What We Do
Dolphin Debit Access provides financial institutions with a more efficient alternative to in-house ATM management. We provide complete, worry-free ATM network services covering every aspect of ATM management, from site prep and equipment procurement to system updates and cash management.
We are ATM management specialists with decades of experience. It’s what we do best; which leaves our client free to focus on what they do best: running successful financial institutions.
Gary Walston co-founded Dolphin Debit with more than twenty-four years of experience in the ATM/EFT industries. His professional background includes time as a senior executive at Momentum Cash Systems, where he was responsible for creating several new initiatives, including ATM outsourcing programs and surcharge-free ATM networks. Mr. Walston also brings extensive experience in sales and marketing to the table, which incorporates his experience in founding an ATM advertising company and his work with community bank account acquisition strategies at FISI Madison. He received a BBA in Marketing from The University of North Texas. Gary was a 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020 finalist for EY Entrepreneur Of The 
Toby Salsman has more than 15 years of executive leadership experience in the financial services industry and more than 20 years in information technology. Toby currently oversees all technology at Dolphin Debit Access including ATM operating systems, software, application development, transaction processing, and advanced ATM functionality related to image capture and remote tellers. He was previously Senior Vice President of Payments & Technology for Columbus Data Services, where he architected and managed an active/active payments processing platform which drove over 100,000 ATMs, across 400 financial institutions, and over 50 million transactions monthly. During his time at Columbus Data Services, he also led information services, data warehousing, business intelligence, online transaction processing, and payments support operations. Earlier in his career, he had lead developer and system administrator roles at the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, Appro Software, and First NBC. He has a degree in computer science from the University of New Orleans.
Joe Woods has spent 20+ years serving the financial services industry. During his tenure in the industry, Joe has worked for several organizations including Dun & Bradstreet and Liberty Enterprises. Joe was AVP and Director of Sales for Corporate One FCU and co-founded Legacy Member Services in 2009, an organization that now serves over 1,200 clients. Most recently, Joe served on the senior management team at CU24, a payments network CUSO. During his time at CU24 Joe grew the sales organization and revenue over 50%. Joe has written numerous payments-related articles and has spoken at various conferences throughout his career. In 2016, Joe received the Credit Union Development Educator (CUDE) certification from the National Credit Union Foundation. Joe lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife Sharon and their three children.
A look at how ATMs and Dolphin Debit’s outsourcing program helped 3 credit unions navigate the disruption that accompanied Covid-19, along with trends that continue into the current environment. All without having to involve their staff, many of whom were restricted to working from home.
It took a decade, but eventually Sabine Federal Credit Union moved all of its ATMs over to management by Dolphin Debit. A 2006 experiment kicked off a relationship that grew and thrived and kept paying off for the credit union. And then in early 2017, Sabine FCU at last completed its transition to Dolphin Debit, the full-service ATM management company.
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It was the challenge of keeping up with regulations that initially convinced Memorial Credit Union of Houston to get out of the ATM business in 2014. Three years later, the credit union reflects on that as a smart decision, for many reasons.
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When First Service Credit Union of Houston started working with Dolphin Debit eight years ago, the credit union had some very specific ATM objectives. It was looking to expand its influence and do it as cost-effectively as possible.
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After owning and operating its own ATMs for some 25 years, Statewide Federal Credit Union in Mississippi finally decided that the hassles of maintenance, updates, and compliance just weren’t worth it anymore.
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ATMs are a strategic product for Community Resource Credit Union of Baytown, Texas. An ATM’s small footprint allows the credit union to expand its market presence without having to invest in new branches.
In the last eight years, Community Resource has built a community presence through strategically placed ATMs. The machines are more than a convenience tool …
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For Commercial Bank of Texas, highly visible ATMs in high-traffic areas have quickly given the bank a stronger presence in new markets and paved the way for an increasingly successful expansion.
The bank, headquartered in Nacogdoches in east Texas, focused on local business for most of its 113 years. But in the past few years, it has expanded into north Texas …
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“An outsourced ATM management solution like Dolphin Debit is the perfect way to help credit unions of any size reduce capital costs, control operating expenses, and relieve the burden of regulatory compliance.”
“The Northwest Credit Union Association and Strategic Link is a trusted resource for securing the business solutions our credit unions need to better serve their members. ATM/ITM management and …
“It is a good feeling to know it is now much easier to implement a new ATM engagement with a client who would like to add an OceanFirst …
