Barclays Bank PLC of London said Monday that it is outsourcing ATM services to NCR Corp.
Barclays said it would outsource the management and maintenance of 550 ATMs to NCR.
NCR, of Duluth, Ga., will handle those services, including help-desk and incident management, for Barclays' remote and host-operated machines under a two-year contract.
NCR will provide service through its Eurocentral location near Glasgow.
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