Royal Bank uses contest to promote mobile top-ups at ATMs

May 18, 2004

LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland's customers who use the bank's ATMs over the next month to top-up mobile phones stand to win one of six prizes worth £150 (U.S.

UK's Cardpoint in talks to acquire 800 bank ATMs

May 18, 2004

LONDON - Shares in independent ATM operator Cardpoint were suspended on May 18 while the company negotiates the acquisition of 800 ATMs from HBOS

InstaPay PINs Internet payment hopes on pad

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May 10, 2004

InstaPay Systems Inc. has spent the last four years developing what the company claims is the first patented production system for delivering encrypted…

Wells Fargo puts 'multi' in multi-lingual ATMs

May 3, 2004

EL PASO, Texas - Though most financial institutions offer English and Spanish language options at their ATMs, some also feature more uncommon choices like…

UK's Nationwide expanding ATM advertising program

May 2, 2004

LONDON - Nationwide Building Society will introduce on-screen advertising across its entire ATM network after purchasing an additional 1,500 ATM:ad software…

7-Eleven intros proprietary prepaid wireless

April 28, 2004

DALLAS - 7-Eleven, Inc., this month willl become the first retailer to launch its own prepaid wireless service using major names in the cell-phone industry…

Level Four updates software with XFS extension

April 21, 2004

LONDON - Level Four Software, a provider of ATM test and development software, has released an XFS extension to its core product, ATM Channel Development…

IFX Forum publishes ATM/POS Implementation Guide

April 19, 2004

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum has published a comprehensive ATM/POS Implementation Guide, designed to help business and…

Star intros remote ATM mngt. service

April 12, 2004

DENVER - Star Systems, a First Data company, has become the first company in the U.S. to develop and deploy advanced remote content management capabilities for…

Certegy's pull-out may signal larger problems for 7-Eleven's Vcom

April 7, 2004

DALLAS - The recent abrupt withdrawal of Certegy Inc. from 7-Eleven's Vcom program could signal larger troubles.

S. Africa to put govt. benefits on ATM cards

April 4, 2004

PRETORIA, South Africa - About 400 000 people who earn unemployment and maternity benefits will no longer be required to queue at payout points to claim their…

ATM Future Trends report available

March 30, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - ATMmarketplace has launched its ATM Future Trends Report, which includes results of a survey administered to members of the site's Future…

Switzerland adding mobile recharge to ATMs

March 24, 2004

GENEVA - Beginning in May, Orange Switzerland will allow its mobile users with Yellow accounts to recharge their Orange pre-paid accounts at any Swiss ATM with…

Oregon offers unemployment benefits via prepaid card

March 23, 2004

PORTLAND, Ore. - Jobless Oregonians can now obtain their money with a first-in-the-nation debit card for unemployment benefits launched this month by the state…

Mobile recharge offered at Indian ATMs

March 23, 2004

HYDERABAD, India - Cellular service provider IDEA now allows its pre-paid subscribers to recharge their cards at ATMs and through SMS.

PNC adding multiple language options to ATMs

March 17, 2004

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - PNC Bank has begun to roll out ATMs with screen options in seven languages. By the end of April, the bank expects to provide the options at…

Co-Op Network's paper addresses ATM industry changes

March 14, 2004

ONTARIO, Calif. - Co-Op Network has issued a white paper titled "Managing ATM Capital Investments: Strategies for Credit Unions," which provides a guide for…

Coinstar expands prepaid presence with CellCards acquisition

March 14, 2004

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) has acquired CellCards of Illinois, L.L.C., formerly a majority owned subsidiary of American Payment Systems…

BT, Travelex testing ATM/payphone combos in UK

March 8, 2004

LONDON - The payphone, which has suffered in recent years because of the ubiquity of mobile phones, may be getting a new lease of life through a joint venture…

Bank of India outsources core banking to HP

February 29, 2004

BANGALORE, India - In one of the biggest IT deals in India, HP has signed a 10-year outsourcing contract from Bank of India (BoI), valued at $150 million.