Bitcoin ATM does $100K in transactions in 1st 8 days

November 8, 2013

Two weeks ago, the first Bitcoin ATM went live in Vancouver, Canada. So far, traffic at the machine is encouraging to the ATM's maker, Robocoin.

Study: US prepaid card market forecast for 2013-2016

November 8, 2013

Growth in the prepaid card industry has slowed and may remain depressed, by comparison with past years, due to ongoing economic turmoil and increased…

Community banks embracing branch reinvention, too

November 7, 2013

Major U.S. banks have been engaged in branch reinvention for a few years. Now smaller players are beginning to embrace the trend, as well.

Who cares about branch transformation?

by Terrina Rishel — CEO, ATM Authority, LLC

Thinner margins, loan losses, economic pressures, expensive regulation and stiff competition have created the need for banks to conduct an in-depth analysis of…

Looking for an ATM? Put on your glasses

November 1, 2013

Or more specifically your Google Glass. Banks such as Spain's Banco Sabadell and Ukraine's PrivatBank are already eyeing the technology — Sabadell has created…

Low-tech fraud, explosive attacks on the rise for Europe's ATMs

October 29, 2013

EAST has published its European ATM crime report covering the period from January to June of 2013. The report shows that while the incidence of card skimming…

Spotlight on the ATM: regulations, innovations and prognostications

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

A Q&A panel discussion sheds light on the ATM industry issues that keep deployers up at night.

World's first bitcoin ATM goes online tomorrow

October 28, 2013

Sometime tomorrow, a coffeehouse in Vancouver, Canada, will acquire the distinction of being home to the first and only (for a short while, anyway) bitcoin ATM…

Study: ATM market 2013-2019

October 28, 2013

Transparency Market Research, a market intelligence company, has issued a new study covering the worldwide ATM industry: "ATM Market — Global Industry…

Almost all Kenyan ATMs now EMV compliant

October 24, 2013

According to the Kenya Bankers Association, 96 percent of Kenya's ATMs have migrated to the EMV standard.

The lifecycle of a fraud

Fraud such as counterfeit card use at ATMs will certainly drop with EMV, but as UK stats show, it can still rise again.

Study: The technologies FIs are using to meld self-service and semi self-service

October 23, 2013

In new a new research report, "Interaction and Advice via Evolving Banking Channels," Mercator Advisory Group looks at the practical ways in which financial…

Infosys survey: Banks looking to mobile to lead innovation

October 23, 2013

Banks increasingly feel the need to innovate, according to a new survey, and they're looking to mobile to lead those efforts.

Stockholm set for largest Bitcoin conference

October 23, 2013

The Stockholm School of Economics will host a conference to discuss the future of Bitcoin, and with 250 people reportedly signed up, it could be Scandinavia's…

Bitcoin prices rebound after Silk Road closure

October 21, 2013

The digital peer-to-peer currency Bitcoin has seen its price bounce back after a market crash in April. The price on Mt. Gox, the largest exchange, hit $197.4…

How Wells Fargo continuously improves the ATM customer experience

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The FI aims to give customers what they want in their ATM and branch experience before they even realize that they want it.

Study: India's FIs to see a bump in IT spending

October 20, 2013

As Indian FIs ramp up efforts to extend the nation's ATM network to reach the rural unbanked, they're also ramping up their IT services — at least in some…

Survey: How Americans pay each other

October 17, 2013

Financial services tech provider Fiserv Inc. has released the results of its 2013 "How Americans Pay Each Other" national survey. No surprise to ATM operators…

Mobey Forum explores mobile wallet strategies for FIs

October 17, 2013

Mobile banking collaborative Mobey Forum has released a new white paper, "Mobile Wallet: Strategic Options for Banks." In it, the forum posits that if FIs are…

Aussie bank intros self-service enabled 'Smart Store'

October 17, 2013

National Australia Bank has opened its first "Smart Store." The reinvented branch concept dispenses with traditional tellers and lets customers choose from a…