'Gimme shelter': A tale of cyberwar, bank panic and ATM cash

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

Imagine for a moment that North Korea or some other rogue state successfully launches a cyberattack against a U.S. bank. Then consider how the ensuing spike in…

G&D banknote processor offers high speed in a small package

December 8, 2017

G&D Currency Technology has expanded its portfolio of banknote processing systems with the new BPS C2, recipient of the German Design Award 2018 for…

MasterCard Cash Pick-Up picks up partner FI

December 8, 2017

Cross River Bank, a New Jersey-based financial institution, has launched MasterCard Cash Pick-Up. Cash Pick-Up allows banks and their disburser partners to…

UK banks drop the ball in digital onboarding of customers

December 8, 2017

Traditional banks in the U.K. are losing ground to challenger banks when it comes to digital banking services, according to the new report, UK Bank Accounts: A…

FIS helps Fifth Third accelerate timeline to real-time payments

December 8, 2017

Fifth Third Bank has tapped payment technology provider FIS to enable real-time payments through The Clearing House RTP, a real-time payments system.

Report correlates mobile banking features, customer favor

December 8, 2017

Malauzai Software, a provider of mobile and internet banking apps for community financial institutions, has released its December Monkey Insights report.

How can trending technologies enhance the user experience?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Technology is ever-evolving, but contrary to what you might expect, it can become more human, not less so, in the process. Learn what this means in financial…

EMV transactions near 60 percent globally, lifted by US adoption

December 7, 2017

In the 12 months leading up to June 2017, 59.9 percent of card-present transactions globally used EMV technology, an increase from 42.4 percent in the previous…

Scottish ATM dispenses good karma

December 7, 2017

One good turn deserves another, they say. But rarely is a second turn as good as the one that befell Colin Banks, a builder living in Motherwell, Scotland.

Apple Pay joins P2P players

December 7, 2017

Now U.S. consumers have yet another P2P payment alternative besides Zelle, Venmo and (as always) cash. On Tuesday, Apple announced in a press release that…

Amex OKs ICC Solutions Contactless Pre-tap test suite

December 7, 2017

ICC Solutions has announced that its ExpressPay Test Suite version 1.5, which supports American Express Contactless Pre-tap, has been qualified by Amex in both…

Discover rubs out signature requirement for card-present transactions

December 7, 2017

Beginning in April 2018, Discover will no longer require signatures at the point of sale for credit and debit transactions on the Discover Global Network in…

ATM Marketplace: November Top 5

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

November kicks off the holiday season in the U.S., but judging by the underwhelming Q3 earnings reported early in the month by ATM industry mega-brands — and…

Amazon Pay now an option within Alexa skills apps

December 5, 2017

Software developers will soon have the option to add Amazon Pay to their voice apps in the Alexa Skills Store, according to an announcement from Amazon.

TIO Networks breach might have exposed 1.6M consumer records

December 5, 2017

TIO Networks, the bill payment platform acquired this summer by PayPal, has said that a security vulnerability could have exposed the personal information of…

Bitcoin ATMs laundering money in London, police say

December 5, 2017

Authorities in London have said that criminals are using the city's bitcoin ATMs to launder the proceeds from drug sales and other illicit activities.

PNC rolls out real-time payments

December 5, 2017

PNC, a top 10 U.S. bank by assets, has gone live on RTP, The Clearing House real-time payment system, using the Finastra payment services hub, Fusion Payments.

Malware-delivery botnet Andromeda bites the dust

December 5, 2017

An international cyberoperation involving law enforcement agencies and private sector partners has dismantled Andromeda (aka Gamarue), one of the…

How to grow a financial institution in an era of uncertainty

Customer expectations for omnichannel engagement and the move toward open banking can be viewed as challenges, but they can also be seen as opportunities for…

Prospect of 'ATM deserts' alarms UK Parliament

December 1, 2017

Politicians in the U.K. are responding to warnings raised by the ATM Industry Association that the reduction in exchange fees proposed by the Link ATM network…