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Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

Indian microfinance institution Ujjivan to launch biometric ATMs

Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd., (Ujjivan), a leading pan-India microfinance institution, which is in process of transforming into a small finance bank (SFB), today announced that it will provide the benefits of ATMs to its unbanked and under-served customers across the country by using biometric enabled machines.

18 October 2016

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Yes Bank brings iris scanning tech to POS terminals

India's Yes Bank has unveiled a point-of-sale device that uses iris scanning technology as well as the country's Aadhaar biometric ID system to authenticate purchases.

17 October 2016

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Surge in explosive attacks on European ATMs

Criminals blew up 492 cash machines across Europe in the first half of 2016, an 80% increase on the same period the previous year, according to figures from the European ATM Security Team (East).

14 October 2016

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India to redefine ATMs as bank branches

The Reserve Bank of India has moved to redefine ATMs in remote rural areas as bank branches, to counteract the decline in traditional full-feature outlets and improve financial inclusion.

12 October 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

Euronet Worldwide buys UK ATM operator YourCash

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (EEFT), a leading global electronic payments provider, today announced it has completed the acquisition of U.K.-based ATM operator, YourCash Europe Limited. The acquisition includes approximately 5,000 ATMs across the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland.

10 October 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

Cronus Cyber Technologies unveils virtual hacker system for banks

Today, Security Operations Centers (SOC) at financial and banking institutes are overwhelmed with the number of alerts that require their attention.

10 October 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

ATM deployers are changing procurement strategy

Banks around the world are increasingly looking to separate ATM hardware and software purchasing, according to RBR’s new study ATM Software 2016.

07 October 2016

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UK cops arrest ATM malware suspect in Romania

London police have arrested a man in Romania in connection with a malware attack on ATMs which resulted in the theft of more than £1.5 million.

06 October 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

Mountain America Credit Union inks ATM branding deal with Cardtronics

Expanding its physical presence and retail ATM footprint, Mountain America Credit Union has signed an ATM branding agreement with Cardtronics (Nasdaq: CATM), giving its members surcharge-free cash access at ATMs in 88 Target and Costco stores in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Idaho. Cardtronics is the world's largest ATM owner / operator.

06 October 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

ATMIA offers ATM physical security best practice

The ATM Industry Association today published Best Practices for ATM Physical Security Version 3 to update members on counteracting current global threats.

06 October 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

CCUA to install 1200 Diebold Nixdorf ATMs

The Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA), which represents more than 300 credit unions and caisses populaires outside of Quebec , is partnering with Diebold Nixdorf to transform the financial self-service landscape for its members.

04 October 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

Cardtronics to acquire Direct Cash Payments

Cardtronics plc (CATM) and DirectCash Payments Inc. ("DCPayments") today announced a definitive agreement under which Cardtronics would acquire DCPayments. The purchase price of CAD$19.00 per share includes the assets of First Data Corporation's Australian retail ATM and managed services ATM portfolio ("First Data ATM portfolio"), which was acquired by DCPayments on September 30.

03 October 2016

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New ATM skimmers steal fingerprints

As banks increasingly turn to biometrics to secure ATM transactions, Kaspersky Lab is warning that crooks are already selling skimming devices that they claim can steal fingerprints.

28 September 2016

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Diebold Nixdorf crowdstorms ideas for digital banking future

Newly-created ATM giant Diebold Nixdorf is embarking on a massive online brainstorming effort, inviting people from outside the financial services industry to help it come up with new products and services for the digital age.

28 September 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

ATMIA publishes study on alternative operating systems for ATMs

The ATM Industry Association today published a new industry guide entitled “Alternative Operating System Case Studies”.

27 September 2016

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Fiserv bags 8000-strong ATM processing deal

Fiserv, Inc. (FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, has partnered with FCTI Inc., (FCTI), a nationwide ATM network company, to provide transaction processing for nearly 8,000 ATM terminals at franchise- and corporate-owned 7-Eleven stores across the United States.

27 September 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

NCR names Mark Benjamin as president and chief operating officer

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the leader in Omni-Channel solutions, announced today that Mark D. Benjamin is joining the company as President and Chief Operating Officer.

22 September 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

ING-Diba outsources ATM network management to NCR

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, announced today that it is now running and managing ING-DiBa Germany’s entire ATM network.

21 September 2016

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UOB introduces digital card issuance and contactless ATMs

In what it claims is a world first, Singapore's United Overseas Bank has unveiled an instant digital card issuance service, enabling customers to apply for, receive and use credit cards through the UOB app.

15 September 2016

Company update/Automated teller machines and network services

NCR to spend an additional $145 million in extending new Atlanta campus

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today announced plans to expand the new world headquarters campus under construction in Midtown Atlanta.

13 September 2016