Fed study points to increase in mobile POS payments

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

According to a new survey from the Federal Reserve, using mobile phones to make purchases at the point of sale remains fairly uncommon. Yet, the number of…

Global Cash Access Q1 results are on the money

May 8, 2013

Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., a provider of cash access products and services for casinos, released its first quarter earnings report yesterday. Though…

EMV Compliance Mandate Delivers Financial Hit

Faced with an approaching EMV deadline, U.S. ATM deployers and operators weigh the cost of migration. Experts say the time to act is now.

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RBS to close branches, open ATM 'points of presence' in the UK

April 30, 2013

The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed plans to shutter about 10 percent of its branches in the U.K. Currently the bank operates around 1,700 branches, not…

Cummins Allison intros currency scanner in Europe

April 23, 2013

Cummins Allison, a provider of coin, check and currency handling solutions, has introduced a JetScan iFX i100 series desktop banknote solution for currency…

MEA to start seeing video teller ATMs

April 19, 2013

NCR Corp. has announced the launch of its APTRA Interactive Teller solution in the Middle East and Africa, starting with the Middle East. One of the region's…

Ghana gets its first mobile ATM

April 18, 2013

Ghana's UT Bank has rolled out (literally) that nation's first mobile banking unit. "Bank on Wheels" was unveiled this week at the bank's annual shareholder…

Aligning payment processing services and customer experience

by Marc Borbas — VP, Marketing, INETCO

Last week, Retail Systems Research published the Fast Fact "Retail Payments and the Customer Experience: Waiting for Processors." It was taken from RSR's first…

Virtual Teller ATMs: In demand and increasingly so

by Mark Smith — VP of Financial Solutions, Kahuna ATM Solutions

When you put together the costs of real estate, human resources and sheer operational expenses of a branch, they might far exceed any justification to keep a…

3 ATM bombings, 1 Gryphon

April 9, 2013

Of three recent ATM bombings across the U.K., two ATMs gave up their cash contents to thieves. The third was protected by a Gryphon ATM-protection system by…

India's RuPay cards to go global in July

April 8, 2013

The National Payments Corporation of India recently announced an agreement with Discover Financial Services that will take India's new RuPay debit card…

The Bitcoin ATM: Possible, yes. Marketable...?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The Bitcoin ATM concept has received a lot of press lately. Is it deserved?

Scotiabank adds its brand to Cardtronics ATMs in Mexico

April 3, 2013

Scotiabank will add 500 Cardtronics cash machines to the bank's ATM network as part of an expanded ATM branding relationship between the FI and the IAD. The…

(Video) Coppers post CCTV video of ATM blast to underscore danger to the public

April 2, 2013

Authorities are questioning a 26-year-old man suspected of blowing up an ATM in Hampshire, England at 4:00 a.m. on Easter morning. Given that the bomber…

Branchless banking before the Internet

by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo — Professor of Business History, Bangor University

For most of the last century, banks in Europe and North America have sought alternatives to brick-and-mortar branches for the delivery of retail financial…

ATM screen branding: the power of impressions

by Mark Smith — VP of Financial Solutions, Kahuna ATM Solutions

There is one golden fact about ATM Screens. It's a fact that can turn advertising on its head. A fact that any marketer can embrace:

Allpoint surcharge-free network ATM count tops 55,000

March 26, 2013

Surcharge-free ATM provider Allpoint Network has announced the addition of 5,000 new cash points, bringing the total count for the network to 55,000 machines.

Brand offers at the ATM: an innovative way to engage consumers

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

The ATMIA US 2013 conference offered a plethora of information for ATM owners and operators about EMV, PCI and ways to mitigate dropping interchange fees.

ATMIA US 2013: MoneyPass promotes benefits of fee-free ATMs

MoneyPass president Doug Miraglia explains that when a cardholder discovers that an ATM is surcharge free, that person's use of the machine can increase…

Added value, incremental income: new opportunities for ATM operators

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Donna Embry of PAI addresses a hot topic at ATMIA US 2013: revenue-building ancillary services for ATMs.