- Beyond cash: self-service: will a concept with epic
potential get a platform--and some respect--in U.S.
banks?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ATM turned 40 this year--as did the Summer of Love. And, the thinking person has to wonder if, as happened with the colorful, fringe dwelling, and much analyzed historic musical and cultural "event," any initial magic associated with the device is not only forgotten but has ......
- ATMs at the head of their class.
Not an awful lot - as banks and competing financial service providers are finding out. The next generation of ATMs are upon us; get braced for their transformation into multimedia convenience kiosks. Once it seemed so simple: ATMs meant banks and money - they dispensed cash and collected deposits. But ......
- ANALYSIS: KIOSK UPTIME, REVENUE
Self-service kiosks are becoming more and more prevalent at airports and predictions show this trend will continue. Here, David Weiss, president and CEO of Dataprobe, a manufacturer of remote site management and monitoring solutions, offers ways to ensure uptime of kiosks as well as revenue return for both airport and ......
- Handing Over the Reins: Customer Self-Service Meets Banking
Self-service is increasingly part of the fabric of everyday American life. From the grocery store to the gas station, consumers are taking charge. Banks are no exception, offering an array of self-service solutions designed to promote convenience, tighten customer relationships, and lead to increased product sales.
- Retailers hope kiosk market delivers
Shoppers are used to hitting automatic teller machines and sorting change through electronic coin machines. But will they be willing to pay their bills or shop on the Internet at electronic kiosks before picking up their bread and milk? Retailers hope so. Supermarkets and convenience stores are adding services to ......
- Short order: NCR acquires InfoAmerica
FORT COLLINS - NCR Corp. acquired Fort Collins-based InfoAmerica, a software company that makes touch screen technology for the fast food industry. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed, but NCR said it plans to allow InfoAmerica to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. The company has seven employees ......
- Plugged in: ATMs now and later
HEADNOTE Are they just another delivery channel or automated branches? The automated teller machine is only another delivery channela means to an end. No more, no less. Or is it? A recent Dove Consulting (www. consultdove.com/home_new.html) study of 127 ATM deployers showed that cash withdrawals are still king, comprising 77 ......