First Data to buy Polish merchant acquirer

April 1, 2007

DENVER - First Data International, part of First Data Corp., just days before its parent announced plans to sell, announced it had reached an agreement to…

NACHA publishes guide for check conversion

April 1, 2007

HERNDON, Va. - Back-office conversion, the newest form of check conversion, became available in the marketplace March 16.  BOC allows retailers and billers…

ATMs in Norway to offer audio guidance

March 29, 2007

All Headline News: In Norway ATMs are now offering more convenience for the blind and visually impaired by offering voice-guidance that allows them to hear…

Fiserv, B of A use Viewpointe for check exchange

March 28, 2007

NEW YORK - Fiserv Inc. is now exchanging checks with Bank of America through Viewpointe, provider of check-image exchange and archive services in the United…

Euronet plans 'independent' ATM deployment in Ukraine

March 28, 2007

Kyiv (Ukraine) Post: Small and mid-sized Ukrainian banks unable to expand their own ATM networks now have an alternative. Euronet Worldwide Inc., which…

Congress moves to bar 'Wal-Mart ' banks

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March 27, 2007

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e-Tickets delivered at ATMs across India

March 26, 2007

MUMBAI, India - Financial Software and Systems, provider of electronic-payment systems and services, announced the launch of an online e-ticketing service…

Canadian FIs say most ATMs are free

March 25, 2007

Financial Post: The head of the Canadian Bankers Association on March 22 disputed claims that ATM fees are making Canada's banks rich. Citing ATM statistics…

European processor reaches out with Level Four's ATM Developer

March 25, 2007

LONDON - Global Payments Europe, provider of processing services to the largest banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced an expected…

Chicago bank inks processing deal with Metavante

March 21, 2007

MILWAUKEE - Metavante Corp., a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corp., has signed a core-processing services deal with Chicago-based Corus Bank, the wholly…

First Data, PrivaSys sign licensing deal

March 21, 2007

DENVER - First Data Corp. and PrivaSys Inc., provider of software and card technology, have entered a long-term licensing agreement that allows First Data to…

MoneyPass offers free ATM use at Minnesota chain

March 20, 2007

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The MoneyPass ATM network, owned and operated by Elan Financial Services, has been selected by Snyders Drug Stores to provide surcharge-free…

Data breach leads to bank-freeze in Canada

March 20, 2007

BankNet 360: At least three Canadian Banks are freezing thousands of customer accounts after hundreds bank cards and PINs were skimmed and at least 70 client…

Utah credit unions promote, partner with Co-Op

March 20, 2007

ONTARIO, Calif. - The Utah League of Credit Unions has signed a deal with Co-Op Financial Services to market and promote Co-Op's ATM network and services to…

'White-label' ATMs on rise in Canada

March 20, 2007

Toronto Star: Canadian banks operated 16,190 ATMs last year, reflecting only a slight increase from 2004, according to recent surveys. But the overall number…

Drop in interchange could help, hurt prepaid cards

March 20, 2007

Digital Transactions: Should efforts by merchants to force down interchange rates succeed, the expanding prepaid-card market will be forced to confront one of…

DCI promotes Mac Kay to senior VP

March 19, 2007

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - DCI, provider of full-service bank technology and processing solutions, has promoted Melvin 'Mac" Kay Jr. to senior vice president of…

Coinstar and the unbanked

Coinstar sees future in bill payment.

Innovus shifts focus from ATM to cards

March 18, 2007

New Orleans City Business: Innovus Inc. is changing its focus from ATMs to stored-value cards. The company, formerly of New Orleans, began making the change…

APACS: Cash is big fish in U.K.

March 18, 2007

Finextra: The United Kingdom's payments association APACS says Brits show no signs of abandoning cash anytime soon. That's despite predictions from Visa that…