All articles by Isabella Grotto
Isabella Grotto
Sweden’s homeless to accept cashless payments
Swedish company iZettle has revealed its cooperation with Situation Sthlm, a street newspaper sold by the homeless, allowing sellers to process debit and credit transactions.
Figures reveal forgetful ATM user numbers
According to figures released by Georgian banks, Constanta and KSB, about 1,500 of their customers forget their card’s pin code every year.
UK Payments Council to be replaced by new payments regulator
The UK government has decided to replace the UK Payments Council with a fully independent sector regulator by late 2014.
Diebold to roll out more indoor ATMs
Diebold has unveiled plans to provide a range of in-lobby ATMs, a move which it claims will help financial institutions increase efficiency while strengthening customer relations.
Automatia and NCR join forces to bring Finland’s ATMs in from the cold
Georgia-based consumer transaction technology provider NCR has announced the extension of its partnership with Finnish ATM network operator Automatia to upgrade 400 ATM machines to withstand the country’s blistering cold weather.
Diebold to introduce contactless ATMs
Diebold, a leading US financial services corporation, has announced plans to make a contactless card reader available globally on its existing Opteva ATMs.
City National Bank announces partnership with FIS over cardless ATMs
California-based City National Bank (CNB) announced a deal with banking and payment technology provider FIS to offer cardless cash access at its ATMs.
Sterling Bank issues new prepaid cards
Sterling Bank has announced the launch of two new prepaid card products, with one aimed at students.
Debit card reform spells multi-billion savings for US consumers, recent study shows
A debit card swipe fee reform passed by US Congress in 2010 has saved the American consumer $5.8bn in lower costs for goods and services, reveals a report by the Merchants Payments Coalition.
Going cashless down-under
Over 85% of the total value of consumer transactions in Australia is processed via credit card or mobile payment, a study by card giant MasterCard has found.