Allpoint Network, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cardtronics Inc., has expanded search capability to BlackBerry devices.

 

Company officials said that the new application joins a 24-hour speech phone system, mobile Web-friendly locator, iPhone and Android (News - Alert) applications, as well as GPS download functionality for Allpoint Web site search results.

 

According to company officials, the locator is complimentary to Allpoint cardholders and can be found at www.AllpointNetwork.com. With the release of the BlackBerry (News - Alert) application, Allpoint now offers free and convenient ways to find surcharge-free ATMs on more than 85 percent of the smart phone market.

 

Electronic services partner LocatorSearch worked with Allpoint in developing the application.

 

LocatorSearch, based in the New York City area, provides the financial services industry tools to quickly find the nearest branch, Surcharge-Free ATM, or shared branch location without leaving Web site.

 

MobileLocator and SpeechLocator make the same data available on mobile devices and speech applications.

 

Allpoint Network claims that it is the first surcharge-free ATM network in the United States to offer iPhone (News - Alert) and Android applications for conveniently locating surcharge-free ATMs.

 

Back in August Allpoint Network had announced the signing of PBI Bank, a $1.7 billion asset bank with 18 locations in Kentucky.

 

With over 200 Allpoint ATMs across Kentucky, PBI Bank now offers unlimited surcharge-free access to three times as many ATMs as the largest Kentucky-headquartered bank.

 

Earlier in March Allpoint Network had announced the signing of Provident Bank, a $1.5 billion asset bank with fourteen locations in the Inland Empire area of Southern California.

 

With over 4,500 Allpoint ATMs throughout California and 37,000 ATMs worldwide, Provident Bank cardholders now have unlimited surcharge-free access to more ATMs than the largest bank-owned ATM networks in the U.S.

 

In the same month, Cardinal Community Credit Union, a community chartered credit union serving Lake, Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties had announced that it has selected Allpoint Network to continue and expand their commitment to surcharge-free ATM access.

 

Cardinal cardholders will now have unlimited surcharge-free access to Allpoint’s 35,000 ATMs nationwide, including more than 600 across Ohio.

 

Cardinal chose Allpoint due to the Key Bank surcharge-free ATM program being shuttered leaving the credit union to find a quick solution that made sense for Cardinal members.

 

Allpoint was able to provide Cardinal surcharge-free access before the Key Bank service terminated; ensuring cardholders have surcharge-free access to their funds despite the unexpected loss of the Key Bank program.