Is your account info online safe from Heartbleed? There's a way to find out, and it's free

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

I'm sure you've heard the news about Heartbleed by now (unless you've been in vacation wonderland taking a tech break). This is a serious vulnerability at the…

Busting out of the ATM branding rut

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

The best way to get out of a rut is to change how you think about the problem, according to Josh Streufert, creative director for Weber Marketing Group.

Can this bug make an ATM more secure?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

In Zurich, researchers are developing self-defense technology for ATMs using a bit of genius from the insect world.

Community FI's ATM network goes statewide in one fell swoop

April 14, 2014

Indianapolis-based Salin Bank has partnered with the Alliance One ATM Network, expanding fee-free ATM access to Salin customers across the state.

Qatar Islamic Bank, NCR team up to fight fraud

April 14, 2014

Qatar Islamic Bank, the largest Shari'a-compliant bank in Qatar, is adding new anti-skimming solutions to its ATMs and bolstering IT security to defend against…

NCR, Exito collaborate on ATM network to serve employee fund members

April 11, 2014

NCR Corp. has signed an agreement with Éxito to provide the first network of ATMs and related technology services for Presente, the fund for employees of Éxito…

Energy wise ATMs catching on in Pakistan

April 11, 2014

Like its neighbor India, Pakistan is beginning to invest in low-power ATMs that allow FIs to reach customers in remote areas where electrical service is either…

More than half of phishing attacks target financial services

April 11, 2014

The Anti-Phishing Work Group has released its study of phishing attacks in the second half of 2013. The group found that of all phishing efforts, nearly…

The Bitcoin ATM makes a Congressional appearance

April 11, 2014

It's up for debate whether U.S. legislators will buy into the concept behind Bitcoin — the digital currency that the government is still trying to wrap its…

Cummins Allison JetScan iFX certified by VSoft

April 11, 2014

Cummins Allison has announced that its JetScan iFX cash, check and document scanner is now certified on the VSoft Branch Capture solution. The certification…

First Data SpendTrend: Late Easter dampens March spending

April 11, 2014

Payment technology provider First Data Corp. has released its SpendTrend analysis for March 1–March 31, 2014, compared with March 2–April 1, 2013. Notably, the…

FFIEC warns about Heartbleed; Codenomicon explains how to stop it

April 11, 2014

No sooner had "XP Armageddon" come (and gone, anti-climactically) than a new calamity with much greater potential to wreak financial havoc took over the…

Self-service grows as consumers look to bank when and where it’s convenient

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Consumer use of alternative, convenient, self-service and ATM channels is on the rise.

Why US IADs should dig deeper into value-added ATM services

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

With the redeployment of ATM fleets due to EMV and PCI, it makes sense to investigate the potential of new profit centers.

EMV drives down skimming in Europe, but drives up ATM physical attacks

April 10, 2014

If criminals can't get at ATM cash one way, they'll generally come up with another way. Which raises the question: following migration to chip cards, will the…

Everyone is right; everything is wrong!

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

A quick scan of blog posts and feature stories of late would have even the most optimistic of us start wondering if indeed the glass is half empty. I can't…

Research: Can Bitcoin succeed?

April 10, 2014

The mixed news and reviews of Bitcoin leave the public to wonder: Is Bitcoin on its last legs, or will it become a part of the mainstream payments…

Mt. Gox CEO ordered to appear in US bankruptcy court, but probably won't

April 10, 2014

Mark Karpeles, former CEO of the now defunct Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange, has been ordered by a Dallas judge to appear at attorneys' offices to be deposed in the…

Turning ATM pain points into profits

Just about every ATM operator has the same three wishes: uptime; traffic and cash to grow on. At ATMIA US 2014, Steve Gernes, VP and ISO segment manager at…

ATM benchmarking: The business of growing a business

The ATM Industry Association and Value Partners unveiled the second edition of the organizations' Benchmarking Study and Industry Report. Francesco Burelli…