Pre-paid bank cards set to invade Britain

August 11, 2005

Datamonitor: Credit card providers are hoping to introduce pre-paid cards to United Kingdom consumers in an effort to draw in millions of new customers who are…

Wachovia rolls out ATM card for Hispanic customers

August 10, 2005

HispanicBusiness.com: Wachovia Bank plans to roll out a new ATM card for its Hispanic customers in the Washington area next month to help them send money to…

Contactless payments have unique security risks

August 9, 2005

ePaynews: With Datamonitor predicting the market for contactless payment tokens to grow by 47 percent through 2009, contactless smart cards appear to be moving…

Security will be focus of ATMIA ATM Debit Summit

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 8, 2005

Security, identity theft, reaching unbanked consumers and the ins and outs of Plus' new ATM operator rules are slated for discussion at ATMIA's September ATM…

Number of ATMs expected to grow everywhere but North America

August 8, 2005

The Business Journal of Milwaukee: The number of ATMs throughout the world will expand over the next five years, while North America's global market share of…

Mosaic, Level Four join forces

August 7, 2005

LONDON - Mosaic Software, an S1 company and global provider of payment processing software, and Level Four Software, a provider of ATM and POS test and…

First Data expands Asian presence

August 7, 2005

SHANGHAI, China - First Data Corp., a global provider of electronic commerce and payment services, has significantly expanded its presence in China and North…

Coupons introduced at U.K. ATMs

August 4, 2005

Media Week: It will be the first time that ATM:ad has offered money-off coupons on products as part of its promotions.

GASA aims to separate ATM fraud, identity theft

August 4, 2005

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Global ATM Security Alliance has moved to dissociate ATM fraud from identity theft in order to clear up public misconceptions which…

Diebold's Vectra concept wins design award

August 2, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - In 2004, Diebold Inc. created a concept terminal that put a "twist" on the traditional ATM - literally. 

Japanese banking group to allow ATM cash advances through cell phones

August 1, 2005

Forbes.com: Officials of the UFJ banking group in Tokyo said July 29 that UFJ will start offering a service Aug. 10 in which customers can use their mobile…

Indian postal department prepares for ATMs

August 1, 2005

The Hindu Business Line: The Department of Post in New Delhi, India, is making a blueprint for setting up its own nationwide network of ATMs for postal-savings…

GPS promise yet to be realized at the ATM

The industry has been buzzing about global-positioning systems that would help deployers track down stolen ATMs. But the technology's expense and shortcomings…

RBS Lynk, ATM USA introduce Internet processing for ATMs

July 31, 2005

The Green Sheet: RBS Lynk, a leading payment processor, and ATM USA, one of the nation's largest ATM distributors, have announced plans to introduce Internet…

Wincor expands outsourcing business, signs deal with Dutch bank

July 28, 2005

PADERBORN, Germany - Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO signed a multiyear deal with Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH to hand over operation of its more than 2,00…

Cash back at the POS versus the ATM

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 26, 2005

ATM deployers have been keeping watchful eyes on cash-back transactions at the POS, but a recent study shows that cash back at the POS might not be as popular…

Smart card eliminates ATM fraud in Malaysia

July 26, 2005

Bernama.com: The chip-based smart card has succeeded in stamping out theft from ATMs at banks in Malaysia. Since the card's introduction in 2003, there had…

Fury over ATM cash fees in UK continues

July 25, 2005

Manchester Evening News: Consumer groups in the United Kingdom have accused the government of complacency over its refusal to restrict the number of…

Cashless society myth dispelled

July 24, 2005

Easier.com: The U.K. Post Office's Cash Nation survey reveals that the United Kingdom is still a nation of cash lovers. According to the survey, one person out…

ATMIA launches global fraud alert service

July 24, 2005

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association announced in a July 25 news release the launch of a global fraud alert service that focuses on multichannel…