Australian bank deploys ATMs with dye bombs

July 31, 2006

Australian Broadcasting Corp: Commonwealth Bank plans to install red-stain dye bombs in its ATMs in response to an increase in unit robberies. Cash has been…

Mobile users making beeline to ATMs for recharge

July 31, 2006

(India) Business Standard: Bank customers have started to use ATMs as a way to recharge their mobile phone pre-paid connections. The service began in 2005 and…

Wincor, Hypercom team for payment terminals, POS

July 31, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf International has entered into a strategic reseller agreement with Hypercom Corp. Under the agreement, Wincor will provide…

Finding the 'real-deal' ATM investment

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Denver authorities dropped the hammer on One Source, a California ATM placement company, last month for allegedly scamming investors with non-existent ATMs.

Check 21 implementation finds its stride

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Initiative gains acceptance as more banks move toward imaging technology.

Euronet's ATM outsourcing growth contributes to strong 2Q revenue

July 26, 2006

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide Inc. reported second quarter revenue of $153.8 million, up from $132.2 million last year. The EFT Processing segment brought…

DPL Group's Hercules+ receives certification

July 26, 2006

ST. JOHN, New Brunswick - Calypso Canada Ltd. has tested and certified for processing The DPL Group's Hercules+ Wireless for ATMs product. Calypso also is…

Citibank card service expected to garner attention in Malaysia

July 26, 2006

Bernama: Malaysia's Citibank Bhd expects 200,000 of its credit cardholders over the next three years to sign up for its new card protection service. The bank…

Friendlyway begins rollout of e-banking kiosk/ATM

July 26, 2006

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Friendlyway Corp., provider of customer-facing self-service systems, has released its June 2006 corporate update, reporting continued…

ATMIA publishes ram-raid prevention manual, launches forum

July 25, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association has published international best practices for preventing ATM ram raids, also known as smash-and-grabs. And…

ITI uses Paragon software to optimize ATM quality

July 25, 2006

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - Paragon Application Systems, provider of ATM and EFT simulation, configuration and testing tools, has signed a licensing deal with…

Diebold's ATM sales fall in North America, jump in EMEA

July 24, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. released promising revenue for the first quarter of 2006, which reflects a 16.5 percent from the same quarter in 2005, but…

Triton looks back, forward after Katrina

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

A year after Hurricane Katrina attacked its Gulf Coast headquarters, Triton has rebounded, hitting an all-time high in U.S. ATM shipments.

Nationwide builds ATMs into phone booths

July 20, 2006

Reuters: Nationwide Building Society plans to address cash machine shortages by building ATMs into phone booths. The financial institution launched the cash…

Rising gas prices, interest rates hit vault-cash providers

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

July 19, 2006

In the wake of price hikes, vault-cash providers struggle as their customers change the way they do business.

ATMIA to host 'ATM Security in the Americas 2006' in September

July 19, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association announced its plans to host the Sept. 13-15 ATM Security in the Americas 2006 (ATMIA West) conference in…

Euronet to buy Asian ATM firm

July 19, 2006

INQ7 Money: Euronet WorldWide Inc. has offered to buy into ATM consortium BancNet Inc. as part of a bid to enter the fledgling ATM-outsourcing business in the…

Tranax says its Mini-Bank is in high demand among credit unions

July 17, 2006

TORONTO - Tranax Technologies Inc. announced at last week's National Association of Federal Credit Union's Conference & Exhibition that Tranax's Mini-Bank…

Shared ATM service launched in Malaysia

July 17, 2006

Channel NewsAsia: HSBC, OCBC, UOB and Standard Chartered are teaming up in Malaysia to launch a shared ATM service. The partnership means their customers will…

Banks, credit unions enter remittance market game

July 16, 2006

San Francisco Chronicle: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank and a number of credit unions in the United States are beginning to offer transfer remittance…