Kennebec bank to feature NCR ATM, check-image tech

October 1, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio - Augusta, Maine-based Kennebec Savings Bank is launching a new check-imaging infrastructure using NCR Corp.'s ImageMark Passport technology.

Self-Service & Kiosk Show opens in San Antonio

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 28, 2006

SAN ANTONIO - Just a stone's throw from the city's historic and lovely River Walk, The Self-Service & Kiosk Show opened Sept. 28 in San Antonio's Henry B.

New Zealand bank launches ATM for the blind

September 27, 2006

Stuff.co.nz: Westpac bank has launched a talking ATM that gives blind and visually-impaired customers access to banking services. The ATM is one of 70 to be…

Fiserv acquires InsureWorx

September 18, 2006

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv Inc. has acquired InsureWorx, a provider of core processing software solutions for workers' compensation, commercial property and…

South African ATMs offer bill-pay option

September 17, 2006

Personal Finance & Independent: South Africa's Absa Electronic Banking successfully wrapped negotiations with Eskom to vend prepaid electricity tokens at…

Wincor enters Cambodian market

September 17, 2006

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf International expects soon to deploy its first 30 ATMs to three banks in the Kingdom of Cambodia - ACLEDA, Union Commercial…

ATMs take off in Nigeria

September 14, 2006

All Africa: Nigeria in the last few years has recorded technological advancements against all odds. First was the rapid growth of GSM technology; now it's the…

Britain is ATM capital of Europe, study says

September 14, 2006

Guardian Unlimited: Britain is the ATM capital of Europe, according to a new APACS study. Britons make the largest number of ATM withdrawals - 2.7 billion in…

GPS isn't the only answer

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September 13, 2006

Industry experts agree that ATM owners and operators must deploy a variety of solutions in order to combat ATM raids.

Global Payments to buy processor in Sarajevo

September 13, 2006

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - Global Payments Inc., provider of payment-processing services, announced plans to acquire Diginet d.o.o., an indirect payment…

ATM set to spit out twenties instead of fives

September 13, 2006

WVEC-TV (Norfolk, Va.), Channel 13: Someone reprogrammed a Tranax ATM in Virginia Beach to give out extra cash. Police say a man defeated the security pass…

Hungarian bank buys out Euronet ATMs

September 13, 2006

(Budapest, Hungary) bbj.hu: OTP Bank Nyrt has taken over all of Euronet's 300 ATM in Hungary, bringing the bank's ATM network to 1,878. Financials surrounding…

ATMIA pioneers online corporate-governance assessment

September 13, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association has launched for its members a self-service assessment system for corporate governance.

Australia's Q Clubs selects First Data for ATM service

September 12, 2006

Finextra: First Data International's Cashcard ATM Services unit has been selected by Australia's Q Clubs Buyers Group Pty Ltd., a professional buying…

PayPoint transactions on the rise

September 12, 2006

LONDON  - PayPoint, a London-based electronic billing service group, announced Sept. 13 that transactions made at its fee-charging ATMs have increased in…

WHITE PAPER: Two-way cellular communication makes ATMs more secure

September 11, 2006

ATM security is under attack because of an increase in the number of ram raids impacting the industry. ATM owners and operators can protect their fleets with…

Skimming, ram raids pose ATM's greatest threats

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

High-tech cyber crimes grab the headlines, but it's the relatively low-tech stuff that's wreaking the most havoc at the ATM.

First Data to provide solutions in China

September 6, 2006

SHANGHAI, China - First Data International, part of First Data Corp., announced in a news release that Cetelem Processing Services (Shanghai) Ltd. is expected…

Chinese banks expected to charge fees for ATM account inquiries

September 6, 2006

China Knowledge: Chinese banks are expected to start charging bankcard holders for account inquiries made at ATMs not owned by the card-issuing bank. The fees…

Asian banks join forces via China Union Pay

September 6, 2006

(Vietnam) Nhan Dan: Customers using China Union Pay cards in Vietnam are now able to make fee-free cash withdrawals at more than 300 ATMs under the Vietnam…