Texas becomes hot spot for ATM ram raids

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

September 27, 2006

Ram raids may have originated in Europe, but it didn't take long for the crime to spread to the Unites States. The crime-wave migration continues as ram…

Former police inspector jailed for ATM thefts

September 27, 2006

The Raw Story: A former Hong Kong police inspector has been found guilty of seven counts of theft and two of attempted theft for stealing $18,000 from a…

Software to limit employee access to ATM cash

September 27, 2006

Scotsman.com: Edinburgh, Scotland-based Korala Associates Ltd., an ATM software provider, is developing security software designed to keep bank employees from…

ATMs added to HSBC to phone kiosks

September 27, 2006

Finextra: British banking group HSBC is set to launch the first of 50 free-to-use ATMs that are attached to telephone kiosks. The bank's first ATM payphone…

De La Rue receives Excellence in Financial Solutions award

September 27, 2006

BEIJING - De La Rue received the Excellence in Financial Solutions award while attending the China International Exhibition On Financial Banking Technology…

Intel debuts dual-core processors for embedded applications

September 27, 2006

EET: Intel Corp. announced the launch of its dual-core E6400 and T7400 for embedded applications, ranging from ATMs to point-of-sale cash registers. The…

First Data shares increase as Western goes to S&P

September 27, 2006

MarketWatch: First Data Corp. shares rose 2.8 percent to $41.65 Sept. 26 after news broke that the company's Western Union spin-off will be added to Standard…

New Zealand bank launches ATM for the blind

September 27, 2006

Stuff.co.nz: Westpac bank has launched a talking ATM that gives blind and visually-impaired customers access to banking services. The ATM is one of 70 to be…

Standard Bank to add 192 ATMs

September 27, 2006

(India) Business Standard: State Bank of India is slated to open 13 additional branches and install 192 new ATMs within the next year. The deployment is set…

Australia intros ATM ram-raid device

September 27, 2006

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia - Lockit Systems Pty. Ltd. has designed an ATM security device, the ATM Ram Guard, to stop the number of ram raids in the country…

Co-Op, Ensenta partner to create dual-function kiosk

September 27, 2006

ONTARIO, Calif. - Co-Op Financial Services and San Mateo, Calif.-based self-service network software provider Ensenta have partnered to create an ATM and…

Iran, UAE banks sign switch deal

September 27, 2006

AME: Iran's Parsian Bank and Emirates Bank International have signed a switch connection agreement that will allow cardholders of both banks to use both…

Advanced ATMs deployed in Asia

September 27, 2006

(Asia) Nhan Dan: The Eastern Asia Commercial Bank imported 100 new-generation ATMs, bringing its total to 700 nationwide. This is the first batch of the…

Battery-powered saw used for attempted ATM burglary

September 26, 2006

(California) CBS2: An El Monte, Calif., man was arrested Sept. 26 while allegedly trying to burglarize a branch Wells Fargo ATM using a battery-powered…

Replacements, upgrades to blame for 2005 record-high ATM purchases

September 26, 2006

SALISBURY, Md. - More than 78 percent of the nearly 30,000 terminals acquired in 2005 by financial-institution buyers replaced terminals already installed…

Qualtex becomes Triton VAR, partners with Dash ATM

September 25, 2006

CHICAGO - Qualtex Corp., a provider of ATM hardware and processing services to the banking and retail industries, has joined the value-added reseller program…

VeriFone earnings report better than expected

September 25, 2006

(San Jose) Mercury News: VeriFone's winning streak has continued since its 2005 offering. In August, the company reported that third-quarter revenue had…

Ukraine bank orders Wincor ATMs, software

September 25, 2006

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf International, with its Ukrainian partner, Card Pack Service, has received an order from Ukraine's largest bank…

Mexico's largest c-store to cater to unbanked

September 25, 2006

PENNINGTON, N.J. - Pennington, N.J.-based American Cash Exchange Inc. announced in a news release that OXXO, Mexico's largest convenience store chain, will…

Diebold backs voting-machine technology amid political controversy

September 25, 2006

New York Times: A growing number of state and local officials are getting cold feet about electronic-voting technology, and many are making last-minute…