No 'easy money' for some Hollanders as village ATMs shut down

March 18, 2013

Quick and easy access to cash is not to be taken for granted these days in the Netherlands. Around the country, ATMs and bank branches have been vanishing from…

Lottery ticket-dispensing ATMs; a good bet?

At ATMIA US 2013, Doug Falcone, EVP of national dealer sales at Cardtronics, explains how the company's lottery ticket-dispensing ATMs work. Cardtronics has…

Prepaid cards and ATMs: a perfect pairing (video)

From coupon deals with local merchants to open-loop prepaid ventures with the likes of Visa and MasterCard and a multi-merchant myGift card offering with…

Kahuna-ATMIA Study IDs IAD's biggest worries

Shrinking interchange, EMV liability shifts and ADA lawsuits ranked among the top concerns this year for independent ATM deployers in the U.S., according to…

New ATM targets Millennial generation

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

Influenced by the expectations of the Millennial generation (aka "Gen Y"), Diebold Inc. is reimagining the automated teller machine. The company has developed…

February ATM withdrawals unexpectedly low in SA

March 12, 2013

After a sharp drop in January, ATM withdrawal activity in South Africa did not bounce back as expected during February, according to the Spark Cash Index…

US Bank gives mobile photo billpay a shot

March 8, 2013

U.S. Bank announced in December that it was partnering with San Diego-based Mitek to bring a remote capture billpay solution to its customers. Now the two have…

Brand offers at the ATM: an innovative way to engage consumers

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

The ATMIA US 2013 conference offered a plethora of information for ATM owners and operators about EMV, PCI and ways to mitigate dropping interchange fees.

ATMIA US 2013: adding value at the ATM

Incremental profit was the trending topic at ATMIA US 2013. Reduced exchange rates and rumblings from Washington about Durbin-style ATM fee caps have operators…

Number of Kiwis using mobile banking apps doubled in past year

March 6, 2013

New Zealanders are rapidly adopting smartphone apps to meet their banking needs. In the past year, the number of Kiwis conducting bank transactions through a…

SelectCore, Home Trust team up to tackle Canada's prepaid market

March 6, 2013

SelectCore Ltd., a provider of prepaid payment solutions, has teamed up with Home Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Capital Group Inc., to offer…

2nd ATM benchmarking study to kick off with informational webinars

March 5, 2013

In May 2012, the ATM Industry Association and Europe-based Value Partners Management Consulting jointly released the "ATM Benchmarking Study 2012 and Industry…

Sentiment and science: reasons to keep the coin

by Richard McMurdo — Principal Consultant, Talaris

It always saddens me when coins are taken out of circulation, and I’m very much of the belief that a coinless world wouldn’t necessarily be a better one. As…

Square concedes to need for cash

February 28, 2013

Mobile point-of-sale provider Square seems to have concluded that something was missing from its high-tech mobile POS business model — a low-tech component…

Coinstar goes ATM. Kind of.

February 28, 2013

Starting this month, Coinstar users in California, Ohio and Texas can use the coin-counting kiosks to add money to, or withdraw money from, their PayPal…

Consumers still trust branch, ATM and online banking over mobile banking

February 28, 2013

Through all the Mobile World Congress hoopla over corporate alliances, open platforms, new players and all the rest, it seemed that the least ink (or…

'Think like a freak,' Dubner tells ATM industry

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

In a smart, engaging speech at ATMIA US 2013, the 'Freakonomics' co-author explained why ridiculous ideas aren't, always.

Hash this: 1 in 3 CUs dumping Twitter accounts

February 27, 2013

An annual report by The Financial Brand has found that one-third of once actively tweeting CUs have called quits on their Twitter efforts. Additionally, the…

Wincor, eServGlobal showcase integrated mobile money solution

February 26, 2013

Wincor Nixdorf and mobile money specialist eServGlobal are using this week's Mobile World Congress to spotlight their new and extended concepts that let…

Study: branch banking is all about the relationship

February 26, 2013

A newly released study in the CustomerMonitor Survey Series from Mercator Advisory Group takes a close look at bank branch use, communication methods, and…