http://atmbusiness.info ATM Business Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:48:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those interested, I went to the Intro-80A meeting in NYC today. I took a few notes and observations below. I tried to organize it, but I'm sure there is some rambling in there.     Background: I went to this meeting to be abreast of the situation within the NY market. Even though ... http://atmbusiness.info/2008/06/new-york-city-to-charge-registration-fees/ With the massive consolidation going on within the atm industry, there now is a new avenue to increase your business. When a company is being acquired or going out of business, generally service is sacrificed. Payments get delayed to store owners, and the atm machines will be down for a ... http://atmbusiness.info/2008/04/target-clients-of-consolidated-atm-companies/ In many cut throat markets such as Manhattan, there will always be another atm company that will promise to give the store owner a higher cut. This of course can squeeze the atm owner. Many times, regardless how good you think your contract is, there generally is a gray area ... http://atmbusiness.info/2008/04/strong-relationships-win-atm-owner-and-store-owner/ We are seeing many larger providers taking over large ATM companies. Two major ones occurred this month. One included NJ based Access to Money. $15 Million dollars to be acquired by a public company TRM. The interesting twist here is TRM is being delisted from NASDAQ. Once you are delisted, ... http://atmbusiness.info/2008/04/atm-business-in-consolidation-phase/ The atm business is in a transition. What initially become a hyper-growth phase, we are now seeing massive consolidation within the industry. Portfolios are being acquried from public and private equity. The one major reason for this is the decrease in net profits per machine. During the growth phases, machines were ... http://atmbusiness.info/2008/04/atm-business-is-beyond-the-hyper-growth-phase/ When atms gained popularity with banks and indepedent owners, receipt ads were the only form of advertsising. After that, some would brand their atms with a bank name. Fast forward to 2008, and we have an interesting shift in atm advertising. England is the clear leader in atm advertising. The United ... http://atmbusiness.info/2008/04/advertising-at-an-atm-machine/