| December |
|
Euronet starts separate projects for ABN AMRO Bank
in Hungary and the Czech Republic. In Hungary, ABN AMRO
begins outsourcing operation of more than 100 ATMs to
Euronet. In the Czech Republic, the bank chooses Euronet's
Diamond Link program for outsourcing management of its
corporate charge card program.
Euronet doubles the card acceptance level on its ATMs
in the Czech Republic with the addition of Europay/MasterCard
branded cards through an agreement with GE Capital Bank.
Euronet completes the installation of a comprehensive
software credit card system for Banca Agricola in Romania.
Euronet assumes operation of Dubrovacka Banka ATMs
in Croatia, the second ATM outsourcing client in that
country.
Monthly transactions on ATMs owned or operated by Euronet
pass the 3 million mark. |
| November |
|
Euronet's newly acquired Dash network completes installation
of over 330 retailer-owned ATMs in Dillard's department
stores in the U.S. and begins processing transactions for
them.
Euronet and Raiffeisenbank Austria of Croatia sign
an outsourcing agreement in which the bank acquires Euronet's
ATMs in
Croatia and outsources their operation to Euronet for
15 years.
Euronet is first to market in Hungary with sales of
vouchers for prepaid Pannon GSM mobile phone service.
Pannon GSM
launches a nationwide multimedia advertising campaign
to promote the service. |
| October |
|
2,000th ATM owned or operated by Euronet becomes operational.
Northern Rock becomes second British bank to partner
with Euronet for the installation of ATMs with surcharging
fees in convenient, off-branch locations throughout
the U.K.
In another first for the Polish market, Euronet's
ATMs begin selling vouchers for prepaid ERA GSM
mobile phone
service. |
| August |
|
First Financial of Arkansas purchases Euronet's Commercial
ACCESS software, a PC banking solution that provides online,
real-time account data to bank customers via the Internet
or direct modem connections.
Euronet acquires ownership of Dash ATM switch in United
States.
Euronet is first to market in Poland with bill payment
services at ATMs. Available to Millennium Bank cardholders,
this e-commerce service will increase transaction volume. |
| May |
|
The Egyptian American Bank in Egypt purchases ATM
switch and interface software from Euronet.
|
| April |
|
Poland's Millennium Bank chooses Euronet for a full
range of services including electronic payment systems
software, ATM network management outsourcing, ATM network
connections and ATM advertising.
|
| March |
|
Euronet acquires Service Bank's entire remaining network
of 252 ATMs in Germany.
Monthly transactions on ATMs owned or operated by Euronet
pass the 2 million mark.
Euronet achieves record level of new software sales
orders, due in part to increased demand for credit card
systems
and Y2K upgrades. |
| February |
|
Banco Comercial de Macau purchases Euronet's credit card
system software (ICCS) in order to complement its retail
banking offerings with an in-house credit card system in
time for the bank's 25th anniversary. |
| January |
|
Cayman Bank in the Cayman Islands purchases Euronet's
software to support its growing credit card operations.
Oyak Bank in Turkey purchases Euronet's software to
manage ATMs and issue debit and credit cards. |