BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allpoint(R) Network, a Cardtronics, Inc. affiliate (Nasdaq:CATM), and the operator of the nation's largest surcharge-free ATM network and ABA Total Business Solutions (TBS), an affiliate of the American Bankers Association (ABA), announce the 5th year anniversary of their partnership. Since 2004, the TBS partnership with Allpoint(R) has enabled ABA members to have preferred terms in accessing the 37,000 Allpoint(R) Network surcharge-free ATMs. Forty-seven banks representing 1.3 million cardholders and $150 billion in assets have leveraged the partnership to date.
"Partnering with the ABA through TBS has been a great experience over the past five years," said Ben Psillas, President of Allpoint. "Providing surcharge-free access to more than 1 million cardholders is a real accomplishment. I look forward to our tenth anniversary."
Commenting on the Allpoint partnership, William J. Kroll, president of ABA Total Business Solutions said, "We are very pleased to be celebrating our fifth anniversary with Allpoint. Allpoint's surcharge-free ATMs truly help our community banks expand their market area and provide their customers with greater access, convenience and savings."
About Allpoint:
Allpoint is America's largest surcharge-free ATM network with 37,000 ATMs in leading national and regional merchant locations across the United States and the United Kingdom. Allpoint provides greater access, convenience and savings to customers of financial institutions while providing institutions the tools to compete more effectively for customers. For more information or to find the nearest Allpoint surcharge-free ATM, please visit www.AllpointNetwork.com
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About TBS:
ABA Total Business Solutions offerings are provided via ABA Business Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association. Leverage, access, and expertise mark the suite of products offered by ABA Total Business Solutions. With unmatched, high-value Card and Mortgage programs, innovative Capital Markets solutions, and the ABA Center for Commercial Lending & Business Banking, ABA Total Business Solutions helps community bankers compete and win in their market area. Learn more: www.aba.com/BusinessSolutions
The American Bankers Association brings together banks of all sizes and charters into one association. ABA works to enhance the competitiveness of the nation's banking industry and strengthen America's economy and communities. Its members -- the majority of which are banks with less than $125 million in assets -- represent over 95 percent of the industry's $13.3 trillion in assets and employ over 2 million men and women.