A Surging Industry

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August 11, 2003

The surge is coming, says eFunds' Kevin Reager, who sees a shift change on the scale of the 1996 elmination of the surcharge ban soon.

IP is growing option for ATMs

The ATM infrastructure is overdue for an overhaul, especially in the telecommunications arena.

Opinionated industry execs needed for Round Table

August 3, 2003

ATMmarketplace is looking for some ATM industry types with the right stuff for its spotlight on Future Trends

Fraud fight gets more proactive at ATMs

August 3, 2003

As ATM fraud continues to create problems, some industry players advocate taking a more active role. 

Essay: New Standards And Technologies Are Changing The ATM World

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August 3, 2003

Traditional ATMs are changing in many ways, according to ACI Worldwide's senior product manager Rick DuVall.

Wincor Nixdorf intros new modules to combat ATM fraud

July 29, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- ATM manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf has developed security modules designed to protect ATM users from fraud attacks such as the Lebanese loop and…

Poll shows Americans favor bank branches

July 29, 2003

CHICAGO -- "Banking customers still love bricks and mortar," said Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Tuesday Briefing, a weekly online newsletter.

TowerGroup predicts rise of prepaid phone top-ups at ATM

July 29, 2003

NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Consulting firm TowerGroup, in a new report entitled "Island of Opportunity in a World of Withdrawals? Prepaid Top-Up Emerges at U.S. ATMs,…

Inventor patents ATM that can be used for money transfer, online payments

July 29, 2003

ATLANTA -- Carl Amos, an inventor in Atlanta, recently patented a way to pay for online transactions with bills and coins rather than credit or banking cards.

Top-ups at ATM move into market

A year after ATM vendors and deployers began to move toward adding prepaid phone top-ups to their ATMs, a rollout of the functionality seems to be gaining…

Wide

Until recently, choosing ATM software couldn't have been simpler -- because hardware and software always came in a proprietary package deal. But that's…

ATMs turn 30 in July

July 6, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The first patent on the automated teller machine is 30 this month. And what a steadfast friend it has been.

Use of ATM testing software is on the rise

While ATM deployers are interested in offering new services, they are leery of upsetting ATM users with anomalies at the machine. The handful of companies that…

Human touch at the ATM -- without the human

NCR's Advanced Solutions team believes that avatars, or 'virtual humans,' can be used to help guide users through new and more complex transactions.

ATM cash recycling clears regulatory hurdles

While cash recycling systems have been around for several years, regulations concerning the handling of counterfeit notes have held them back in some parts of…

ISOs getting brand conscious

When it comes to ATMs, ISOs and financial institutions generally take separate paths. Profit drives ISO programs, while customer service is the main motivation…

ATM wraps redux?

Is it the right time to revive the ATM advertising wrap? A New York media company thinks so. The company, Alternative Display Systems, has filled a database…

ATMIA launches new chapters

The ATM Industry Association wants to have a presence anywhere ATMs are found. The ATMIA already has chapters in North America, Europe, Africa and…

charityATM makes it easy for ATM deployers to give

While the ATM industry is not generally noted for its warm and fuzzy mentality, Robert Greene of charityATM thinks deployers can feel good about themselves -…

Service could have cross-over appeal for ATMs, kiosks

What's good for the ATM is good for the kiosk, and vice versa. Based on this principle, several service companies are seeking to expand their customer bases by…