check-cashing services to the gaming industry, Feb. 1 outsourced phone…

M&T ends non-customer ATM fees in out-of-state Sheetz stores

March 1, 2006

TMCnet: Consumers using an M&T Bank ATM at Sheetz convenience stores outside New York state no longer have to pay a surcharge if they're not a customer.