Link Interchange Network

69 results about this entity

Period: 13 Dec 2004 - 05 Dec 2023

US and UK networks ink ATM access deal

US ATM network operator Nyce has signed a multi-year agreement with its UK counterpart Link that will enable Brits and Americans to withdraw money from cash machines on both sides of the Atlantic.

Designers unite to fight ATM fraud

Proximity-activated sound sensors, laser-illuminated privacy zones, and low tech omni-directional mirrors and secrecy shutters are among a host of new design ideas developed by students at St Martin's College of Art to help tackle ATM crime.

UK cash machines to get charity donation option

From next year Brits will be able to make charitable donations at cash machines thanks to an agreement forged by industry players and supported by the government.

Metro Bank opens doors as Virgin Money sets back launch date

Metro Bank, the first new high street player to enter the UK market for over 100 years, has opened its doors to the public, running on a technology platform from Swiss vendor Temenos.

UK ATMs open up to German girocard users

German girocard debit card holders can now withdraw cash from 63,000 Link network cash machines in the UK.

European card schemes to establish cross-border network

A Brussels-based company that aims to link national debit card systems to process cross-border transactions across Europe has been established by The Euro Alliance of Payment Schemes (EAPS), a consortium of six of the region's largest national operators.

VocaLink signs 10 banks to Sepa services

Newly-merged VocaLink has signed ten banks to its new pan-European euro clearing and settlement system.

EAPS members to set up Brussels-based company

The founding members of the Euro Alliance of Payment Schemes (EAPS) - an initiative established with the aim of linking national debit card systems to process cross-border transactions - are setting up a not-for-profit company in the second half of 2007, which will be headquartered in Brussels.

Morse to spin-off mobile banking unit Monitise

UK systems house Morse is to spin off its mobile banking arm Monitise and list the business on the AIM junior market.

Monitise and Metavante to establish m-banking network in US

Monitise, the mobile banking subsidiary of UK IT services group Morse, is teaming with American fintech vendor Metavante to launch and operate a wireless payments and banking network in the US.

Voca and Link to merge

UK payments and clearing network Voca is merging with Link, operator of the country's cash machine network, to form a European payments processor that will handle over eight billion transactions a year.

Festive shoppers spend £7.6bn online

UK consumers spent a record £7.66 billion on Internet purchases during the 10-week run-up to Christmas 2006, over 50% more than the amount spent in 2005, according to figures from industry body Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).

Banks agree to subsidise free ATMs for deprived communities

The UK's banks have agreed to subidise the roll out of more than 600 free-to-use cash machines to some of the country's poorest areas under a deal agreed with ATM operators and the government.

Alliance and Leicester to introduce mobile banking

UK banking group Alliance and Leicester (A&L) is launching a mobile banking service in the new year to run on the MoniLink network developed by IT services firm Morse and the Link Interchange Network.

Bank sites still vulnerable to fraudsters, study shows

Several bank Web sites contain security flaws that can be exploited and used by online fraudsters to launch convincing "frame spoofing" attacks, according to a study by Germany's Heise Security.

European card schemes form payments alliance

A group of European card payment companies have banded together to form the Euro Alliance of Payment Schemes (EAPS) with the aim of offering direct interoperable debit card transactions at ATMs and cash tills across national borders.

Link and Pulse networks ink reciprocal ATM agreement

The UK's Link Interchange Network has signed a reciprocal agreement with the Pulse EFT Association that will enable customers of its 38 participating financial institutions to use the 250,000 Pulse cash machines in the US.

Customers more likey to heed on-screen warnings of ATM charges

ATM users are more likely to notice screen-based warnings of withdrawal charges rather than stickers on the outside of units, according to a survey released by UK cash machine network operator Link.

HSBC and first direct to adopt MoniLink mobile banking platform

HSBC and its subsidiary first direct are the first banks in the UK to sign up to MoniLink, a mobile banking platform developed by IT services firm Morse and the Link Interchange Network.

Link to open up to consumers

The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is calling for changes to the governance of cash machine network operator Link to give businesses and consumers more say in decision-making at the company.