Cardtronics acquires Automated Financial

February 7, 2014

Cardtronics continues to grow through acquisition. The company announced this week that its U.S. fleet now stands at 66,400 ATMs with the purchase of another…

The paddle-up ATM: Who knew?

February 7, 2014

Judge Leon's Durbin ruling mistakes

Casey Merolla of First Annapolis Consulting explains how the judge's ruling is in conflict with many network agreements signed as a result of Durbin. Leon also…

Likely outcomes of Judge Leon's ruling

The possibilities span the spectrum of destructive impact on financial institutions. In describing the potential outcomes, Casey Merolla of First Annapolis…

Strategic options for issuers in a Durbin world

Issuing banks have several strategies for mitigating the Durbin rules, including product innovation, re-pricing and cost reduction. (From the ATM & Mobile…

Why banks need to be in the mobile wallet business

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

A recent Allied Market Research report indicates the global mobile wallet market is on target to reach $5.25 trillion in 2020, with a compound annual growth…

The games fraudsters play - and how to beat them at the ATM

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Security expert offers a checklist of 20 items to consider when planning an anti-skimming project across an ATM fleet. 

Report: Most companies that accept cards fail PCI standards

February 6, 2014

A new Verizon report has found that too many businesses, following their annual assessment for meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , fail…

IT guys get suckered in social media exploit

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

The defenses of a U.S. government agency were defeated by an experimental scam created by security experts. What's especially scary is how easily it was…

My 3-month experiment paying for everything by phone

George Wallner says people were wowed when he whipped out his phone instead of a card, but are "cool" and "convenient" enough to establish a new mode of…

PIN debit already developed for mobile

George Wallner describes the simple one-step PIN solution already developed by the mobile industry. (From the ATM & Mobile Executive Summit.)

Smash-and-Grab Raids a Growing Problem for ATM Operators

An increase in smash-and-grab attacks is an anticipated byproduct of new technology. Find out whether you're vulnerable and what preventative measures you can…

15 ways to make the most of the 15th ATMIA US conference

You can't possibly take it all in, but you can take away what matters most to your business.

Target puts EMV migration on fast forward

February 5, 2014

This week, Target Corp. called for all stakeholders to take up the "shared responsibility" of payments security as it announced an accelerated timeline for its…

Kansas bank embraces universal teller concept

February 5, 2014

Leawood, Kan.-based Alterra Bank has made the move from a traditional teller line format to a universal banker approach that allows staff and customers to…

Mobile startup seeks to turn businesses into ATMs

February 5, 2014

A mobile payments startup aims to launch a new kind of ATM juggernaut in the U.S., one that will dispense funds from the cash-filled tills of hotels — and…

Pay in-pay out network bridges the digital divide

February 4, 2014

Historically, ATM and POS network operators have been locked into card-based payments acquiring relationships that offer few options for generating additional…

Department of Homeland Security taps FIS for cybersecurity research

February 4, 2014

Banking and payments technology provider FIS has reached an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security under which the company will serve as a…

Canada's Parliament mulls 50 cent off-us fee cap

February 4, 2014

It shouldn't cost Canadians as much as $3 to get access to their own money at a cash machine, a member of Canada's Opposition party asserts. The party wants to…

FI execs afraid of being first - and last

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Researchers recently interviewed merchant and financial institution executives to uncover their concerns regarding the ever-evolving payments arena.