Diebold (NYSE: DBD) said Monday that its employees are now providing ATM security monitoring for Regions Financial (RF).
The North Canton, Ohio, company said its employees are now staffing Regions' Birmingham, Ala.-based in-house central station, where they monitor alarm video and other systems for more than 2,400 sites for the $128 billion assets Birmingham, Ala. bank.
"Adding Diebold's extensive knowledge to our monitoring center will enhance security for our customers, employees and assets, as well as enable us to focus on our core capabilities," says Bill Burch, Regions' director of corporate security, in a press release. "We're gaining an inside perspective on our security operations, and we'll be looking to Diebold to inform us of ways to further improve our systems and response plans."
In addition to the monitoring services, Diebold says that more than half of Regions' automated teller machines are Diebold models.
Separately, Diebold announced its earnings.
In its second quarter, the company's net income jumped more than 27% to roughly $26.5 million, $0.41 earnings per share.
