Retail bill-payment: One solution, two approaches

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 26, 2006

Two giants of financial self-service choose different paths to expand their retail bill-payment kiosk programs.

Iraq gets first ATM

March 26, 2006

Portal Iraq: The Trade Bank of Iraq made the first ATM in Iraq available to the public last week. The ATM, which is linked to the Visa network, is located in…

Aussies' cash back option could check out

March 26, 2006

Herald Sun: Australian shoppers could lose the convenience of cash back at the POS in retail stores if the Reserve Bank goes ahead with cutting interchange…

Allpoint signs New Jersey's largest credit union

March 26, 2006

BETHESDA, Md. - Allpoint, the United States' largest surcharge-free ATM network, announced in a news release the signing of New Jersey's largest credit union…

Remote deposit still in infancy

March 26, 2006

BOSTON - According to a new report released by Aite Group LLC, the number of U.S. banks offering remote deposit is expected increase more than 1,000 percent by…

S1 replaces software platform for Greek bank

March 23, 2006

Computer Business Review: Greece's ATEbank is replacing its existing ATM software platform with S1 Corp.'s Postilion suite. The platform allows the bank to…

Belgian communications company moves toward SEPA compliance

March 23, 2006

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Eufiserv Sc is moving forward with an ATM card scheme to comply with the Single Euro Payment Area Cards Framework. According to a news…

Diebold's Pointrac aids Ohio credit union in branch expansion

March 23, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Choosing optimal sites for financial institutions and public utilities is a specialty for consulting firm Verdi & Company, a…

Threshold partners with Canadian FI for transaction-processing, ATM driving

March 23, 2006

TORONTO - Threshold Financial Technologies Inc. announced in a news release that it will take over all transaction-processing (issuer and acquirer) and ATM…

Welfare recipients pay high fees at ATM for benefits

March 23, 2006

CBS (Denver) Channel-4: Denver welfare recipients have paid more than $1.8 million in ATM fees in the last two years to access their benefits, The Denver Post…

NCR to resell Trend Micro's VirusWall

March 22, 2006

AME Info: Through a targeted deal for its German customers and resellers, NCR Corp.  will begin reselling Trend Micro Inc.'s Trend Micro Network VirusWall 300.

B of A, China Construction Bank cut ATM fees

March 22, 2006

Houston Chronicle: Bank of America Corp. has reached a deal with a Chinese bank to offer customers of both banks free ATM access while traveling abroad.

French banking group deploys NCR's Intelligent Deposit at 87 ATMs

March 22, 2006

PARIS - NCR Corp. announced the rollout of 30 NCR Personas M Series 87 ATMs, with image-based Intelligent Deposit capabilities, at Crédit Agricole Martinique…

Debit-card fraud underscores legal loopholes

March 22, 2006

The Register: Recent widespread debit-card fraud likely has roots in three major data leaks that occurred in the last six months. (Read also, Debit card crime…

Cardtronics signs ATM branding deal with Wachovia

March 21, 2006

HOUSTON - Cardtronics Inc., the world's largest owner/operator of ATMs, signed an ATM branding agreement with Wachovia Corp., the fourth-largest bank holding…

ATMs headed for $20 billion market

March 21, 2006

Circuits Assembly: The global market for self-service machines, nearly $11.3 billion in 2005, is expected to reach $24 billion by 2010, an average annual…

Bahrain bank outsources ATM service to Euronet

March 21, 2006

Gulf Daily News: Bahrain Islamic Bank is outsourcing its ATM network and credit card management to Euronet Middle East, a joint venture between Euronet World…

Diebold promotes ATM advertising solution to FIs

March 21, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - More than 116 financial institutions across the United States and Canada are using Diebold Inc.'s Agilis software to enhance their brands…

TrustBank chooses INvolve Distributed Client

March 21, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. - Olney, Ill.-based TrustBank ($150 million in assets), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rich Land Bancorp Inc. announced in a news release the…

TNS acquires Sonic Global Solutions' U.S. unit

March 20, 2006

Finextra: Transaction Network Services Inc. acquired Sonic USA Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with the TPII and TP-CMS software products of Sonic…