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| INDUSTRY UPDATE |
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| ATMIA secures US Astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin for “The Power of ATMs” |
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| ATM Signage; IRS Merchant Reporting; Protect IP Act (Action Requested) |
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| ATMIA and Tremont Capital Group Conduct Business Impact Study of Interchange Changes |
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ATMIA and Tremont Capital Group Publish Comprehensive ADA Guide
The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), a global non-profit trade association, and Tremont Capital Group, one of the nation’s leading consulting firms specializing in the ATM industry, have announced the publication of a new comprehensive guide analyzing the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) relative to the ATM industry.
Tremont Capital Group’s endorsed study explains the intricacies of the highly technical regulations that go into effect in March 2012. The guide was primarily designed for Independent ATM Deployers (“IADs”), formerly known as ISOs, but is equally relevant for financial institutions, manufacturers, and all other vendors to the ATM industry. (Read More)
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| Kahuna Issues Special Report on Challenges Facing ATM ISOs; News Release |
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New Banking Risk Survey Results on FICO Blog
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| Who is the Prepaid Consumer? |
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June 2011
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Innovation and a challenging economy redefine the prepaid consumer. by Lori Breitzke
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As prepaid products and services have developed from simple calling cards to stored value cards with payment mechanisms, the profile of the prepaid consumer has changed. If you thought you knew the prepaid market, think again. Innovation in technology in tandem with a difficult economy has redefined the prepaid consumer. Read on to learn more about why consumers of all ages and ethnicity are gravitating to prepaid cards. (Read More)
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| International Payments Forum (IPF) announces the formation of the ATM Integrated Payments Standards Forum |
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Press Release March 22, 2011
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The ATM Integrated Payments Standards Forum (IPSF) has been organized by the ATM Industry Association’s International Payments Forum and is comprised of a voluntary group of payments industry experts to publish industry best practices recommendations for enabling integrated payments through the ATMs. The IPSF will develop an open standards based approach to achieving broad acceptance of alternative and nontraditional payments through ATMs. Areas to be addressed include software and hardware considerations, determining appropriate financial services for ATMs, and how to support new payments applications such as mobile and card-less transactions. The aim of the initiative is to bring together the key industry stakeholders and develop best practices standards for message and communications protocols, security and compliance, mobile and card-less transactions, and use-case recommendations.
Interested parties should contact us at admin@ipaymentsforum.com.
About ATMIA: The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) is a global non-profit trade association with over 2,100 members in 60 countries. Our mission is to promote ATM convenience, growth and usage worldwide, to protect the ATM industry's assets, interests, good name and public trust; and to provide education, best practices, political voice and networking opportunities for member organizations.
About IPF: The International Payments Forum (IPF) is a financial services industry online community. The IPF is a member managed resource that is available online to the public and also has members only access to premium content, forums and working groups for information sharing and exchange. The IPF is a financial services outreach initiative under the auspices of the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), a global non-profit trade association.
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A four part series by Susan Matt and Marilyn Kilcrease
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| When the sponsoring FI fails, what’s next? |
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| What’s Your Disaster Plan? Warning Signs That Your bank is in Trouble |
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Calling all Payment Call Centers: Registration and PCI Guidance 101
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| REGULATORY UPDATE |
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| The Fed's Final Debit Rules: Did Anyone Win? |
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| Fed Memo on Debit Regulations |
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| Fed's Full-Length Report on Debit Regulations |
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| FFIEC Releases Supplemental Guidance on Internet Banking Authentication |
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| Federal Reserve Board/Durbin Amendment (Read More) |
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| FinCEN Proposed Rule Seeks Greater Transparency for Prepaid Access to Help Curb Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing (Read more) |
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| FinCEN Prepaid Access Proposed Ruling |
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| Gift Cards: Federal Reserve Board Issues Final Regulation E Amendments (Read more) |
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| Legislative & Regulatory Alert – Durbin Amendment Challenged (Read More) |
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| Financial Education Council |
| The Financial Education Council (FEC) was created under ATMIA to help keep its members informed on issues that are on the periphery of the ATM but could impact their interests, and to give them a forum to participate and have a voice in the regulatory process. The FEC is not a government relations or lobbying group, as these areas are already covered by the ATMIA Government Relations Committee. The FEC works with the other ATMIA committees to develop communications campaigns and reach out to other industry associations in order to cooperate in developing educational materials, such as best practices and tutorials. The FEC seeks to educate government and consumers on how the payments industry works and to advocate consumer financial literacy and the benefits of market driven diversified financial services. (Read More) |
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| ATMIA UPDATE |
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| ATMIA publishes updated international best practices for ATM Operating Software |
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Mobile Banking for Generation Y – Revenue Generator in the App Economy
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What is the difference between an iphone and an ATM?
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Latest Digest from ATMsecurity.com
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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) and Diebold
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An Effective ATM Strategy Considers a Multi-layered Approach
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| Preamble to ATMIA’s US National 2010 Communications Campaign |
| The events of this year in the ATM industry in America, culminating in the intense opposition required in the public and political domains to prevent the Harkin Amendments from being included in the “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010”, have exposed an education and knowledge gap between the ATM industry and regulators, as well as between independent ATM deployers and various card brands. (Read More) |
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| ATMIA and Tremont Capital Group Publish New ATM Industry White Paper |
| The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), a global non-profit trade association, and Tremont Capital Group, one of the nation’s leading consulting firms specializing in the ATM industry, have announced the publication of a new industry white paper analyzing the business model of the off-branch ATM, which now dominates the U.S. ATM market. Tremont Capital Group’s new endorsed study concludes that any further interchange rate reductions by networks or any legislation restricting deployer profitability would severely constrict convenient consumer access to cash. (Read More) |
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| IPayments Forum: Building the Foundation |
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A. Lyle Elias
IPayments Forum Chairman |
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As the first ATMIA President, I have had the privilege of being part of overseeing the building of an international industry association from the ground up. The experience taught me that the seeds we plant today will bear tomorrow’s fruit. Building an association does not happen overnight nor does it grow by itself. It is the participation and contributions of its members that builds the foundation for a strong association.
In much the same way creating and promoting an online community forum requires buy-in on the part of visionaries and the support from their respective organizations to build the foundation for creating an industry forum that will be a valuable resource to its members. We appreciate the great input that what we have received from our members and we look forward to working with our supporters in making www.ipaymentsforum.com a best-of-breed payments industry information portal.
As most of you know by now, what started out as the ATMIA Debit Council and then the Electronic Payments Forum has now become the International Payments Forum. The reason for makeover is due to input from our members and in our wanting to better project the mission and focus of the group. The new expanded mission is to be international in scope and to focus not just on electronic payments, but on all forms of payments including cash, checks and loan instruments.
I hope that you will join us in making the International Payments Forum and the IPF Portal’s 2010 debut another ATMIA success story. The coming year will include many substantive outputs, including industry best practices and security initiatives that will address important challenges facing the payments industry. We will also continue our ongoing outreach initiatives to other non-profit associations and online forums in order to share and disseminate relevant and timely information about issues that affect the payments industry. Please take advantage of our complimentary offer for a one year premium subscription by going to www.ipaymentsforum.com and registering as a Member Subscriber. There are no IPF Membership fees; however we do ask your assistance and would greatly appreciate your help in contacting the right people in your organization in marketing and media relations. We are always looking for quality content and sponsorship partners.
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