Restaurants popularize order-and-pay, but 2 in 5 patrons still use cash

March 13, 2018

Restaurant checks paid via mobile app grew 50 percent last year, according to a study from NPD Group. However, cash still accounts for 2 in 5 restaurant…

Will real-time payments really transform the US market?

Real-time payments infrastructure officially arrived in the U.S. with the launch of The Clearing House RTP system in November. Will the technology ultimately…

Digital Check study of postal banks hints at possible future for US bank branches

March 9, 2018

Postal banking isn't likely to catch on in the United States in the near future, but its underlying principles could play a role in branch transformation…

EAST publishes 1st ATM crime update of 2018

March 9, 2018

The European Association for Secure Transactions has published its first European Fraud Update for 2018, based on country crime updates provided by…

ATM, merchant card reader compromises hit new high

March 7, 2018

The number of payment cards compromised at U.S. ATMs and merchant locations climbed 10 percent in 2017, according to Silicon Valley-based FICO. The number of…

Mobile banking UX 'asks too much of millennials,' study finds

March 7, 2018

No surprise here: Millennials lead the way in adoption of mobile banking, at 47 percent, while boomers lag at 23 percent. However, millennials are also the…

'Customers want to be recognized': Designing the ideal digital banking experience

Jim Ensign, chief digital officer at Republic Bank, discusses how financial services providers can improve their customers' experience by seeking to understand…

Online card payments to double by 2022

March 6, 2018

The number of card payments made online worldwide is set to jump from 29 billion in 2016 to 70 billion in 2022, according to Global Payment Cards Data and…

Amazon exploring consumer checking account offering, reports say

March 6, 2018

Don't say you weren't expecting it …

New Jersey increases number of bitcoin ATMs

March 1, 2018

North Bergen, New Jersey, now has its first cryptocurrency ATM. The machine allows users to exchange U.S. currency for bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum.

Third-party financial apps 'drive a wedge' between FIs, account holders, study warns

March 1, 2018

Malauzai Software, a provider of mobile and internet solutions for community financial institutions, has released its Monkey Insights trend report on internet…

Removal of small-town ATMs raises protest in Quebec

February 28, 2018

Several small towns in the Canadian province of Quebec are about to lose their community's only cash machine, and residents of those towns are unhappy about it.

ATMIA intros industry research portal

February 26, 2018

The ATM Industry Association has launched an industry research portal to help members find free and reasonably priced research reports recommended by the…

Cash falling from favor in UK, report finds

February 21, 2018

This year in Britain, debit cards will surpass cash as consumers' preferred method of payment — especially in cities.

Allpoint approaches 7K ATM installations at Walgreens

February 21, 2018

Allpoint Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardtronics, is approaching the 7,000 mark for ATM installations at Walgreens drugstores nationwide — including…

CUSOs partner to offer digital banking development platform for CUs

February 21, 2018

Members Development Company, a CUSO that facilitates collaborative R&D for more than 50 large credit unions, is teaming up with Constellation Digital…

New ATMIA research partnership comes with member discount perk

February 19, 2018

The ATM Industry Association has formed a research partnership with Plus One Minus One, a software analytics group.

Transfast, State Bank of India ink remittances deal

February 19, 2018

Transfast, a provider of remittance solutions with a presence in more than 125 countries, has entered an agreement with India's largest FI, State Bank of…

An oasis in the cash desert: How UK FIs can reinvent the ATM channel

The U.K. banking industry is being challenged to allay consumers' fears over the loss of thousands of branches, while keeping free ATMs profitable enough to…

Study finds high engagement with banking apps among US smartphone users

February 14, 2018

Of adults in the United States who use a smartphone, 63 percent have at least one financial app installed, and the average smartphone user has 2.5 financial…