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The 2012 South African Service Awards has acknowledged Spark ATM Systems with its win for customer service in the Financial Services: ATM Deployer category at a ceremony held in Johannesburg recently. SA Service Awards honour Spark ATM Systems

Spark ATM Systems, South Africa’s premier independent ATM deployer, has received top honours for its customer service in the Financial Services: ATM Deployer category at the 2012 South African Service Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg recently. Spark Recognised For Excellence In Customer Service

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CashAxcess, a subsidiary of global payment processing company First Data Corporation, has sold its 91 ATM sites located in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors nationwide to Spark ATM Systems. This acquisition consolidates Spark’s position as the leading independent ATM deployer in South Africa. Spark ATM Systems buys CashAxcess ATMs

The ATM estate was purchased by Spark ATM Systems for an undisclosed amount and consists of 91 ATM sites located in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors nationwide. Spark ATM Systems acquires CashAxcess’s ATM estate

South African consumers had a cash hangover in January. Statistics released by the Spark Cash Index indicate that citizens significantly reduced their spending during January 2013, following a record increase in cash withdrawal activity in December 2012. January activity down sharply at SA ATMs

Cash withdrawals fell 9.18% month on month to R440.53 in January, according to the Spark Cash Index (SCI), released today, Thursday 7 February 2013. Marc Sternberg, MD of Spark ATM Systems, said the steep drop in the withdrawal values during January is a recurring trend, and is in keeping with recorded SCI ATM withdrawal patterns […]

THE Spark cash index, which measures the average value of cash withdrawals across more than 2,000 ATMs in South Africa, fell 9.18% to R440.53 in January compared with December 2012. ATM withdrawals show seasonal January drop  

Cash withdrawals rose in December‚ according to the Spark Cash Index (SCI) which measures the average value of cash withdrawals across more than 2‚000 ATMs in SA. The index rose 5.99% year on year to R485.07 in December from R457.67 in the same month in 2011. Spark said this indicated that consumer spending was more […]

Statistics from Spark Cash Index (SCI), which measures the average value of cash withdrawals across more than 2 000 Spark ATMs throughout South Africa, showed that consumer spending was more robust in 2012. The figures revealed a 5.99% year-on-year increase to R485.07 in December 2012 from R457.67 in the same month in 2011. Consumer spending […]