ATMs

Billions of dollars are changing hands in the ATM industry, accelerating a revolution in how self-service is used in both bank branches and retail stores.

Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf — which plan to merge under the name "Diebold Nixdorf" — were already in the midst of major projects to digitize bank branches and retail stores before the pressure from mobile devices led them to join forces to keep pace with innovation.

Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf — which plan to merge under the name "Diebold Nixdorf" — were already in the midst of major projects to digitize bank branches and retail stores before the pressure from mobile devices led them to join forces to keep pace with innovation.

Diebold Inc. agreed to buy German rival Wincor Nixdorf AG for about 1.8 billion euros ($1.9 billion) to create the biggest maker of cash machines and security systems with more than $5 billion in sales.

Diebold Inc. agreed to buy German rival Wincor Nixdorf AG for about 1.8 billion euros ($1.9 billion) to create the biggest maker of cash machines and security systems with more than $5 billion in sales.

NCR has reached an agreement for an $820 million investment from private equity giant Blackstone Group, which it will use to fund a $1 billion stock buyback.

Millennials are increasingly shunning big banks and going local with their money.

The Shazam PIN debit and ATM network has added the Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico to its client list.

Xpress Money is offering up its own slate of self-service kiosks, the 16-year-old global money transfer has announced.

While Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf may soon merge to form the world's largest ATM company, NCR is working harder than ever to set itself apart in the rapidly changing ATM/self-service payment market.

In buying Germany's Wincor Nixdorf, Diebold would not only be eliminating a rival — it would also gain new technology and retail relationships vital to its success in an economy that is growing much less reliant on plastic cards.

Diebold would not only be eliminating a rival in buying Germany's Wincor Nixdorf — it would also gain new technology and retail relationships vital to its success in an economy that is growing much less reliant on plastic cards.

Diebold Inc. offered 1.57 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in cash and stock to acquire its German rival, Wincor Nixdorf AG, in a bid to create the biggest maker of cash machines and security systems with about $6 billion in sales.

NCR Corp. is providing its ATM operation management software to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia to remotely monitor and operate the bank's 1,200 multi-vendor ATMs.

Alma Bank in Long Island City, N.Y., will integrate technology from Diebold that allows for cardless transactions at automated teller machines.

Fiserv has completed a test run of its card-free ATM software, in partnership with VyStar Credit Union.

Visa's ATM biometric trial in South Africa has the potential to spread a security technology that has encountered resistance in other parts of the world, including the U.S.

Retail ATM provider Cardtronics Inc. has renewed its service agreement with Target Corp. as the exclusive provider of ATMs for the national retailer.

As mobile wallets and other high-tech payment mechanisms proliferate, they bring with them more options for security. Companies are increasingly looking for ways to use devices' built-in cameras to urge consumers to take self-portraits for authentication.

Avidia Bank of Hudson, Mass. has contracted payments technology company FIS to offer card-free ATM transactions through a mobile app.