My 3-month experiment paying for everything by phone

George Wallner says people were wowed when he whipped out his phone instead of a card, but are "cool" and "convenient" enough to establish a new mode of…

London transport authority ends cash payment for bus fares

February 3, 2014

According to Transport for London, the 1 percent of Londoners who pay bus fares with cash cost the city 24 million pounds ($39.15 million) per year. So, the…

Independent review firm names '10 best EMV compliance consultants' for February

February 3, 2014

Topcreditcardprocessors.com has ranked the 10 best EMV compliance consulting firms for the month of February. Each month, the payment processor review firm…

Interswitch brings cardless mobile ATM withdrawals to Nigeria

January 31, 2014

The African payments company Interswitch Transnational has added cardless ATM withdrawals for mobile money users to its Quickteller service. Quickteller allows…

Infographic: BLE vs. NFC

This infographic compares the key similarities and differences between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons and Near Field Communications (NFC) in how they are…

Polymer banknotes: On one side

There are some things for ATM operators to like about polymer banknotes, such as durability and anti-counterfeit security.

Polymer banknotes: On the other side

Polymer notes will save the Bank of England billions, but at what cost to ATM operators and others in the cash-handling industry?

How mobile payments will evolve

George Wallner says, "There's not anything wrong with [today's] technology, it's just not supported." (From the ATM & Mobile Executive Summit.)

Free Mercator research series sums up 2014 financial services outlook

January 28, 2014

Will 2014 be a year of fundamental change in payments, or is the industry just tinkering with user interfaces on the fringes while addressing other issues?

ATMs play a role in FIs’ omnichannel goals

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

Mercator Advisory Group's recent "2013 ATM Market Benchmark Report" examines the ways in which the ATM channel is assisting financial institutions in their…

Mobile money transforms Kenyan banking market

January 27, 2014

Sixty percent of Kenyans now use their mobile phone for banking transactions and 64 percent of Kenyans send or receive money locally through their mobile…

2014 ATM software trends survey now open

January 27, 2014

The online survey for the 2014 ATM Software Trends and Analysis Guide is now open and survey co-sponsors KAL and ATM Marketplace are sending out an invitation…

Indian security company supplements manpower with technology

January 27, 2014

Banks across several Indian states and local jurisdictions have been told that they must increase security at their ATMs or risk having them shut down — an…

E-payments industry continues to face hurdles

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

In its seventh annual overview of the status of the electronic payments industry, Digital Transactions looks closely at ongoing interchange issues, virtual…

Will cupcakes save the ATM from extinction?

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

Is Apple coming around to NFC?

January 20, 2014

Apple has filed a patent for a process that connects wireless devices to POS terminals using more than one interface. The patent describes the use of NFC or…

Study: RBR forecasts accelerating growth in ATM market through 2018

January 16, 2014

The number of ATMs installed worldwide increased by more than 180,000 during 2012 to reach 2.6 million at the end of the year. At 8 percent, the global market…

US IAD survey closing on Friday, Jan. 17

January 16, 2014

The fourth annual U.S. independent ATM deployers survey will close at end-of-day Friday, Jan. 17. Co-sponsors Kahuna ATM Solutions and the ATM Industry…

Study: Prepaid distribution in the US

January 13, 2014

New research from Mercator Advisory Group, "Prepaid Distribution Strategies in the United States," examines the tactics available to prepaid card program…

Credit card, prepaid spending up in December

January 13, 2014

Payments processor First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for the period of Dec. 3–30, 2013, as compared with Dec. 4–31, 2012.