ACI aligns with Bell ID for smart card solutions

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December 2, 2009

ACI Worldwide Inc. has entered into an exclusive agreement with Bell ID to license Bell ID's solutions for smart card management to financial markets and…

European council pushes prep for more SEPA directives

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The European Payments Council says new SEPA schemes are making direct debits possible in 32 European countries, collectively known as the Single Euro Payments…

South Africa preps for 2010 World Cup, adds ATMs for increased cash demand

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December 2, 2009

The 2010 Soccer World Cup is just more than 200 days away, but South Africa is already putting planning into practice. As tourism and urbanization in South…

ATMs connect U.K. to Poland for money transfers

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December 1, 2009

The Warsaw (Poland) Business Journal reports that money transfers at ATMs are hitting the streets in the United Kingdom for wires to recipients in Poland. …

New Zealand's SBS signs with independent ATM networks

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November 29, 2009

New Zealand's Voxy reports that SBS Bank has signed ATM deals with non-bank ATM suppliers Paymark, New Zealand ATM Service and ATM Plus, increasing the bank's…

STUDY: NCR finds that banks need to focus on innovation, self-service tech

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November 29, 2009

NCR Corp. says banks need to become more flexible if they want to regain consumer trust after the recession. At least that was the finding of a recent global…

ATM, tech players vie for slice of mobile-banking pie

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Banks should prepare themselves for the inevitable mobile wave, but adoption of mobile banking and payments could be slower than the industry likes.

TIO launches real-time billpay processing service for Cox Communications

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November 22, 2009

TIO Networks Corp. announced it has expanded its relationship with Cox Communications to provide real-time bill payment services to cash-preferred consumers.…

SoundBite offers opt-in solution to FIs for overdraft services

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November 19, 2009

SoundBite Communications Inc. has announced the introduction of SoundBite's Debit Card Overdraft Opt-In solution, part of its Proactive Marketing Solutions…

First National Bank of Florida signs with Jack Henry Banking for enterprise-wide automation

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November 19, 2009

Jack Henry & Associates Inc., a provider of integrated technology solutions and data-processing services for financial institutions, has signed with First…

Fiserv to host second credit union conference in 2010

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November 18, 2009

Fiserv Inc. has announced that its Innovate 2010, the second-annual conference for all Fiserv credit union account-processing clients, will be held Sept. 13-1…

Travelex, EFTEX deploy foreign currency ATMs at Sydney Airport

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November 18, 2009

Travelex, a global provider of foreign currency-exchange solutions, has announced the successful deployment of multicurrency ATMs at Sydney Airport, in…

Secure First Credit Union joins CU 24 network

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November 17, 2009

Credit Union 24, the country's largest credit union-owned ATM and point-of-sale network, has announced that Secure First Credit Union has joined its network. …

SURVEY: ATM fees bug consumers more than overdraft fees

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November 16, 2009

A survey conducted by ING Direct finds that overdraft fees are not perceived by consumers as negatively as ATM fees.   According to ING, more than 26 percent…

Allpoint, ABA Total Business Solutions celebrate five years of ATM partnership

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November 11, 2009

Allpoint Network, a Cardtronics Inc. affiliate and operator of the nation's largest surcharge-free ATM network, is celebrating its fifth year of partnership…

First Data signs ATM deployment deal with Turk Ekonomi Bankasi

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November 8, 2009

Trading Markets reports this week that First Data Corp. has announced an ATM deployment deal with Turk Ekonomi Bankasi-BNP Paribas, which is based in Turkey.…

WorldPay founder could buy business back from RBS

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November 8, 2009

Finextra reports that the founder of WorldPay, Nick Ogden, has approached the Royal Bank of Scotland about buying the business back. The WorldPay business was…

N.H. FI signs with Elan for MasterCard PayPass contactless debit

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

November 4, 2009

Elan Financial Services and Laconia Savings Bank have partnered to provide Laconia Savings Bank customers with MasterCard PayPass contactless payment…

Fifth Third Processing Solutions signs ATM processing contracts with 4 credit unions

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

November 2, 2009

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Processing Solutions has signed contracts with four credit unions for EFT services, including gateway access, ATM and debit card…

ACCEL/Exchange network rolls out Internet PIN debit

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

November 1, 2009

Fiserv Inc. says its ACCEL/Exchange Network will begin processing and offering secure Internet PIN-debit transactions in November, making it the first payments…