Study: New cyberthreats come in old packages

April 17, 2015

A Verizon report says that cyberattacks are increasingly sophisticated, but they're still carried out using the same old delivery techniques — phishing and…

Consumers looking to be their own fraud protection advocates

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Nearly two-thirds of American consumers say they would use a service that sends them an email or text when suspicious activity occurs on their payment card.

Jackpotting in the retail ATM sector

We all know about the $1 billion multibank ATM heist via malware. But if you're a retail IAD or ISO, there's an even scarier one you should definitely be aware…

Co-op Financial Services to acquire interest in Canada's Everlink

April 16, 2015

Co-op will purchase shares from FIS to become majority ownership of the payments solutions provider, which serves Canadian CUs, banks and ISOs.

PCI SSC publishes revised data security standard

April 16, 2015

PCI DSS 3.1 and supporting guidance will help organizations address vulnerabilities within the SSL protocol that put payment data at risk, the council says.

Community FIs counting down the hours to Apple Watch launch

April 16, 2015

Maluzai Software is working with eight community FIs to offer its SmartwearApps to mobile banking customers who plan to strap on an Apple Watch when it becomes…

SBI aims to increase ATM count by 8K new machines

April 16, 2015

Half of the new machines will feature cash recycling capability, according to a State Bank of India executive.

Instant issuance solution eases EMV bankcard transition for smaller FIs

April 16, 2015

The solution allows users to upgrade or install an EMV-compatible instant issuance program that includes card personalization, procurement, onsite printing and…

Kalpana kick-off: NCR's ATM thin client solution gets its official launch

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Yesterday, the ATM-maker introduced its new system to the world in a news release and video. And the world took notice.

EAST cases out ATM crime stats in 2014 full-year report

April 15, 2015

Though ATM fraud incidents fell by more than a quarter for the year, a reduction in losses did not follow — in fact, the cost of ATM-related crime rose by…

ATM Cash Management 101

Optimizing their ATM cash management provides FIs and IADs with significant opportunities to generate savings.

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G&D ups productivity of high-speed cash handling systems

April 15, 2015

The company says its new NotaTracc solution eliminates several manual banknote handling steps and significantly improves operator ergonomics.

Time to talk about 'Things' …

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

The Internet of Things will bring a deluge of Big Data; will it be 'TMI' for payments processors looking to use defined behaviors as a means of validating…

OKI honored for development of groundbreaking cash recycling ATM

April 14, 2015

Launched in 1982, the AT-100 helped make the concept of a cash recycling ATM commercially viable, according to the Information Processing Society of Japan.

PCI council publishes guidance on computer systems penetration testing

April 14, 2015

The document offers recommendations for testing methodology, case studies, and a quick-reference guide to assist in navigating testing requirements.

Testing the limits: ATM simulation resets the standard

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Manual testing can only take an ATM operator so far. A recent webinar demonstrated how much further one can go with an automated solution.

Study: ATM fees on the rise for prepaid debit cards

April 14, 2015

Fees for withdrawals, balance inquiries and declined ATM transactions are more likely to have increased than decreased in the past year, a bankrate.com study…

EAST welcomes representative from South Africa

April 14, 2015

The South Africa Banking Risk Information Center has become a national member; SABRIC was formed to help FIs and CITs across Africa combat bank-related…

Early Warning, BioCatch partner on fraud prevention for FIs

April 14, 2015

Financial services organizations can now acquire and share behavioral intelligence to improve visibility of digital threats and reduce new account fraud and…

ATMs: Cash is simply not enough

by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World

All those customers doing very little at ATMs besides getting cash are a wasted opportunity — and it's long past time to do something about it.