Hello bank intros Europe's first all-digital FI (except for the ATMs)

May 23, 2013

Paris-based FI BNP Paribas has announced the launch of Hello bank, a 100 percent digital, mobile bank that caters to smartphone- and tablet-owning individuals.

Study: 'ATM Cards in Canada'

May 23, 2013

Online research aggregator Fast Market Research has announced the availability of the Euromonitor International report, "ATM Cards in Canada." The report…

Paragon launches new session in free online EMV training series

May 23, 2013

E-payment testing solutions provider Paragon Application Systems has announced the next installment in its series of free online EMV training courses. The new…

Mobile, prepaid cards stand out in payments growth

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

In a recent report, Javelin Strategy and Research predicts that mobile payments and prepaid cards will beat out cash and checks in popularity among U.S.

A $45 million ATM frame-up?

May 22, 2013

In the recently reported $45 million bank theft, much attention has been focused on the fact that cash was obtained through ATM withdrawals. But the crime was…

NCR planning reduction of R&D staff in Scotland

May 22, 2013

NCR Corp. is planning to downsize its research and development staff in Dundee, Scotland by 70 members. According to The Courier, NCR confirmed the staff…

Crooks counterfeit 'impossible to counterfeit' Canadian currency

May 22, 2013

Maybe it's a challenge that no self-respecting counterfeiter could pass up. Or maybe it's a case of public overconfidence in banknotes that are supposed to be…

Remembering John Shepherd-Barron in the age of the million-dollar ATM heist

In the '60s, there was no such word as 'cybercrime' because there was no such thing. How times have changed.

EAST to host Financial Crime & Security Forum

May 22, 2013

The European ATM Security Team Ltd. will present the first EAST Financial Crime & Security Forum on June 13–14 in the World Forum at the Hague. The event…

Touchscreen ATMs take hold in Bulgaria

May 22, 2013

Bulgaria's Teximbank has embarked on a nationwide rollout of Diebold Opteva touchscreen ATMs, with installation by payment solutions and outsourced services…

ATM fee placard litigation: It ain't over 'til it's over

May 21, 2013

In a reminder that EFTA isn't quite dead yet, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said on Monday that Merrimak ATM Group LLC will pay $50,000 to…

Case Study: CU ramps up efficiency, ROI with ATM portfolio management

May 21, 2013

A recently published case study from TEKchand, a provider of software solutions for the ATM channel, demonstrates the successful implementation by TruWest…

PlainPay, MyBank pair up to provide total mobile banking solution

May 21, 2013

Virtual multi-channel banking solutions provider Auriga and online payment platform provider MyBank are combining their expertise to create an all-in-one…

Spark ATM broadens African footprint

May 21, 2013

South Africa-based Spark ATM Systems has announced the formation of Spark ATM Systems Zimbabwe Pvt. Ltd., in partnership with CBZ Bank Ltd., Zimbabwe's largest…

For HSBC customers abroad, ATM access just got less convenient

May 20, 2013

A change to chip-embedded ATM cards is supposed to make ATM access easier in EMV markets. But for HSBC customers, this isn't quite the case.

ATM deployer vs. ATM fraudster: how to make sure you come out the winner

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

May 30 anti-skimming webinar will present a 10-point strategy for defeating determined and increasingly sophisticated criminals.

FI marketing for the non-marketer

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

At community financial institutions — and other companies in the financial services realm — employees are often asked to carry out a number of collateral…

ATM skimming device dealer joins the good guys

May 20, 2013

They say it takes a thief to catch a thief — or in this case, to stop one. A Romanian criminal serving a 5-year prison sentence for supplying an organized…

Welch ATM to bring ATM convenience to Rite Aid customers

May 20, 2013

Welch ATM has formally announced its agreement with Rite Aid Corp. to provide ATMs at more than 2,900 Rite Aid stores across the United States. Rite Aid ranks…

China UnionPay joins EMVCo

May 20, 2013

EMVCo, the EMV standards body owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has announced the addition of China UnionPay to its membership. The change…