The End of the Magnetic Stripe On Payment Cards?

by Lachlan Gunn — Director, BenAlpin Ltd

EAST, the European ATM Security Team, has just released European ATM crime statistics for the period January to June 2010. The figures show a 24% increase in…

ATM Potential in Africa

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

In RBR's latest press release entitled "China to become world's largest ATM market by 2015," one piece of information jumped out at me from the page more than…

Top 5 Credit/Debit Card Skimming Attacks

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Credit card fraud is a multi-billion dollar industry. Skimming is one of the financial industry’s fastest-growing crimes, according to the U.S. Secret Service.

Will NFC handsets alter the course of contactless mobile payments

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

In December 2008, I said that “it seems inconceivable that contactless will not be universal in the future – if not on cards in the short term, then on mobile…

More ATM Skimmers Being Used By Gangs

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

A report issued by the FTC finds that customers in the process of withdrawing cash from ATMs are more likely to be victims of ATM fraud than a direct, physical…

International card schemes - not necessarily a two horse race

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

The Global Rebranding of ISOs

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

The ATM is a major consumer technology. ATMs can only reach the masses close to where they live, work and shop if national payment systems and ATM networks…

Sell your ATM-related business now or pay more taxes later...

by Sam Ditzion — CEO, Tremont Capital Group

As the old saying goes, only two things are certain: death and taxes. And one thing is for sure about tax rates right now: they will almost certainly go up …

Mixed messages from western European ATM market

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

One in three ATM markets in western Europe contracted last year. A fall in the number of ATMs in any country is relatively rare, and it is unprecedented for so…

Intellect, humor and pioneering spirit

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

The news that John Shepherd-Barron, inventor of the ATM, had died after a brief illness came as quite a shock – the world is undoubtedly the poorer for his…

Old credit card technology facilitates skimming fraud

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Credit and debit cards in the U.S. use old magnetic stripe technology. The magnetic stripe is the black or brown band on the back of your credit or debit card.

Vuvuselas and a Cash Jackpot for the 2010 World Cup

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

Cape Town, South Africa – The world cup final last Sunday became the most watched soccer match in US television history, whilst Spain registered its…