Former FBI executive assistant director to deliver keynote at ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit

August 8, 2014

Shawn Henry, now the president of tech security firm CrowdStrike, will discuss the grim realities of today's hacking environment; his team of security experts…

California bill would educate EBT clients about approved uses, fees for payment cards

August 7, 2014

As proposed, the legislation doesn't seek to limit or abolish surcharges. The concern is that, if enacted, it might later be leveraged to introduce…

Research: 'Preparing for 2015: The Year of the Liability Shift'

August 7, 2014

A new Mercator research note explores factors influencing the willingness, motivation and speed of payments players in implementing EMV technology.

Check fraud solution detects suspicious activity using cross-channel analytics

August 7, 2014

Detection capabilities are based on the solution's integration with core systems, check processing systems, and even ATM image archives.

US Bank ATMs enable donations to Red Cross wildfire relief effort

August 7, 2014

Donations will go directly to the Red Cross, which will use the funds to assist victims of wildfires in Oregon and Washington state.

ATM CEO's latest book offers a picture of the future of business

August 7, 2014

Mike Lee has published a second book about the future, in which he aims to provide leaders with a model for identifying the structures that will determine the…

Who's on first and who will lead down the stretch ...

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

The 'Acquiring and Switching Vendor Comparison Report' by PayX International is about as good a summary as you'll find when it comes to comparing payment…

'Solid': NCR and Diebold report positive Q2 revenues

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

In separate earnings calls, CEOs of both NCR and Diebold chose the same term to describe their quarterly revenues, up 8 and 3.7 percent respectively.

Bitcoin Foundation puts New York on the spot over BitLicense proposal

August 6, 2014

The foundation proposes an exhaustive cycle of drafts, comment periods, re-drafts, and more comment periods in order to thoroughly vet the proposed regulations.

Germany's Volksbank, NCR team up for flagship branch transformation

August 6, 2014

The bank will use recycling solutions connected to the Internet to ensure quick, secure transfer of cash deposits to customer accounts.

New program assists acquirers, ISOs with data incident management

August 6, 2014

Conformance Technologies' Data Incident Management Program assists with forensics, equipment replacement, legal fees, and legal and consumer notifications.

Target takes a Q2 hit of $148M in costs from data breach

August 5, 2014

The figure includes estimated probable losses for what the company believes to be 'the vast majority of actual and potential breach-related claims,' including…

Interchange fee cuts a hard hit to S African banks' bottom lines

August 5, 2014

They don't go into effect until Jan. 1, but Nedbank has already done the math and found that the reserve bank's new fee structure will cause significant losses…

Will mobile card readers dethrone cash?

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

Total cash volume in POS transactions fell 10 percent from 2012 to 2013, while mobile and prepaid card payments surged. A sign of things to come?

'Operationalization?' Is that a word?

Yes it is. And it can help your business maintain higher service levels across the ATM channel and reduce costs across the board.

Kaspersky report shows growing threat from hacking attacks on FIs

August 4, 2014

Growing interest in 'big money' is reflected in a sharp rise in the number of banking Trojans over the last year. Most of these ultimately involve an ATM…

What's in your currency chest?

by Brendan Burge

Recently, Counting on Currency shared the vision of the Reserve Bank of India for banknote management. Reader skepticism about its viability prompted a closer…

Repair, Refurb, Trade or Replace Aging ATMs?

The critical points in deciding how to proceed with the older ATMs in your fleet.

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European card fraud reaches new highs

August 4, 2014

FICO's latest European card fraud map shows losses from 2006–2013 for 19 countries, and across five categories, including counterfeit fraud, stolen card, and…

China drives 27 percent growth in EMV, contactless card shipments

August 4, 2014

EMV migration in the U.S. and the increasing adoption of contactless payments in Europe are also growth factors, says new data from ABI Research.