Branch banking

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Achieva CU opened two branches here this month.

QUEENS, N.Y. – Qside FCU has purchased what it terms a “highly-visible” property as the location for its new headquarters and main branch in Queens Village.

A court ruling that debit card fee caps be lowered could also enable merchants to play card networks against one another.

MARIETTA, Ga. – LGE Community CU said it has purchased 15 of Diebold’s Opteva ATMs, including 13 deposit automation-enabled terminals and two cash dispensers, for its seven branches.

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. – Fulton County FCU will open a branch inside the new Walmart Supercenter Wednesday.

COLONIE, N.Y. – CapCom FCU began construction on a new three-story, 118,400-square-foot home in this Albany suburb yesterday.

ATM operators have a lot at stake in the fallout of a federal judge's ruling last week that the Federal Reserve Board needs to review the debit fee caps and network routing mandates set under the Durbin amendment.

CAMAS, Wash. – Lacamas Community CU said this morning its new branch in nearby Andreson will feature customized ATMs from Diebold that feature deposit automation and so-called concierge services that allow members to bypass teller lines while providing more time for credit union staff to help members with more advanced financial service needs.

GAHANNA, Ohio – Fast-growing KEMBA Financial CU said it plans to add as many as five new branches in the next few years, as it grows to meet an expanded field of membership.

Cardtronics' purchase of Cardpoint Ltd. in Europe helps the Houston-based ATM operator expand into more of the U.K. and enter Germany, two countries whose populations rely more heavily on cash.

Cardtronics has continued its acquisitions spree with a deal to acquire Cardpoint Ltd., 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WINCHESTER, Va. – Navy FCU opened a second building at its member service center here, a short distance from its Vienna, Va., headquarters, where it plans to add as many as another 450 jobs.

MoneyGram has entered an agreement to buy Nexxo Financial's kiosk-based money transfer business. MoneyGram will also be the preferred partner for Nexxo money transfers and bill payments.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A new headquarters for Piedmont Advantage CU, the credit union for US Airways employees, will feature an atrium that looks like an air traffic-control tower and drive-thru teller lines shaped like airplane wings in celebration of the credit union’s heritage.