ATMIA Publishes Position Paper on Cash as Public Money

ATMIA, the world’s only international association for the ATM industry, has published a new position paper about the role of cash as public money. “Cash today still represents 85% of global retail payment transactions,” said Mike Lee, CEO of ATMIA, “but its role as public money is key to the underlying trust the world continues

World’s First International Certificate for ATM Operators Awarded to Amy Coulson of Pueblo Bank & Trust, USA

The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) has announced the first ever ATM operator to be internationally certified after completing the industry’s new professional online operational training. Amy Coulson, Operations Manager with Pueblo Bank & Trust, has been awarded the industry endorsed International Certificate for ATM Operators to become the first certified ATM Operator since the training

ATMIA Releases Research Paper on Bitcoin

The ATM Industry Association has announced the release of a commissioned research report into the digital currency BitCoin and what it might mean to the industry. The paper, written by Tremont Capital Group, one of the nation’s leading consulting firms specializing in the ATM industry, is called “An Introduction to BitCoin ATMs” and contains special

ATMIA Academy to Offer International ATM Operators’ Certificate

ATMIA has launched the first-ever industry-endorsed online training certification for ATM operators (Financial Institutions and IADs). The ATMIA Academy training program consists of over 100 sessions divided into 5 courses that members can access individually or in teams. The material was based on intensive global research into current ATM operational practices and procedures. Mike Lee,

ATMIA Releases Risk Assessment Report for Migration from Windows XP

The ATM Industry Association has announced the release of its report analysing the risks of not properly preparing for the migration from Windows XP to a Windows 7 OS following Microsoft’s end-of-support for XP in April this year. Entitled “Risks of Maintaining Windows XP Platform for ATMs”, the report recommends steps for mitigating or eliminating

ATMIA Latin America Forms Regional Board

The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) announces that its Latin America chapter will begin forming a combination Regional Board and Government Relations Committee. ATMIA is calling for those with a vested interest in the industry to join the Board. “A functioning Board is critical to the growth and maturity of our regional chapters,” said Mike Lee,

NPCI Named as ATMIA’s First India Regional Sponsor

ATMIA is pleased to announce that it has concluded an agreement with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) who will be Regional Sponsors in the newly established ATMIA India chapter. NPCI will promote ATMIA’s interest in the sub-continent which is the world’s largest democracy and one of its fastest growing and most promising economies. “Having

ATMIA Publishes International Best Practice in Chinese

ATMIA has announced the publication of its fourth translated industry best practice manual into Simplified Chinese, namely End-to-End Encryption for ATMs. “We are building up our library with translated best practices in Chinese for the Greater China Region,” said Peter Poon, Executive Director for ATMIA Asia. “Translations of ATM best practices into one of the

ATMIA Secures Survivor Extraordinaire Brett Archibald as Keynote Speaker for Cape Town Conference

The ATM Industry Association announced that survivor extraordinaire, Brett Archibald, who was rescued after over 28 hours lost at sea without a lifejacket, will be keynote speaker at the association’s conference in October at the Cape Town waterfront. In April this year, Archibald fell overboard off a charter boat in the Mentawai Straits in the

ATMIA Publishes Results of 2013 ATM Innovation Survey

ATMIA today announced the publication of the results of its first international ATM innovation survey. The survey aimed to determine the most important ATM innovations in recent times and in the anticipated future, including rating value-added services over and above core ATM functions. Deposit automation came out as the top recent ATM innovation, while Mobile/Contactless