Retail & Commercial

AUSTIN, Texas – University (of Texas) FCU said this morning it signed with Diebold to provide its fleet of more than 100 Opteva ATMs, including four Interactive Financial Centers, or tellerless branches, with a variety of maintenance, security and compliance services.

AUSTIN, Texas – University (of Texas) FCU said this morning it signed with Diebold to provide its fleet of more than 100 Opteva ATMs, including four Interactive Financial Centers, or tellerless branches, with a variety of maintenance, security and compliance services.

Freddie Mac will pay $4.4 billion to the Treasury Department after continued housing-market improvements allowed the company to post a seventh consecutive profitable quarter.

HOUSTON – Cardtronics said this morning it has continued its acquisitions spree with a deal to acquire Cardpoint Limited, an operator of 7,100 ATMs in the U.K. and Germany for $153 million cash, representing the ATM giant’s first foray into Continental Europe.

Wells Fargo & Co. will tie up with American Express Co., the world’s biggest credit card issuer by purchases, to offer cards accepted on American Express’s network of merchants.

The Lamassu machine, a so-called Bitcoin ATM, is a rare device that makes it possible for the unbanked to obtain digital currency. It was invented by a pair of guitar-store proprietors who wanted to break into the payments industry — and are prepared to face the music when regulators take notice.

Alliance Data Systems Corp. is adding augmented reality technology to the tools it offers to drive the use of retail payment cards.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. New Mexico FCU has acquired a former Bank of America drive-thru branch in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Pentagon FCU had a grand opening for its new branch here yesterday that featured a proclamation from Gov. Bill Haslam, read by state Sen. Mark Green, plus a ribbon-cutting, open house and official welcomes from the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.