Smart cards key to profitable customer relationships, VISA exec says

March 4, 2002

Malcolm Williamson, president and CEO of Visa International, urged banks to seize upon multi-function smart cards as a means to build closer customer…

Omron, Microsoft market Internet-enabled ATM

March 4, 2002

TOKYO -- Omron Corp. and Microsoft Co. next month will begin marketing a new ATM in Japan which can be used to provide different services by modifying the…

Tidel to sell Chameleon machines to Cash Tech

March 4, 2002

HOUSTON -- Tidel Technologies has finalized a contract to sell Chameleon Internet Transaction Machines (ITMs) to Los Angeles-based Cash Technologies. The…

Financial Technologies to offer turnkey ATM program to BP Amoco stations

March 4, 2002

HOUSTON -- Financial Technologies Inc., one of Tidel's largest distributors, has formed an alliance with Red Crown Marketing to offer turnkey ATM packages to…

AmEx licenses smart card framework

March 4, 2002

HONG KONG -- American Express is licensing its smart card multiple application framework to more than a dozen industry leaders. This represents a significant…

ARCO to test smart cards

March 4, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- ARCO will launch a smart card payment trial later this year at a select number of ARCO service stations in southern California and Arizona.

AT&T Wireless to provide ATM locator

March 4, 2002

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- AT&T Digital PocketNet subscribers will be able to find the nearest ATMs, as well as the nearest retailers, restaurants and services…

Bank of America, InfoNow map out customer service plan

March 3, 2002

DENVER - Customers searching for Bank of America ATMs will have an easier time finding them thanks to enhanced search functionality and location mapping. The…

ARKSYS signs ATM, credit card contracts

February 28, 2002

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Oyak Bank of Istanbul, Turkey has licensed ARKSYS software to drive its ATMs as well as issue debit and credit cards, marking its entry…

Season of the glitch

Upgrades aren't easy -- just ask the folks at ACS and MCI. Thousands of ATMs were affected after the companies tweaked their technology.by Ann All, editor

Gasper Corp. inks deal with NYCE

February 27, 2002

DAYTON, OHIO -- The NYCE Corporation will use ATM management software from Gasper Corp. to help drive and monitor more than 3,500 terminals in the Northeast…

Procomp subsidiary earns biggest deal in Diebold history

February 27, 2002

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Procomp Amazonia Industria Eletronica, the recently-acquired subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporated, has received the largest contract in…

ACS reports fiscal 2nd-quarter earnings

February 27, 2002

DALLAS -- ACS reported diluted earnings per share for its fiscal 2000 second quarter ended Dec. 31, 1999 increased 25 percent to 50 cents from 40 cents per…

Diebold patents its Advisor service

February 27, 2002

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold, Incorporated has received a patent for its Diebold Advisor service -- the first patented value-added service in the company's…

DataWave, Lipman USA to form joint venture

February 27, 2002

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- DataWave Systems Inc. and Lipman USA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture to develop and market ATM…

Euronet announces 4th quarter, year-end results

February 27, 2002

LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Euronet Services Inc. announced record revenues of $41.5 million for 1999, an increase of 249 percent over 1998 revenues of $11.9 million. The…

Proposal would require ATMs to offer voice response

February 27, 2002

WASHINGTON, DC -- New ATM machines could be subject to a requirement that they be equipped for visual and audio capabilities, according to proposed changes to…

TRM Corporation forms subsidiary to deliver Internet to ATMs

February 27, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- TRM Corporation has formed a subsidiary to deliver a distribution channel to access the Internet, using its existing ATMs initially and…

EFTA says proposed ATM regulations won't make life easier for disabled

February 27, 2002

HERNDON, Va. -- The Electronic Funds Transfer Association said that a proposal aimed at increasing handicapped accessibility to ATM machines may actually have…

BofA to install talking ATMs

February 27, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America plans to install more than 2,500 talking ATMs in Florida and California -- its largest retail markets. The plan, reached in…