The future of cash handling

by Alan Walsh — Head of US Banking, Wincor Nixdorf

As cash supply and demand continues to rise, so has the cost of managing all that cash, with the greatest portion of the burden resting on our financial…

ATM accessibility in Europe

by Flora Hamilton — European Manager, ATMIA

The European Commission updated the EU Disability Strategy last year following the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

ATM withdrawals made easy with cellphones for the card challenged

First National Bank's customers forget their bank cards, but they always carry their cell phones.

More than 1 million ATMs for over a billion people?

by Mike Lee — CEO of the ATM Industry Association, ATM Industry Association

Last year, 50,000 ATMs were added to China's installed base.

Oyster wallet sponsorship could be a catalyst

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

Transport for London (TfL) has announced details of an arrangement with MasterCard, giving the card scheme exclusive branding rights for Oyster card wallets in…

ATMIA 2011: A record-setting sign of an industry on the verge

by Tom Harper

The ATMIA U.S. board meeting attracted more than 40 people, the largest such meeting I've ever attended.

Riding Shotgun

by Marc Borbas — VP, Marketing, INETCO

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Predictions for the year ahead

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

Hot topic of the year:

Another BRIC in the Wall of Cash

by Mike Lee — CEO of the ATM Industry Association, ATM Industry Association

The combined economic output of Brazil, China, India and Russia could eclipse the total output of the current richest countries of the world.

One third of UK adults are victims of card fraud

by Lachlan Gunn — Director, BenAlpin Ltd

According to the annual Card Fraud Index released yesterday by life assistance company CPP, Card fraud has now affected a total of 13 million people in the UK…

Teller automation key to facilitating branch transformation

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

Teller automation is inextricably linked to the wider process of branch transformation. This is both good and bad news for the teller automation industry …

"Flash Attacks" Make Big Money for Debit and Credit Card Scammers

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

The latest ATM scam is so brilliantly simple, it’s hard to believe that it actually works. Apparently, banks’ fraud detection systems are unable to flag nearly…

Is the USA any closer to adopting EMV?

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

Reviewing the latest ATM crime statistics from the European ATM Security Team (EAST), one statistic stood out – international losses due to card skimming were…

Would you use a biometric solution to authorise a transaction at an ATM?

by Lachlan Gunn — Director, BenAlpin Ltd

In a website research poll conducted by the European ATM Security Team (EAST) from July to September 2010 73% of the respondents would not use the technology…

Indian ATM market comes of age

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

In July 2003 I wrote an article entitled “Is the current focus on the Indian ATM market justified?”. At the time I felt that far too many people were pinning…

The cost of manufacturing banknotes and coins

by Brendan Burge

In recent months there have been a number of articles related to the cost of creating and maintaining cash in society.

Live ATM Skimming Video Confiscated

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

ATM skimming, the top ATM-related crime, accounts for about $350,000 in fraud every day in the United States, exceeding a billion dollars a year.    

How Innovation Leads to Profit at the ATM

by Alan Walsh — Head of US Banking, Wincor Nixdorf

The retail banking industry first introduced self-service banking solutions nearly 50 years ago, with the “Bankograph” – an automated envelope deposit machine…

Are Your ATMs Actually ADA Compliant?

by Sam Ditzion — CEO, Tremont Capital Group

The new 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, which are based on Access Board guidelines created in 2004, were published by the Department of…

Durbin amendment raises new question: What's your PAR?

by Marc Borbas — VP, Marketing, INETCO

If the architects of the Durbin interchange amendment get their way, the whole business of routing transactions is about to get a lot more complex, and…