Cards

ATM operator Cardtronics has signed an agreement to divest its U.K. cash-in-transit operation for retailers to international cash handling services company Loomis.

Wells Fargo has partnered with NCR to deploy an outdoor, full-service ATM designed to provide consumers extra transaction options in nontraditional locales.

ATMs have long been a target of fraudsters hoping to steal a large amount of card data from unsuspecting consumers, and the problem looks like it can only get worse before it gets better.

MasterCard is betting that faster payments will appeal most to corporations and government agencies — not for collecting payments, but for disbursing them, particularly for insurance claims.

The multi-account card world is getting crowded, especially for a product segment that is viewed as a bridge between plastic and mobile, meaning any entrant to this market has a very short window of opportunity.

Southern Refreshments is updating its fleet of Georgia vending machines to include cashless options and mobile Near Field Communication (NFC) readers, a move that it hopes can boost spending.

Walgreens' vision for creating a patient-centered pharmacy combines mobile health care, digital health technologies and its Balance Rewards prepaid and loyalty system.

Cardtronics, an ATM services support firm, announced Wednesday a deal to provide ATMs at the Canadian locations of gas station convenience store chain Corner Store.

Opening the door for banks to offer non-branded PIN debit cards and even mobile wallets, the Debit Network Alliance is developing its own application identifier for routing transactions from EMV-chip cards.

Since fraud liability shifts to the least compliant party after the network-mandated EMV migration dates, it is critical that financial institutions migrate all channels, including ATMs.

InComm, a provider of prepaid gift cards, is working with Credit Suisse Group AG and Deutsche Bank AG on a 2015 initial public offering or sale that may value it at as much as $3 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

In theory, all parties benefit when consumers have their choice of payment options, but the deluge of new technologies has led issuers to respond in ways that could create lasting frustration for consumers and merchants.

Everlink Payment Services Inc. of Markham, Ontario, has introduced a new anti-fraud service that allows Interac debit card users to activate and deactivate their accounts for security.

Tom Swidarski, former Diebold CEO, has made a sizable investment in the bank technology equipment and services provider Bancsource, the company announced April 28.

The fact that ATM fee hikes still cause controversy shows consumers still demand ATMs, even in an era when payments and other transactions seems to be moving to a mobile platform.

The U.K.’s retail spending in the first three months of 2015 was 2.8% higher than the same period last year earlier. But despite the rosier outlook, consumers’ trust in the banking industry is yet to return, together with their desire to use credit cards.

Cardtronics plans to deploy 50 automated teller machines in Haggen grocery stores.

Discover, the only major U.S. card network that did not support Apple Pay at the mobile wallet's launch, has inked a deal with Apple, eliminating some of the fragmentation in the mobile wallet's deployment.

Loyalty programs have long relied on the point of sale interaction to inform consumers of their rewards and discounts, but the rise of mobile is changing consumers' expectations.

Even with the card networks' U.S. EMV migration deadline half a year away, basic knowledge of EMV technology is still poor. Fime is addressing this concern by offering its expertise to American issuers such as credit unions and community banks, which may need additional knowledge but are reluctant to outsource their entire EMV project.