Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CARDTRONICS, INC.

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Steven A. Rathgaber, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 of Cardtronics, Inc.; and

2.Based on my knowledge, this Amendment does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Amendment.