Prepaid card use on the rise among Gen Y

April 11, 2012

More consumers are giving debit cards the go-by in favor of prepaid plastic. One in six underbanked customers and one in six Gen Y customers are choosing…

ATM fraud rises in Europe; cash-trapping skyrockets

April 10, 2012

The nonprofit European ATM crime-tracking organization EAST said total ATM-related fraud incidents in its member countries increased 61 percent — from 12,38…

'Not the most popular man in the ATM industry': Part III

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Part III: An interview with David Wolman, author of 'The End of Money'

NCR to expand production in China

April 9, 2012

NCR is ramping up its manufacturing activity in China with the expansion of production at the company's Beijing plant, said an article at chinadaily.com. In…

Mumbai bank customers embrace non-branch banking

April 9, 2012

In Mumbai, bank customers are beginning to embrace off-premises banking and banks are only too happy to oblige them, said an article at hindustantimes.com.

EMV in the U.S.: An undecided future

April 2, 2012

Though the transition to EMV seems all but inevitable, card-issuing banks still don't know exactly what EMV standards look like, said an article from American…

U.S. companies on EMV technology: 'Meh.'

March 29, 2012

It seems American companies are still a bit blasé about EMV. Aureimma Consulting Group and Savantor (also a consultancy) today announced the results of their…

Study: Nearly all cyber attacks in 2011 were avoidable

March 28, 2012

A Verizon study released last Thursday said that 97 percent of the cyber attacks on FIs and other companies last year were carried out using fairly simple…

NCR packages consolidated services for European FIs

March 27, 2012

NCR Corporation today announced that it is introducing NCR Total Branch Services for European financial institutions. The program provides consolidated support…

Has the check-cashing ATM finally arrived?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Partner companies believe they've reeled in The Big One.

GRG continues to dominate its home market

March 26, 2012

GRG Banking announced that it has been ranked China's number-one ATM provider for the fourth year in a row. The ranking was released in a study by China's…

Amex tweaks its prepaid cards

March 22, 2012

American Express is introducing enhancements to most of its prepaid debit cards, said a news story at mainstreet.com. New features include direct deposit…

Sweden shows a nation going cashless

March 19, 2012

It was a good run, but after 350 years it looks like Sweden may be one of the first nations to go cashless. The country is in the vanguard of nations moving…

Free download provides self-evaluation tool for ATM businesses

March 15, 2012

Kahuna ATM Solutions has announced that it is offering IADs and ATM operators a free download of its 10-Point Strategic Profitability Analysis.

Survey: Men carry more cash than women

March 14, 2012

Women are increasingly passing up the ATM and relying on their debit cards to shop, while men are fonder of old-fashioned paper money, according to the results…

Australians ditching cash for cards

March 14, 2012

Australians are moving closer to a cashless society, said a news story at abc.net.au. The article included new statistics released by the Reserve Bank showing…

Card use increasing among Indian middle class

March 13, 2012

Bangladesh's 30 million-strong middleclass makes up one-fifth of the population and they are increasingly choosing debit card transactions, said a news report…

EAST publishes European ATM fraud update

March 13, 2012

The European ATM Security Team today announced that it has published its first European Fraud Update for 2012.

ATMIA US 2012: An ATM hybrid adds kiosk capabilities

TIO Networks showed what IADs may come to consider as ATM 2.0 — a self-service bill-payment business model that combines current and next-gen revenue…

ATMIA US 2012: Visa gift cards via ATM

At the ATMIA US 2012 Conference, Better ATM Services demonstrated how consumers can make ATM withdrawals in the form of convenient prepaid Visa name gift cards.