by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research
People often ask me if ATM hardware is commoditised. The answer, perhaps surprisingly for a product that is nearly 46 years old, is no. ATM hardware continues…
read nowby Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World
The European Commission has for many years been concerned that the two international card schemes — Visa and MasterCard — are controlled from outside Europe.
read nowAugust 8, 2013
Consumers are increasingly banking through mobile and tablet devices, but this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in how consumers use…
read nowby David Tente — Executive Director, USA, ATM Industry Association
"What about mobile and contactless at the ATM?" It doesn't take long before most conversations about the future of the ATM channel generate this question.
read nowAugust 8, 2013
ATM withdrawal activity in South Africa metered a decrease in July, pulling back from a holiday high in June. This according to the Spark Cash Index, which…
read nowThere is a definite imbalance in the advertising war on cash. We have seen the credit card companies, debit card providers, e-payment companies and even fringe…
read nowAugust 7, 2013
The prepaid value chain has evolved in response to regulatory changes and market volatility. However, with no one "right way" to maximize its utility…
read nowby Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM
Millennials are looking to financial services providers for lower, more transparent fees and convenient access to their money. In order to meet their needs…
read nowby Todd Nuttall — CEO of Better ATM Services, Better ATM Services
Coinstar (now called Outer Wall) recently purchased a creative kiosk/ATM fleet of about 400 locations for more than $350 million. Not your typical acquisition…
read nowAugust 1, 2013
You can check the "plays well with others" box on next quarter's report cards. MasterCard and Visa have announced an agreement to license their common U.S.
read nowby Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
It's good to be back behind my desk after a couple of weeks off. The July 4th week was spent alongside a lake in Minnesota — something I have wanted to do ever…
read nowEditor’s Note: Counting on Currency offers the following blog not as a recommendation or confirmation of the solution, but simply as a newsworthy new idea.
read nowJuly 25, 2013
The ATM Industry Association is preparing for its second round of global benchmarking in partnership with Value Partners Management Consulting, which executed…
read nowJuly 25, 2013
ATM-related fraud losses continue to migrate away from EMV chip liability shift areas, and the U.S. continues to be the top location for such losses, according…
read nowby Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc
A new study by Loomis AB concludes that although payments innovations will reduce consumers' use of cash over time, new methods of payment will not show a…
read nowby Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications
Five reasons why, sooner or later, we'll all take mobile-initiated ATM transactions for granted.
read nowby Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications
As the saying goes, 'To know where you're going, you have to know where you've been.'
read nowby Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM
I can't stop raving about my financial institution's new iPhone application. It's been in development for more than a year and I have been eagerly awaiting its…
read nowJuly 17, 2013
The BBC did some poking around last month in the exhibition hall at European ATMs 2013 and seems to have been impressed by "a host of prototype terminals that…
read nowJuly 17, 2013
The ATM Industry Association is urging all industry members to participate in the organization's security and fraud survey. And it's offering the incentive of…
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