Are your transaction monitoring costs more than $0.007 per transaction? In the final rule, the Fed backed off from a lot of the more "extreme" proposals (e.g. the 12 cent provision, the dual network …

Regular readers of Counting On Currency will know that I am committed to the future of hard currency. This does not mean however, that I am not interested in virtual currency. One particular form of …

FFIEC is the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, which is a government body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards and report forms for the federal examination of …

I am cheaper than new. Sometimes I am as little as 50 percent the cost of my shiny new counterpart. I get lots of attention before I am delivered to you. I am completely made over from the ground up …

Dear Independent ATM Deployers (IADs): It has come to my attention over the past week that a large, albeit yet to be determined, number of merchants in Massachusetts have received a demand letter …

The European Police agency (Europol) has just had a resounding success in its fight against organized criminals conducting international card skimming operations. An operation code named Operation …

When a new ATM (or any product for that matter) is launched in the market, purchasing hesitation is generally brought on by fears that the product will have early recall-related issues. Luckily …

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a final ruling on new accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which need to be adhered to by March 15, 2012. The Final Rule …

Today, there are more than 2.2 million ATMs worldwide, and by 2015 there will be around 3 million. ATM skimming accounts for as much as 30 percent of all data theft. That's about $350,000 in fraud …

Earlier this year, we all read the report of the global survey conducted by Level Four which showed that more than half the respondents had increased investment in the ATM channel in the last two …

Having been involved with the ATM industry since 1988, I have this annoying habit (ask my wife) of over-analyzing every ATM I happen upon, whether on vacation, at the store, getting gas, etc. (I …

In past blog posts I've explained the benefits of converting to wireless, and how it's become the new standard for ATM connectivity. IADs who are interested in saving money on their communication …

Counterfeit detection is certainly the most troublesome and costly responsibility for those in the cash handling business. There is not a country in the world that is not impacted by this criminal …

It's interesting to see a fresh perspective on bank security trends. St Martin's College of Art in London has created an ATM crime exhibition and it features some quirky and future-looking ATM …

The EMV roll out at European ATMs is virtually complete and the European ATM Security Team (EAST) has just released a chart showing the impact on ATM related skimming losses of the rollout of EMV …

With numerous articles circulating about the new ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) regulations, IADs may be feeling overwhelmed finding the time to create a plan and budgeting for the costs …

In an interview this week on the Today show, Ann Curry asked President Obama why he hasn't been able to convince businesses to hire more people. She cited a New York Times article which stated that …

You can almost hear the scammers' "Eureka!" moment in their evil dungeon lair: "We don't need no stinking $5000 high-tech remote access Russian-built skimmer – we just need Elmer's!" And then a …

Do you find yourself gravitating to the clearance rack when you go shopping? "Well, I kind of like those khaki shorts (despite the embroidered martini glasses). After all, they are 50% off&hellip …

It is not an easy decision for banks to agree to pool their ATMs – they are, after all, giving up control of one of their key channels. So what is it about the Nordic countries which means they …