Senate Financial Reform Bill passes without ATM amendment

May 20, 2010

The U.S. Senate late Thursday voted 59 to 30 to pass the "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010," known to many as the Financial Reform Bill.   A…

A tribute to the life of John Shepherd-Barron, ATM inventor

by ATM marketplace

The ATMIA pays tribute to Shepherd-Barron, whose funeral took place May 21 in Scotland.

Walmart upgrades self-service photo departments with HP

May 19, 2010

HP has announced that Walmart is rolling out the HP "Prints in Minutes" retail publishing service in 3,600 of its stores across the United States.

Green Machines coming to Australia

May 19, 2010

Vendwest of Perth, Australia, announced today it is now the Australian distributor for Green Machine automated ice vending kiosks. The kiosks are able to…

TIO Networks brings mobile billpay to PG&E customers in California

May 19, 2010

TIO Networks Corp. today announced that it is launching a mobile bill payment platform that will allow nearly six million energy customers in Northern and…

Harkin Amendment suffers second blow

by Matt Cunningham — Editor, NetWorld Alliance

The ATM industry wipes its brow as the proposed fee-cap appears mortally wounded.

VA to develop self-assessment kiosk for mental health clinics

May 18, 2010

According to Government Health IT, the Veterans Affairs Department has plans to come up with a self-assessment kiosk system for its mental health clinics.

DigitalPersona, ScriptRx partner for medical records/discharge kiosk

May 18, 2010

According to ThirdFactor.com, DigitalPersona, a developer of fingerprint-based biometric technology solutions, announced that it has partnered with ScriptRx…

Pegasus TransTech launching new self-service truck stop kiosks

May 18, 2010

Pegasus TransTech announced recently that it has launched new TRANSFLO Express self-service scan station kiosks in selected Pilot Travel Center locations.

Flextronics honored by strategic partner LSI

May 17, 2010

Flextronics has received two awards from tech solutions provider LSI for its work as a strategic partner. Flextronics received LSI's "Strategic Partner of the…

TIO Networks reports transaction revenue growth in Q3 2010

May 17, 2010

Kiosk component manufacturer TIO Networks reported its 31st consecutive quarter of transaction growth with the third quarter of this year. The company reported…

3M to showcase 20-finger multi-touch technology at SID show

May 16, 2010

3M will demonstrate at the Society for Information Display's Display Week, May 32 – June 5 in Seattle, its latest advances in multi-touch touchscreen…

iCongo optimistic about endless aisle potential

May 16, 2010

In a recent Canada.com story about its endless-aisle solutions, Montreal-based iCongo shared optimistic projections about the coming year.   The story quotes…

Harkin Amendment draws fire from industry groups

ATM, banking, funds transfer organizations voice opposition to the proposed ATM fee cap.

Harkin Amendment draws fire from industry groups

by Matt Cunningham — Editor, NetWorld Alliance

ATM deployers and others are voicing strong opposition to proposed fee cap

Blockbuster posts $65.4 million net loss in first quarter

May 14, 2010

Despite several expansions of its Blockbuster Express branded kiosks nationwide, Blockbuster reported a $65.4 million net loss in the first quarter of 2010.

NEC opens biometrics research center

May 14, 2010

The Wall Street Journal's Market Watch reports that NEC has established the NEC Biometrics Excellence Center in Bangalore, India. The facility will focus on…

NCR releases new version of SelfServ self-checkout software

May 14, 2010

NCR has announced the latest release of its NCR SelfServ Checkout software, which delivers several new enhancements that will help retailers implement…

Walls + Forms deploying modular kiosks for wireless carriers

May 13, 2010

Kiosk manufacturer Walls + Forms reports it is deploying its modular kiosk solution for a leading wireless carrier (Walls + Forms did not disclose the…

Zytronic touch sensors incorporated into next-gen jukeboxes

May 13, 2010

Zytronic reports that jukebox manufacturer NSM Music Ltd. has incorporated Zytronic's PCT-based touch sensors into its Icon line of jukeboxes.   The Icon…