Our History

• Kahuna Timeline

  Kahuna ATM Solutions is the ATM Industry's ONLY business development service company dedicated to the success and profit maximization of ISOs and Operators. Originally founded in 1995, Kahuna ATM Solutions has been considered a trusted ATM industry leader for over a decade.

  • 1995 - Community Merchant Services, Inc. (predecessor to Kahuna)

    The company’s main focus was on credit card processing but quickly diverted their focus to the off-premise ATM Industry.

  • 2001 - Kahuna was Born

    "The ATM Industry’s ONLY business development catalyst dedicated to the success and profit maximization of ISOs and Operators." The Kahuna difference; by utilizing our collective buying power, we are able to provide our affiliates (Kahuna clients) with the best ATM equipment pricing and ATM processing rates.

  • 2010 - Kahuna ATM Solutions Today

    The Kahuna brand represents an entrepreneurial approach to life and business.The Kahuna team provides complete back-end accounting and payment solutions, full disclosure reporting, and technical service per our affiliate’s direction. Kahuna’s Solution Model is based on Leverage, Value and Partnership.

  • 1995 - Community Merchant Services, Inc. (predecessor to Kahuna)

    The company’s main focus was on credit card processing. The company quickly diverted their focus to the off-premise ATM Industry. 2001 - Kahuna was Born The ATM Industry’s ONLY business development catalyst dedicated to the success and profit maximization of ISOs and Operators. The Kahuna difference; by utilizing our collective buying power, we are able to provide our affiliates (Kahuna clients) with the best ATM equipment pricing and ATM processing rates. 2010 - Kahuna ATM Solutions Today The Kahuna brand represents an entrepreneurial approach to life and business. The Kahuna team provides complete back-end accounting and payment solutions, full disclosure reporting, and technical service per our affiliate’s direction. Kahuna’s Solution Model is based on Leverage, Value and Partnership.

  • 1995 - Community Merchant Services, Inc. (predecessor to Kahuna)

    The company’s main focus was on credit card processing. The company quickly diverted their focus to the off-premise ATM Industry. 2001 - Kahuna was Born The ATM Industry’s ONLY business development catalyst dedicated to the success and profit maximization of ISOs and Operators. The Kahuna difference; by utilizing our collective buying power, we are able to provide our affiliates (Kahuna clients) with the best ATM equipment pricing and ATM processing rates. 2010 - Kahuna ATM Solutions Today The Kahuna brand represents an entrepreneurial approach to life and business. The Kahuna team provides complete back-end accounting and payment solutions, full disclosure reporting, and technical service per our affiliate’s direction. Kahuna’s Solution Model is based on Leverage, Value and Partnership.

• About Kahuna

  Kahuna ATM Solutions serves as a master distributor for the three leading off-premise ATM manufacturers — Nautilus Hyosung, Triton and Hantle ATMs. We maintain significant volume and leverage with five key ATM processors, First Data, Elan, Columbus Data, Switch Commerce and WorldPay. Kahuna's Affiliate network contracts for the processing and management of nearly 20,000 ATMs across the United States, accounting for over 40 million transactions annually.
  
  Kahuna ATM Solutions’ business model provides excellent growth potential for ATM operators and sales organizations by providing a complete solution to meet all of your ATM needs. At Kahuna ATM Solutions, we have taken a different view on the ATM world than most. What separates us from other independent sales organizations (ISOs) is our unique company philosophy, which focuses on our Affiliate Partners.
  
  Kahuna acts as a true ATM Cooperative. We do not compete with our Affiliates. Rather than spending our time and efforts supporting a direct sales force like traditional ISOs, we are dedicated to helping you make the most of your business.
  
  Our corporate philosophy is simple; we provide Leverage, Value and Partnership to our clients and ultimately, “We achieve our victories through the victories of those we serve!”
  
  Leverage is a commodity level efficiency. It is economies of scale, better pricing, simplification, more choices in vendors and other areas of providing a competitive advantage to our clients.Leverage is a voice and advocacy in a confusing and changing industry. It is also about new products, new services, new markets as well as investment into R&D activities and new vendor relationships for the future. Regardless of the size of your business, you benefit from working with Kahuna. We provide our Affiliates with competitive ATM equipment pricing and the best ATM processing rates because we pool together the volume of our Affiliate network and utilize it to negotiate the best prices possible. These savings are passed on to our Affiliates. The net result is that our Affiliates receive the pricing benefits of a much larger organization without the cost and commitment of working directly with manufacturers.
  
  Value is everything at the Leverage level and more. It is the ability to reduce staffing or to increase capacity of the business without increasing overhead. It is an a' la carte' option for outsourcing as little or as much of the ATM business as a client needs and wants. Value is enhanced and open vendor relationships without having to manage and fulfill minimums and requirements to maintain top tier pricing. Ultimately, Value translates to bottom line profitability enhancement for our clients.
  
  Partnership is based on earned trust and is an elevation of both Leverage and Value to where we are a trusted Partner with our clients. We aspire to and structure every client relationship as if it is a Strategic Joint Venture with each party playing to their strengths. When you make the decision to partner with Kahuna, you receive the service and commitment of a team that is totally dedicated to supporting your efforts. Your success truly is our success. Whatever the situation may be, we always look for a creative solution that is a win/win for all parties. Our long-term growth strategy is focused on investing and building a solid and scalable infrastructure to magnify our current efforts to serve our existing and future clients. As the ATM market becomes more fragmented and challenging, Kahuna is well positioned to be a champion for the independent ISO/IAD/Operator.