| December |
|
The company acquires U.S.-based Arksys, a leading
developer of electronic payment and transaction solutions
software for the IBM AS/400 platform, which is used by
a majority of retail banks throughout the world. The
acquisition positions Euronet to provide a continuum
of electronic transactions products and services for
ATMs, as well as POS systems, mobile banking, and Internet
banking.
Euronet enters the U.K. ATM market in partnership with
Woolwich plc and begins installing ATMs in off-branch
locations such as convenience stores. |
| September |
|
Euronet begins processing ATM transactions in France
for Crédit Municipal de Nantes
|
| August |
|
Budapest Bank expands its existing relationship with
Euronet and outsources day-to-day management of its entire
network of more than150 ATMs to Euronet |
| July |
|
Euronet connects to the Citishare switch, opening
a transaction gateway to 35 million Citibank cardholders.
The company signs new agreements with Citibank in Hungary
and Poland, and Euronet ATMs for the first time accept
deposits from Citibank cardholders in those countries.
1,000th ATM owned or operated by Euronet becomes operational. |
| June |
|
BWR becomes Euronet's first ATM outsourcing customer
in Poland. Euronet gradually assumes operation of the
bank's ATMs.
Euronet ATMs begin processing transactions for cards
issued by the Polish Association of Credit Unions (SKOK).
France's national transaction switch, GIE-Carte Bancaire,
certifies Euronet to process transactions for ATMs in
that country. |
| May |
|
Euronet completes an international bond offering,
raising $81 million in net proceeds. The company uses
the funds for business expansion.
Euronet ATMs in Poland begin processing transactions
for the PolCard bank consortium, expanding access to
another
376,000 branded cards.
Germany's Service Bank outsources the operation of
96 additional off-branch ATMs to Euronet. |
| March |
|
Monthly transactions on ATMs owned or operated by
Euronet pass the 1 million mark.
|
| February |
|
Euronet enters the Czech ATM market with Bank Austria-Creditanstalt.
A month later, Euronet begins installing ATMs and processing
Visa transactions in the Czech Republic. |
