It's official: MasterCard and Visa will share EMV debit solutions

August 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.

What's in your wallet, and is that your coffee?

by 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…

Next generation cash management in the cloud

by Brendan Burge

Editor’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.

ATMIA seeks participants for global benchmarking project

July 25, 2013

The ATM Industry Association is preparing for its second round of global benchmarking in partnership with Value Partners Management Consulting, which executed…

EAST releases midyear ATM fraud stats for Europe

July 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…

A good 30 years before innovation threatens cash

by 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…

The secret of the 'second screen'

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Five reasons why, sooner or later, we'll all take mobile-initiated ATM transactions for granted.

Webinar will examine the ATM's past - and its prospects for the future

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

As the saying goes, 'To know where you're going, you have to know where you've been.'

Branding for millennials: updated marketing required

by 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…

ATM innovations make a big impression

July 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…

Respondents wanted for 2013 Security and Fraud Survey

July 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…

The war on cash

It's more like a war on choice.

Study: Debit issuers adjust to 'New Normal'

July 15, 2013

Financial institutions are feeling the pain of debit interchange restrictions imposed by the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank; the question is where they fall on…

The ATM in consumers' pockets

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

The ATM and banking industries are continually working to embrace new technology, including mobile commerce. ATMs can cost-effectively provide the link between…

First Data publishes June spending analysis

July 12, 2013

E-commerce and payment processing specialist First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis of consumer spending at U.S. merchant locations…

New study identifies massive risks facing mobile payments

July 12, 2013

Just when you thought mobile payments might be gaining some credibility, risk analysts at U.K. consultant Riskskill have released what can only be called a…

M-PESA meets Bitcoin with new service in Kenya

July 12, 2013

Known as one of the most innovative — and to date, successful — mobile money programs in the world, Kenya's M-PESA is now dabbling in virtual currencies thanks…

June ATM cash withdrawals in S Africa hit new high

July 12, 2013

South Africa's average cash withdrawal values in June reached a new high for the year at R475.98 ($47.46), an increase of 2.5 percent over the previous month…

Unwrapping the riddle of Bitcoin (infographic)

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Everyone's talking about the virtual currency, but does anyone really understand it?

ATMs and prepaids: plugging the unbanked into traditional financial services

For those outside the banking system, the ATM can be the payments hub for "plugging in" to a modern economy.