SD-based Meta Financial Group reports its bank subsidiary, MetaBank, completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the related assets and liabilities of Fort Knox Financial Services Corporation and its subsidiary, Tax Product Services.
Outsourcing vault cash services to a third-party provider is a growing trend with ATM ISOs and IADs. Elan adds more ATMs with a new deal.
Payment Alliance International (PAI) retail ATM solutions and Ventura County Credit Union (VCCU) signed an agreement to brand 23 ATMs at California Rite Aid stores. PAI will own and operate the ATMs reflecting VCCU’s branding, giving Ventura County Credit Union members surcharge-free access to cash at these Rite Aid locations beginning late April 2014. PAI operates one of the largest ATM networks in the United States, with ATMs at more than 60,000 retail locations across the country. As part of the network, PAI provides ATM services for approximately 1,500 Rite Aid locations nationwide.
Mercury Payment was awarded bronze in the “Front-line Customer Service Team” category in the eighth annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service.The awards were presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world’s leading business awards shows, including the prestigious International Business Awards and the new Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. The final results were announced during a gala banquet on Friday, February 21 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Finalists from the United States and several other nations attended. Mercury manages over a half-million merchant and partner interactions annually with a dedicated customer service staff of more than 100 people based in Colorado. More than 1,500 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were evaluated in this year’s competition, an increase of 36 percent over 2013.
Payment Alliance International retail ATM solutions announced signed an agreement to brand 22 ATMs located at Rite Aid stores in Kern County, Calif. PAI will own and operate the ATMs, which will be outfitted with Kern Schools’ branding. Kern Schools’ members will have surcharge-free access to cash at these new ATM locations. PAI operates one of the largest ATM networks in the United States, with equipment at more than 60,000 retail locations across the country. As part of the network, the company provides ATM services for approximately 1,500 Rite Aid locations nationwide.
PCI Gaming unveiled a major awareness campaign targeting Atlanta to support the opening of this new resort. The multi-channel effort includes unique and innovative interactive promotions and marketing elements aimed at building awareness in the Atlanta market for what will become the city’s closest casino. The focus of this campaign is to support awareness for the December 17 opening of Wind Creek Wetumpka, PCI Gaming’s newest and largest property. The $250 million casino-hotel is a two-hour drive from downtown Atlanta, just outside Montgomery, Alabama, and is the city’s closest casino. Wind Creek Wetumpka offers 2,520 gaming machines on an 85,000 square-foot casino floor. That’s about the size of two football fields. It is surrounded by 5 restaurants including a luxury steakhouse, Fire, whose sister restaurant at the Wind Creek Atmore earned AAA’s coveted four-diamond award, the only restaurant in Alabama with that distinction.
Payment Alliance International (PAI) retail ATM solutions signed an agreement to brand ATMs located in select Rite Aid stores in the greater Louisville, Ky. area. PAI will own and operate the ATMs which will be outfitted with River City Bank branding. River City Bank customers will have surcharge free ATM access to cash at select Louisville Rite Aid store locations beginning late December 2013. PAI operates one of the largest ATM networks in the United States, with ATMs at more than 60,000 retail locations across the country. The Company provides ATM services for approximately 1,500 Rite Aid locations nationwide. With the addition of Rite Aid ATM placements, River City Bank is able to expand their hometown footprint without significant expense.
Payment Alliance International (PAI) retail ATM solutions and Iberiabank announced they have entered into an agreement to brand ATMs in Rite Aid. As in other financial institution branding partnerships, PAI will own and operate the ATM placements, and IBERIABANK cardholders will enjoy surcharge free access for transactions made at IBERIABANK branded ATMs that can be found at select Rite Aid locations. As one of the largest ATM networks in the United States, PAI provides ATM services for over 60,000 retail locations nationwide and has been selected to provide ATM services for approximately 1,500 Rite Aid locations in the western, central, and southern United States.
Fiserv announced that Black Hills Federal Credit Union of South Dakota enlisted its “Corillian Online” and “Mobiliti” digital banking services as part of an overhaul of its digital brand, including its website and online and mobile banking capabilities. This includes the integrated capabilities with bill presentment and payment through “CheckFree RXP” and person-to-person payments through Popmoney from Fiserv. According to the credit union, the new online capabilities have already been well received. In the first 90 days following the launch, more than 1,600 new users enrolled in online banking, and more than half of those also began using online bill pay. Black Hills deployed Campaign Manager from Fiserv to build and execute online marketing campaigns specifically tailored to each individual’s financial needs.
Payment Alliance International (PAI) and BB&T Corporation (BBT), one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S., have jointly announced an agreement to brand over 130 Rite Aid Corporation ATMs in the Atlanta area. While PAI will own and operate all of the ATM placements, BB&T customers will enjoy the familiar appearance of the BB&T brand on the ATM, as well as surcharge free access for their transactions. As one of the largest ATM networks in the United States, PAI provides ATM services for over 60,000 retail locations nationwide and was recently selected to provide ATM services for approximately 1,500 Rite Aid locations in the western, central, and southern United States.
One Point Financial (OPF) ATM operator partnered Huntington Bank, allowing the bank customers to access their accounts with no fee by using ATMs at 88 Go Mart locations. The new ATMs are in addition to the existing 31 Huntington branches and 53 Huntington ATMs. OPF finalized an agreement with Huntington to brand the ATMs. The first ATMs will be placed in Go Marts beginning in early March while all 88 are expected to be placed by mid-March.
USA Technologies has been ranked as one of the top five shippers of POS terminals in the United States. The Nilson Report, a leading source of research on consumer payment systems worldwide, again ranked USAT 5th among the leading POS shippers in the United States for calendar year 2011. On a worldwide basis, USAT was ranked 30th. In addition to ePort EDGE and ePort G8 POS terminals, USAT’s PCI-compliant, cashless payments technology portfolio also includes QuickConnect™, an API Web service, all of which integrate with ePort Connect®, USAT’s comprehensive service platform designed specifically for small-ticket, self-service unattended retail locations such as vending and kiosk.