Prepaid Discover card can now be loaded at 60k Green Dot sites

October 2, 2013

Global Payout Inc. is now offering cash loading of their MoneyTrac Prepaid Discover Cards at 60,000 Green Dot retail locations nationwide. Cardholders of the…

Kontanten ATMs to add DCC feature

October 2, 2013

Nordic IAD Kontanten will equip all of its ATMs in Sweden and Finland with dynamic currency conversion functionality during the month of October. The new…

Judge tentatively rules against SmartMetric in patent case

October 1, 2013

Saying "I don't see there's anything to determine here for a jury," a U.S. district court judge issued a tentative ruling last week that Visa and MasterCard…

INETCO intros NetStream for Splunk

October 1, 2013

INETCO Systems Ltd. has announced the beta availability of INETCO NetStream. The program collects network data, transforms it into rich transaction events, and…

Average ATM fees rise in US, but not by much

September 30, 2013

The average cost to U.S. consumers for getting cash outside of their ATM network is $4.13 — a new high, and a 2 percent increase over last year, according to…

CU-owned collaborative launches CU-driven mobile wallet

September 27, 2013

CU Wallet, a collaborative credit union-owned and -directed mobile payments technology provider, is launching a "credit union-centric" mobile wallet…

CPV module in Collis EMV qualified for PVT by MasterCard

September 26, 2013

UL Transaction Security has announced that the CPV version 6 module in the Collis EMV personalization validation tool (Collis EMV PVT 3.7.0) has been qualified…

EMV: Can we afford to wait?

The key is to make the best-informed decision possible.

ATM use provides insights into future deployment potential

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

The recent publication of RBR's annual survey of the global ATM market provides a timely opportunity to examine the state of the ATM industry. The headline…

Cummins Allison, CTS partner on check processing solution

September 24, 2013

Cummins Allison, a provider of coin, currency and check handling solutions, is expanding its portfolio to include the full line of CTS LS series check…

Your simple pin-up guide to keeping up with upgrades [infographic]

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

 EMV, PCI, Windows 7 ... with one infographic you can keep track of them all.

GCA set to intro new technologies

September 20, 2013

Global Cash Access Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., will unveil new redemption kiosks, cash access products, a new channel…

NFC still faces roadblocks; Isis rollout may help

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

The Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile-backed Isis mobile payment service, which is still only available in limited U.S. markets, recently made two big…

ATMs, NFC and iBeacon: The new dilemma

'To NFC or not to NFC?' Apple snubs the technology and backs iBeacon, making the choice dicier than ever for ATM operators.

Pulse enhances fraud mitigation service

September 18, 2013

ATM and debit network Pulse has completed a major upgrade to its DebitProtect fraud mitigation service and introduced an optional fraud blocking service, the…

Converging channels, emerging opportunities

The secret is to let consumers interact with their bank with as few restrictions as possible.

India investigating anti-competition complaint against ACI

September 16, 2013

Acting on a complaint by Chennai-based Financial Software and System Pvt. Ltd., the Competition Commission of India has launched an investigation into…

How can we improve payments? The Fed wants to know

by Brendan Burge

On Sept. 10 the U.S. Federal Reserve Banks released a Public Consultation Paper that identifies and analyzes key gaps and opportunities in the current payment…

Triton completes CDS certification for MasterCard EMV

September 16, 2013

ATM processor Columbus Data Services has completed MasterCard end-to-end certification on all current Triton ATM products, according to a news release from the…

Expert panel to examine district court ruling on Durbin amendment

September 16, 2013