News & Media
A manufacturer's dilemma
by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom
Editor's note: Remember the "I Love Lucy" episode (#39) that had Lucy and Ethel working on a candy factory production line wrapping chocolates? If so, you'll…
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BofA anticipates biometric ID with ATM security patent application
November 13, 2013
Bank of America has applied for an ATM patent (U.S. Patent Application No. 20130264384) that would connect the ATM to external authentication capabilities such…
read nowNebraska's largest CU aims to get bigger faster
November 13, 2013
SAC Federal Credit Union of Bellevue, Neb., has grown its assets by an annual average rate of 16 percent over the last three years to become Nebraska's largest…
read nowGPRs less costly than DDAs as primary payment tool
November 13, 2013
The majority of consumers who use a prepaid debit card to manage their finances do so for less than $7.50 per month, which represents a cost savings over a…
read nowColumbus Data Services acquires USA Payment Systems
November 13, 2013
Dallas-based Columbus Data Services, a third-party ATM processor, announced today that it has acquired Houston-based processor USA Payment Systems.
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To a needy mother, a fingerprints as good as a PIN
by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
I have just attended the latest user event put on jointly by the NonStop user community and HP. Among the participants were many from the financial services…
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What's better than cash? More cash!
by Ron Delnevo — Chairman, Cash and Card World
A new entity is currently taking shape. And this creation has an odd name: "The Better Than Cash Alliance."
read nowFIME ready to test D-PAS contactless chip cards
November 12, 2013
Secure-chip testing provider FIME has established testing infrastructure and conducted laboratory test services for the Discover contactless D-Payment…
read nowDiebold calls on Infosys, Oracle to help streamline operations
November 12, 2013
In an effort to streamline service, supply chain management and financial operations processes, Diebold Inc. has partnered with Infosys and Oracle for the…
read nowBitcoin called to testify before Senate committee
November 12, 2013
A Bitcoin Foundation board member will testify about the future of virtual currencies in a Nov. 18 hearing by the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental…
read nowArkansas bank beats EFTA suit
November 12, 2013
A lawsuit against Arkansas-based Union Bank & Trust of Monticello over a missing ATM fee placard was dismissed by a U.S. District Court last week.
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PIN wins in consumers' expected mobile wallet experience
by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM
A recent study by Phoenix Marketing International highlights a disconnect between consumers' awareness of mobile wallets and their use of this emerging payment…
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Wincor aims to upsize its slice of the American market
by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications
Following a US operations revamp, Europe's ATM giant says it's ready to step it up on this side of the Atlantic.
read nowCash recycling ATMs catch on at UniCredit
November 11, 2013
UniCredit, a Milan, Italy-based banking and financial services company with more than 9,000 branches, is adding cash recycling capabilities to the ATM fleet at…
read nowEMVCo qualifies Collis CPA/CCD level 2 test suites
November 11, 2013
EMVCo has certified the latest versions of the Collis CPA/CCD Level 2 Test Suites for the testing of card products. The tools are part of the UL EMVCo test…
read nowRevised PCI regs to go live on Jan. 1, 2014
November 11, 2013
The PCI Security Standards Council, an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, has published version 3.0 of the PCI Data…
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Canada completes polymer banknote conversion
"Canada completes polymer banknote conversion" is much more than a headline about a national banknote series refresh.
read nowBurroughs, GetBranded partner on branding installation venture
November 8, 2013
GetBranded.com, a branding solutions provider, and Burroughs, an ATM maintenance and support provider, have teamed up to provide nationwide ATM and kiosk…
read nowIndependent review firm names '10 best EMV compliance consultants' for November
November 8, 2013
Topcreditcardprocessors.com has ranked the 10 best EMV compliance consulting firms for the month of November. Each month, the payment processor review firm…
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For authentication, consumers want simple and secure
by Kevin Christensen — Vice President, Audit, SHAZAM
Our lives are increasingly digital, which makes accessing our personal information and accounts a daily activity. Resultantly, authentication has taken on a…
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