Even criminals don't trust Bitcoin

November 21, 2013

In a hearing this week, the U.S. Senate offered to help out federal agencies with new regulations addressing the use and exchange of virtual currencies such as…

Secure ATMs or shut them down, Indian state tells banks

November 21, 2013

Following a horrifying machete attack on a woman at an ATM in the Indian city of Bangalore in Karnataka state, the government has issued a warning to banks…

House focuses on CFPB, patent troll bills in markup session

November 21, 2013

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives got down to work yesterday on an assortment of bills whose outcomes could affect the nation's ATM industry. One…

EAST reports a new skimming threat - fake ATMs

November 21, 2013

The European ATM Security Team has published its third European Fraud Update for 2013. In a new development, one EAST national member has reported the use of…

First Data posts Oct SpendTrend report

November 21, 2013

E-commerce and payment processing provider First Data Corp. has released its SpendTrend analysis for Oct.1, 2013 through Oct. 30, 2013 compared with Oct. 2…

Study: Global trends in interchange regulation

November 21, 2013

Around the world, legislators and regulators are taking aim at interchange fees, trying to reduce or cap the amount that FIs and global card networks can…

Is mobile RDC fraud on the rise?

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

Mobile remote deposit capture has become one of the most sought-after mobile banking app features. Celent research found that financial institutions are…

The 2014 ATM Comparison Guide: Sorting apples from oranges

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Oranges-to-oranges vendor specs help take the guesswork out of determining which models best meet a deployer's needs.

Covera, EFT Source to provide instant issuance solution to CUs

November 20, 2013

EFT Source Inc., a provider of turnkey card programs for ATM and debit cards for financial institutions, and Covera, a provider of debit, credit and ATM…

Study: 250M cards will be used for contactless payments in 2014

November 20, 2013

Will consumers expect to make contactless transactions at the ATM sometime soon? A new report from Juniper Research seems to suggest that they might.

A market where ATMs don't work

Greg Baxter of Citi describes a rural payments system in Mexico that works better without ATMs. (From the ATM & Mobile Executive Summit)

Real-time payments expected to take hold by 2018

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

A recent ACI Worldwide survey asked 200 executives from commercial and retail FIs, credit card companies and technology providers for their opinions regarding…

NCR reaches pension agreement with UK trustees

November 19, 2013

NCR Corp. has entered into an agreement with the trustees of the NCR Pension Plan in the U.K. regarding entry into a pension insurance buyout transaction for…

Philippine ATMs to go under the hammer

November 19, 2013

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation is set to auction off a total of 118 ATMs at public auction on Dec. 3. The machines, which have an aggregate…

UK slaps merchants, FIs with new tax for hosted ATMs

November 19, 2013

The U.K.'s Valuation Office Agency, the entity that assesses business rates for the nation, has determined that ATMs hosted by stores on behalf of external…

First Data, Oberthur partner up to support EMV in the US

November 19, 2013

Payment processor First Data Corp. and smart card solutions provider Oberthur Technologies have formed a partnership to manage and promote EMV in the United…

FIS to provide tech platform for India's first women's bank

November 19, 2013

India is getting its first public sector FI dedicated to serving women's financial needs — the Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd. Under a multi-year agreement, FIS…

Mobile payments are gaining traction

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

The mobile payments industry has continued to gain traction in the past 12 months, according to the recently released "2014 Mobile Payments State of the…

The ATM industry's mobile-digital choice: Innovate or die

With consumers increasingly empowered by technology, there's no reversing the global evolution toward mobile banking.

First Data certifies NCR APTRA Interactive Teller

November 18, 2013

NCR Corp. announced that First Data has certified its APTRA Interactive Teller for its network. The certification enables First Data's financial institution…