Chicago Council hears surcharge testimony

February 27, 2002

CHICAGO -- The Finance Committee of the Chicago City Council on March 13 heard testimony on 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore's proposed ordinance to ban ATM…

Family members indicted in Minnesota ATM scam

February 27, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Five members of a St. Paul family accused of running a scam to steal money from ATMs at casinos were indicted on charges of bank fraud…

NCR to supply kiosks for 7-Eleven

February 27, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio, and DALLAS -- NCR Corporation will provide ATM-based kiosks with touch-screen Internet access for 7-Eleven, Inc. The kiosks will be rolled out in…

Calif. court backs injunction on ATM fee bans

February 27, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on March 31 upheld a preliminary injunction which has blocked new municipal California laws designed to stop banks…

Mag-Tek earns contract to supply card readers for hotel kiosks

February 27, 2002

CARSON, Calif. -- Mag-Tek, a check and card reader manufacturer since 1972, secured a contract with kiosk manufacturer InnTouch U.K. Ltd. to supply insertion…

U.S. Bank adds 83 ATMs in Holiday Stationstores

February 27, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Bank (NYSE:USB) is rolling out an additional 83 ATMs in Holiday Stationstores in 43 cities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, with…

NCR to supply Travelex with 250 ATMs

February 27, 2002

LONDON -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) will supply The Travelex Group, the world's largest retail foreign exhchange company, with 200 Personas 84 and 5…

Honolulu theater gets 'smart'

February 26, 2002

WOODINVILLE, Wash. -- The Pathways Group, Inc. has entered into a letter of intent with Consolidated Amusement Company, Inc. to provide an integrated system…

Global Cash Access names CEO

February 26, 2002

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Kirk Sanford has been named CEO of Global Cash Access, the largest provider of cash access services to the gaming industry. Sanford, 32…

BofA customer files suit over fee at unmarked ATM

February 26, 2002

A Bank of America customer, Jeremy Knapp of Seattle, on Sept. 20 filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle, accusing Bank of America of breach of…

Access Cash, NCR to deploy ATMs at Sav-On and Osco stores

February 26, 2002

ST. PAUL, Minn. and DAYTON, Ohio -- Access Cash International has won a contract to deploy NCR's low-end MCD cash dispensers at more than 700 Sav-on and Osco…

British building society, retailer in ATM deal

February 26, 2002

LONDON -- British building society Nationwide has an exclusive agreement to provide 400 cash machines for Marks and Spencer PLC, according to a report in the…

California woman gets key to Jeep at KeyBank ATM

February 26, 2002

LOS ANGELES and CLEVELAND -- Beverly Alexander, a Corona, Calif. mother, grandmother and nursing supervisor, won a 1999 Jeep Wrangler in the KeyBank/ARCO "Key…

Japanese supermarkets, banks form ATM alliances

February 26, 2002

Arrangements between financial institutions seeking to bolster their retail banking and supermarket chains hoping to offer greater convenience to customers are…

Greenland Corp. concludes beta test on check-cashing machine

February 26, 2002

SAN DIEGO -- Greenland Corporation announced the successful completion of beta testing on its first, production ready automated check-cashing machine. The…

Canadian processor TNS builds business

February 26, 2002

TORONTO -- While Canada's chartered banks and trust companies maintain high profiles in the still-growing ATM industry, TNS Smart Network Inc., a Toronto-based…

Diebold to place ATMs at McDonald's

February 26, 2002

NORTH CANTON -- Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has teamed with McDonald's Corporation to place ATMs in various McDonald's restaurants across the U.S. The…

ATM Systems is exclusive ATM provider for Omni Hotels

February 26, 2002

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. -- The Omni Hotels chain has selected ATM Systems, which currently operates a turnkey ATM program at 14 Omni properties, as its…

The Surcharge: An Ironic History and Unsure Future

Even in the face of impending political threat, the surcharge seems destined to flourish if consumer demand for convenient ATMs continues at its current pace.

Mr. Payroll forms alliance with H-E-B Grocery

February 25, 2002

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Mr. Payroll Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cash America International, Inc., announced plans to deploy its self-service check…