Study: US prepaid card market forecast for 2013-2016

Growth in the prepaid card industry has slowed and may remain depressed, by comparison with past years, due to ongoing economic turmoil and increased legislative and regulatory action. Key segments will continue to witness a decline over the next four years, but others should see growth.    more >>>

New LED technology reduces cost of a fully illuminated ATM surround by up to 50%

Fully illuminated ATM wall surrounds used by major banks such as Wells Fargo and Chase are extremely complicated and costly to fabricate, requiring detailed site surveys to determine the exact location for the ATM opening and the LEDs behind the acrylic. In addition, ATMs usually need to move forward to accommodate the LEDs, resulting in expensive on-site construction.    more >>>

Study: ATM market 2013-2019

Transparency Market Research, a market intelligence company, has issued a new study covering the worldwide ATM industry: "ATM Market — Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013–2019."    more >>>

PayPal joins ATM makers with QR code-activated transactions

n the process of developing smartphone apps that enable cardless, pre-staged ATM transactions, manufacturers mostly settled on QR codes as cardholder authenticator and cash disbursement initiator. Now payments giant PayPal has announced that it will use the technology to trigger payments in retail settings.   more >>>