Smart-card maker's revenue, profit improve

March 8, 2006

MarketWatch: Smart-card maker Axalto reported a 1.4 percent increase in annual profit to $57.1 million, with revenue up 3.3 percent to $992 million. The…

German bank selects NCR's deposit, recycling tech

March 7, 2006

AUGSBURG, Germany - Germany's Kreissparkasse Bank announced in a news release that it expects to deploy NCR Corp.'s Personas M Series ATMs in its main branch…

Citibank responds to ATM fraud concerns

March 6, 2006

SecurityFocus: A post on blogger Web site Boing Boing suggesting that Citibank may be battling a new ATM fraud issue has garnered some attention. Citibank said…

EAST publishes European ATM crime stats

March 6, 2006

PERTH, England - The European ATM Security Team, EAST, which is supported by Europol and includes representation from 23 European states, published its most…

RESEARCH: Putting identity theft into perspective

March 5, 2006

EMV cards provide consumers secure POS payments and ATM cash withdrawals. Now one expert explores the role EMV cards could play elsewhere in ensuring consumer…

SURVEY: Reaching the unbanked

March 5, 2006

Chicago's The Center for Financial Services Innovation conducted an industry survey in November to learn how many financial services companies and institutions…

Using real-time ATMs for improved customer relationships, profitability

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March 5, 2006

Even though ATMs have been around a long time, FIs are still leery of using them as marketing tools ... at least to their full marketing potential.

Info Touch finds potential in pilot with Cardtronics

March 5, 2006

Digital Transactions: The idea of merging financial-services kiosks with ATMs will be tested this spring when Info Touch Technologies Corp. and ATM deployer…

Asia Pay adds former MasterCard VP to board

March 5, 2006

HONG KONG - Asia Payment Systems Inc. appointed Rosaline Tam to its board of directors. Tam has more than 25 years' experience in financial services…

EMV standards could slow compliance with 2010 SEPA deadline

March 5, 2006

ePaynews.com: Interoperability issues between EMV-based card terminals and bank acquirers' host systems are predicted as the SEPA deadline of 2010 nears. Under…

Diebold Opteva ATMs recognized for innovation, leadership

March 5, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc.'s Opteva family of ATMs received the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership Award, according to a news…

De La Rue upgrades sorters for new $10 bill

March 5, 2006

HAMPSHIRE, England - De La Rue Plc. announced in a news release that it is working with the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Federal Reserve to ensure…

U.K. customers willing to pay for ATM convenience

March 5, 2006

News & Star: A survey of local shops in the United Kingdom found that nine out of 22 venues visited charged customers to get money from ATMs or through…

Fierce competition between FIs and independents expected to fade

March 5, 2006

ePaynews.com: Traditional banks typically fear non-banking firms but most observers believe both financial institutions and independents will have to co-exist…

ATMIA launches best practices for ATM business efficiency

March 2, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association announced in a news release the publishing of international best practices for ATM business efficiency.

STUDY: Cash use declines to card use in U.S.

March 2, 2006

WASHINGTON - Cash use in the United States is declining, according to the 2005-2006 Study of Consumer Payment Preferences - a nationwide consumer…

CCB expands deployment of Kalignite ATM software

March 2, 2006

EDINBURGH, England - China Construction Bank, the largest bank in China, deployed KAL's Kalignite multivendor software platform to more than 6,000 ATMs in its…

DiTronics inks support, dispatch services deal with Solvport

March 1, 2006

LAS VEGAS - DiTronics Financial Services, which provides ATMs and cash-advance and check-cashing services to the gaming industry, Feb. 1 outsourced phone…

Info Touch, Circle K deploy ZapLink in Texas

March 1, 2006

BURNABY, British Columbia - Info Touch Technologies Corp. is expected to deploy 25 ZapLink kiosks at select Circle K Stores Inc. convenience stores in El Paso…

Check 21: Analyzing the benefits of check image exchange

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

February 28, 2006

Check 21 went into effect in October 2004, but adoption of Check 21 technology has been slow. Designed to simplify check processing, increase business…