Wincor Nixdorf creates institutional ATM solution

July 21, 2004

DRESDEN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf has installed an ATM in a home for mentally handicapped people that will be used by residents of the institution to obtain…

Euronet acquires Texas prepaid provider

July 21, 2004

LEAWOOD, Kan. - PaySpot, Inc., a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: EEFT) that provides prepaid services in the United States, has acquired Call…

Germany's Commerzbank to pilot cash recycling ATMs

July 14, 2004

BERLIN - The Commerzbank AG will roll out 100 Rondo 4cashcycle+ cash recycling systems from KEBA, beginning in autumn of 2004.

Free ATM access boosts profile of payroll cards

by Sherry Yang

July 13, 2004

Payroll cards let employers distribute wages via a stored value card rather than a paper check or electronic deposit into a traditional banking account. They…

Wraps leverage ATM advertising potential

by Sherry Yang

July 13, 2004

Television, radio and print media have established systems for gauging the size of their audiences. At first, ATM advertising didn't, which made it difficult…

Free ATM access boosts payroll cards' profile

July 12, 2004

Surcharge-free ATMs may help boost acceptance of payroll cards, which show a strong growth potential. Payroll administrators like to be able to give their…

Banks offer members reciprocal access in Malaysia, Indonesia

July 12, 2004

MALAYSIA - Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS) has teamed up with PT Artajasa, its Indonesian counterpart, to provide cross-border automated teller…

Credit Union is first in U.S. to use NCR's image-based deposit technology

July 11, 2004

DAYTON, Ohio - Illinois-based Baxter Credit Union is among the first credit unions in the U.S. to utilize NCR Corporation's (NYSE: NCR) imaged-based "No…

Another step toward audio ATMs

July 6, 2004

The Office of Management and Budget on June 25 approved for publication a set of revised guidelines for the Americans with Disabilities Act -- including a…

Getting personal at the ATM

While the ATM is a highly efficient and convenient delivery channel, it doesn't elicit a lot of warm-and-fuzzy reactions from users. But that could change. ATM…

Forging Your Bank's Link in the New Currency Supply Chain

June 30, 2004

Today's currency supply chain is in a state of sustained change. According to Carreker, all FIs will feel the effect of the supply chain's breaking and…

Remote key distribution may improve compliance rates, security

by Sherry Yang

June 29, 2004

Trying to improve PIN security, EFT networks require their members to use a unique encryption key for each ATM. While the requirement has been ignored by some…

Taiwan begins switch to chip cards

June 29, 2004

TAIWAN - Beginning next month, holders of ATM cards will have to upgrade to integrated-circuit or smart cards in a bid to counter the increasingly severe…

ATM vet Bob Cannon is now president of prepaid firm

June 29, 2004

SUGARLAND, Texas - XL Payment Systems, Inc. has introduced a pre-paid debit card program designed to serve the unbanked and under banked populations.

ATM growth predicted in Vietnam

June 20, 2004

HANOI - Vietnam will likely have about 2,000 ATMs in the next few years, said Ta Quang Tien, director of the State Bank of Vietnam's Information Technology…

Payroll cards may help reduce migrant muggings

June 16, 2004

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust of West Palm Beach hopes to reduce muggings of migrant workers by replacing their rolls of cash with…

Reviving the ATM wrap

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June 15, 2004

ATM wraps -- sheets of vinyl that can be applied to toppers, enclosures or ATM themselves -- were once pitched as a possible revenue generator. While that…

Operational improvements driving move to Windows

June 15, 2004

Streamlining ATM operations, not adding functionality, appears to be the main driver behind the migration away from an OS/2 ATM operating system to Microsoft…

ACI licenses Brixlogic IFX Simulator software

June 14, 2004

SAN MATEO, Calif. - ACI Worldwide has licensed IFX Simulator software for development of ACI's new IFX-based (Interactive Financial Exchange protocol) ATM…

UK ATMs, transactions grow in '03

June 14, 2004

LONDON - Britons withdrew a record £144.1 billion (U.S. $263.5 billion) from the UK's ATMs in 2003.