Could Apple or Google smash the banks?

Tech giants don't need to compete head-to-head with traditional banks and payment networks — they can simply innovate around them.

Coming our way: A new kind of ATM skimmer

July 10, 2014

In the synopsis of its latest report, the European ATM Security Team referred to a "new mini skimmer" found in Europe for the first time.

Chicago bank goes all-digital with new debit/ATM account

July 10, 2014

The Visa-branded account offers an array of largely free electronic services — bill pay, e-statements, person-to-person money transfers and 70,00…

ATMIA announces keynote speaker for 2015 US conference

July 10, 2014

The event will feature Lior Arussy, an authority on "customer-centric transformation," who will outline a revolutionary approach to help the ATM industry focus…

NCR to build $83M manufacturing facility in Chennai, India

July 10, 2014

The plant will bring several separate facilities under one roof for greater efficiency and closer proximity to vendors, the company says.

Europol takes action against Shylock banking malware

July 10, 2014

The seizure of servers and domains used by the account-emptying Trojan left it substantially disabled, but not quite dead: It still poses a threat to customers…

GRG extends European presence with Hamburg office

July 10, 2014

The new, separately owned subsidiary, GRG Deutschland is officed near one of the largest ports in Europe, where the company will receive shipments of ATMs and…

Why do consumers hate ATM fees so much?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

It might be because they don't have a clue where the money goes ... and nobody's taken the time to educate them.

Bank kiosks expand ATM services with face-to-face interaction

July 9, 2014

Citizens Bank of Edmond in Edmond, Okla., has become the first community branch in the nation to put a face to electronic banking with direct video links at…

Payment security data breach trends to receive scrutiny at September summit

July 9, 2014

Massive data breaches have raised questions about how to better protect consumers' personal and payment data. This will be the focus of a general session at…

Dual-bin collection expands Cummins Allison self-service coin counter options

July 9, 2014

Cummins Allison, a provider of ATMs and coin, currency and check processing technology, has expanded its Money Machine 2 self-service coin counter options with…

NCR marks first European deployment of Interactive Banker

July 9, 2014

Banca Popolare di Bari, one of Italy’s largest banks, has tapped NCR Corp. to help implement the bank's vision for a ‘branch of the future.’ This includes the…

Barclays Botswana aims for 'go-to bank' status with next-gen ATMs

July 8, 2014

The new ATMs will enable branch transactions beyond traditional banking hours, as well as nontraditional services such as bill payment, funds transfer, mobile…

Diebold, Wincor partner to launch global ATM security association

July 8, 2014

The association will share information to aid in the rapid implementation of countermeasures to ATM security threats. Membership is open to institutional…

GRG to tackle the future of banking at ninth GCE conference

July 8, 2014

GRGBanking will hold its 9th Global Customer Exchange at the company's Guangzhou, China, headquarters in September. The company has selected, "Intelligence…

EAST reports first 'jackpotting' incidents in latest ATM fraud update

July 8, 2014

Four countries reported ATM malware incidents related to cash-out or 'jackpotting' — an alarming fraud variant that's new to Western Europe.

Dressing up for the occasion ...

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

There's no question that ATMs are getting dressed up. Whether it's in support of something temporary — a concert or other event — or an installation of a more…

Thailand's largest bank adds custom Diebold ATMs

July 8, 2014

Diebold Inc. is implementing 140 customized Opteva 378 cash recycling ATMs into the fleet of Siam Commercial Bank PCL. The three-in-one terminals offer…

Study: Card fraud victimizes one in four consumers worldwide

July 8, 2014

According to a fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries, one in four consumers has been the victim of card fraud within the last five…

Banks in Brazil, Russia, Italy are those most often attacked by malware

July 8, 2014

For the reporting period of April 19 to May 19, financial institutions in Brazil, Russia and Italy claimed the dubious honor or being most often attacked by…