Convention Report Changing cash use habits are driving a revamping of the ATM from simple cash dispensing to multiple financial services. A realignment that is creating new roles for ATM operators, ATM providers, transaction processors and financial institutions. These changing roles and the challenges and opportunities they create were on full display at this past week’s NAC 2026… Read More »
Convention Preview How does the independent ATM operator evolve from managing a cash-dispensing fleet to operating a secure, connected, multi-service self-service payments business? The National ATM Council 2026 conference and expo, Oct. 13 to 15 at Paris Las Vegas, will explore how independent deployers can protect, modernize and diversify their businesses. The agenda centers on security, contactless payments,… Read More »
Exclusive $475 Registration Rate & Membership Offer Kiosk Industry readers (via The Industry Group) can save $100 on eligible registration packages for the National ATM Council’s NAC2026 Conference & Expo, taking place October 13–15, 2026, at Paris Las Vegas. This year’s theme is “ATMs Across America,” marking NAC’s 15th anniversary. First-Time Attendees / New Members: Get the lowest… Read More »
Independent ATMs 2025: Evolution Continues By Elliot Maras | October 8, 2025 0 Comment Bruce Renard, executive director of NAC, and Patrick Conner, chairman, welcome attendees to Las Vegas. NAC 2025 Serves Up Innovation In Las Vegas Attendees who converged on Caesars Palace for last week’s NAC 2025 conference and expo came in search of a better understanding of the role… Read More »
Cash machine manufacturers Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf have joined forces to found an association that will work to improve ATM security.
Source: www.finextra.com
The partners are inviting banks and their fellow manufacturers and IT suppliers to join them in tackling the threat by improving industry communication and information sharing.
ATM Geeks addresses the rising demand for servicing cash handling equipment. As payment technology continues to evolve, consumers now have more ways than ever to pay for goods and services. While digital and contactless payments are expanding, automated teller machines (ATMs), first introduced in the 1960s, remain a vital component of the global payments ecosystem. Nick Mehdi, founder… Read More »
patent relates to cash transactions on an electronic kiosk where remaining funds after the initial transaction can be used towards a subsequent transaction. Transactions can involve products or services, as well as account-based transactions Source: money.cnn.com Recognizing that many reverse ATMs required the customer to pay the exact amount, potentially losing leftover change, Shahbazi applied for the… Read More »
Services like RedBox have been delivering movies to the masses for more than 15 years but hiring out discs via a vending machine is always bound to cause problems. So how about a nice touchscreen shopping mall kiosk that dumps the latest movies to a USB stick for a few cents each?
Source: torrentfreak.com
Spotted by a TorrentFreak reader in a shopping mall in Ethiopia, this bright yellow kiosk looks like an ATM. However, on closer inspection it reveals itself to be a self-service media machine that does everything that RedBox can do (and more) without a plastic disc in sight.
Can you really afford the hidden costs of cheap parts?
Source: www.atmmarketplace.com
Nice writeup on the impact of cheap components. Example is cash dispenser with cheaper plastic shutter and how that one part of the overall assembly bleeds red ink into overall operation.
