GLG News by ATM Market Experts

It takes a very focused approach to be successful in managing an ATM network profitably! Economies of scale contribute greatly to the profitability of an off-premise, non-bank ATM network. .

TRM's $11 million "lifeline" from LC Capital Master Fund Ltd. helps the troubled ATM owner pay off its debts and gave TRM the seed money to acquire its rival, ATM deployer "Access to Money." When TRM acquired eFunds ATM Portfolio of 17,200 ATMs in 2004 for $150 million, TRM had over 22,000 ATMs and...

It's hard to fathom that "Fred the Shred's" (known for his brutal cost-cutting in the past) role in the battle for ABN-Amro between Barclays may have led to RBS's plans to raise the largest cash call of British banks of $20 billion+ in a 1-for-2 basis "rights issue" to raise capital and shore up its...

Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. may have had a case of "buyer's remorse" with its $7.8 billion deal including the assumption of certain debt of ADS. The deal valued ADS at $81.75 a share, representing a premium of about 30% over ADS's closing price of $62.96 on 5.16.07. However, since that time ADS's...

The demand for mobile banking is growing and over the next 4-5 years, m-banking and m-payments will drive the boom in demand for wireless payments and banking. Banks, processors, card networks and mobile carriers are pushing two types of transactions with mobile devices, m-banking and m-commerce. The...

The Internet, Biotech and Cleantech are the sectors that benefited the most from venture capitals (VC) investments in 1Q08, despite a drop in VC investments to $7.1 billion in 1Q08. The economic slowdown has caused VC's to all but close their wallets to IPOs and M&As, which is the two most common...

Market volatility, lack of liquidity and banks' unwillingness to take on more risks has hampered global M&As activity in 1Q08. Global M&A deals have tumbled to a four year low from $962 billion down to $661 billion. The private equity sector which is known for "over the top" blockbuster deal...

Another spin-off product of the Check 21 Act, Back-Office Conversion (BOC) launched in March 2007 and one year out of the gate, BOC is viewed as a more user-friendly electronic check conversion tool than POP (Point-of-Purchase) transactions, because POP requires that all or most of the merchant's checkout...

Pay By Touch fades to black after filing Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization in December 2007 and enduring contentious boardroom battles to decide the fate of the company. Pay By Touch used biometrics to authenticate consumers at the POS (Point-of-Sale) for secure check cashing and ACH based purchases....

Since the passage of the Check 21 Act in October 2004, significant changes have occurred in traditional check processing. Banks, credit unions, image networks and the Federal Reserve are working to build the infrastructure to transition banks and credit unions to 100% electronic check imaging/exchange...