Through an arrangement with CU Solutions Group, an affiliate of the Michigan Credit Union League, Alliance One participants can order Alliance One statement inserts, lobby signs and ATM decals (all ATMs in Alliance One should have an ATM decal), all at very reasonable prices. These materials can be ordered and shipped directly to your credit union or your statement provider.  To learn more about these materials, log on to the Web site at www.allianceone.coop, and enter your financial instit ... Read More

When your institution is part of Alliance One, there’s no such thing as too many surcharge-free ATMs. So, if you’d like to grow the number of surcharge-free ATMs available in your local area, it’s as simple as referring a friend. Talk to other local credit unions or community banks and ask them to join.  By adding new institutions, you’re not only helping to expand the Alliance for your members, you’re making surcharge-free access available to the cardholders o ... Read More

As a member of Alliance One, you are among nearly 1,000 financial institutions in 43 states to offer your members a surcharge-free ATM option at almost 5,000 ATMs across the country. At a time when your members are already cash-strapped, your involvement in Alliance One is more significant than ever. Alliance One allows you to cost-effectively provide members lower fees while differentiating yourself from other financial institutions in your area by offering a vast alliance of ATMs that your car ... Read More

Alliance One issued its biennial audit of participants earlier this month. In order for Alliance One to be a reliable resource for our participants and their ATM users, it is crucial that our database contains accurate participant information, which is why we ask Alliance One participants to verify and/or update their account information every other year. The process is automated this year to make it more convenient for participants to verify and complete. While we’ve heard from many of y ... Read More

The deadline for financial institutions to comply with the Durbin Amendment is rapidly approaching. What does this mean for your financial institution? You must have at least two unaffiliated networks on your debit cards by April 1, 2012. They can be either two unaffiliated PIN networks, or one signature and one PIN network that are unaffiliated. There are no prohibitions on network participation and networks can no longer offer exclusivity agreements to issuers. Merchant routing discreti ... Read More

Interested FIs also receive complimentary conference registration to 30th Anniversary Credit Union Conference cruise Credit Union 24 (CU 24) has extended its offer to credit $300 toward the implementation fee for Alliance One participants adding the Credit Union 24 Gateway through January 31, 2012. Plus, for all requests for additional information on CU 24, CU 24 will waive the conference fee of $575.00 for those wishing to participate in their special 30th Anniversary Credit Union Conference c ... Read More

This fall Alliance One will be working to update and verify information pertaining to program participation, including ATM locations and Bank Identification Numbers (BINs). With almost 5,000 ATMs nationwide, Alliance One continuously provides millions of consumers, from nearly 1,000 financial institutions, fewer surcharge fees to access their funds. In order to make these ATM transactions run as smoothly as possible, it is crucial that our database contains accurate information so the Alliance c ... Read More

Through our relationship with Credit Union 24, Alliance One is able to help you comply with the new Durbin legislation deadline which is rapidly approaching.  Alliance One participants may now add the Credit Union 24 gateway to their card programs, and Credit Union 24 will rebate $300 back to your institution to cover set–up and implementation fees. Credit Union 24 is a credit union-owned, full-service EFT network that brings nationwide ATM and point-of-sale (POS) access to credit u ... Read More

Alliance One is one of the nation’s leading selective-surcharge ATM groups, and a powerful tool that can strengthen a financial institution’s ATM program while also promoting the cooperative spirit of the credit union movement. Founded in 1998 by Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Alliance One was created to assist six central Ohio credit unions with accessing a larger network of ATMs. As the popularity of the program spread, credit unions across Ohio and the Midwest joined quickly ... Read More

When you look at the benefits Alliance One has to offer, it’s easy to understand why it’s such a value to credit unions and financial institutions around the nation. As an Alliance One participant, you’re probably already aware of what the program offers; however, in case you’ve forgotten or if you’re new to the program, here’s quick reminder: Increased coverage=happier members, competitive edge Instantly expand your ATM footprint (to nearly 5000 ATMs nati ... Read More

Alliance One eliminates foreign ATM surcharges for member/customer cardholders of participating financial institutions (mostly credit unions and a few small community banks). The process relies on card issuers to provide us their bank identification numbers (BINs), and ATM drivers to upload those BINs into their back-end systems, allowing ATMs to waive the foreign ATM surcharge. Each month, we send a BIN file to all terminal drivers. BINs are updated as needed by each participating FI. Particip ... Read More

Did your financial institution recently add ATM terminals in a chain of local stores? You might be wondering how you go about updating your Alliance One account or how to get extra decals so your participation in Alliance One is clearly visible on all of your terminals. No problem. With more than 1,000 participating financial institutions, Alliance One has a dynamic Web site that allows participants to login for convenient account management and updates as well as easy access to marketing materi ... Read More