EPC pushes for repeal of Durbin Amendment, passage of Data Security Act

October 4, 2016

Five years after the implementation of the Durbin Amendment, the Electronic Payments Coalition is pressing Congress to repeal the controversial legislation.

Cardtronics to purchase UK-based DCPayments for $460M

October 4, 2016

Cardtronics PLC and DirectCash Payments Inc. have entered a definitive agreement under which Cardtronics will acquire DCPayments for approximately $46…

Indian Railways plan would put an ATM in every station

October 3, 2016

Indian Railways is planning to auction 10-year rights to 2,000 ATM sites across the country. According to a report by livemint, railway executives are in…

API developer portal lets FIs create custom fintech applications

October 3, 2016

NCR Corp. has launched a cloud-based developer portal that allows financial institutions to build their own digital banking applications to meet the unique…

European authorities dismantle international ATM crime group

October 3, 2016

Last month, authorities took down an international payment fraud network responsible for large-scale use of compromised payment card data, prostitution and…

MasterCard OKs Galitt contactless Level 2 terminal test suite

October 3, 2016

Galitt has received MasterCard qualification for its contactless functional tests, the company recently announced in a press release.

What every deployer needs to know about deep insert ATM skimming

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

In a Thursday webinar, security specialists will share updated information about this undetectable skimming technique — and discuss how deployers can guard…

EMV in the US ... 1 year in

A look at the US payments industry's experience so far with EMV and what it might be like in the year ahead.

German FI uses 'digital playground' to help customers overcome techno-phobia

September 30, 2016

German savings bank Kreissparkasse Goeppingen has been using the NCR Innovation Experience Room to increase digital literacy among its employees and customers…

Chinese ATM deployer sued for $369M after failing to meet investors' IPO deadline

September 30, 2016

Chinese ATM-maker ATMU has been hit by a lawsuit from Carlyle Group LP funds for failing to meet a promised four-year timeline for an initial public offering.

What comes around goes around (then comes back, flattens you and takes back the money)

September 30, 2016

The Inquistitr recently reported the strange case of a Portuguese immigrant who was robbed while getting cash at a drive-through ATM in Philadelphia.

Too big to die?: Debating the future of cash

by Mike Lee — CEO of the ATM Industry Association, ATM Industry Association

Pro- and anti-cash factions faced off at last week's Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago to debate the question, 'Is it time to kill cash?'

Streamlined EMV certification solution from FIS gets nod from major card brands

September 27, 2016

FIS, a provider of financial services technology, recently announced that the company has received accreditation from Discover, MasterCard and Visa for a…

Parabit rolls out mobile NFC, contactless EMV access for secure ATM lobbies

September 27, 2016

Following on the rapid deployment of cardless NFC transactions at ATMs, self-service and security solutions provider Parabit has introduced mobile NFC…

Diebold Nixdorf announces initiative to 'crowdstorm' next-gen financial services

September 27, 2016

Diebold Nixdorf has announced a crowdstorming project aimed at creating new consumer services for financial institutions operating in an increasingly digital…

Fiserv, FCTI partner on ATM terminal driving at US 7-Eleven stores

September 27, 2016

Fiserv Inc., a provider of financial services technology solutions, has partnered with FCTI Inc., a nationwide ATM network provider, to enable transaction…

New report investigates alternative OS options for ATMs

September 27, 2016

The ATM Industry Association has announced the publication of its new guide, "Alternative Operating System Case Studies."

How Umpqua Bank answered the question, 'What business are we in?'

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

At last week's Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago, Brian Read explained why Umpqua's answer wasn't the obvious one.

Discover tops Mastercard, Visa as planet's most-accepted payment card

September 26, 2016

The number of card-accepting merchant locations worldwide grew 15 percent in 2015 to 54 million, research and consulting firm RBR says in a new report.

Payment cards worldwide will total 22B by 2020, Nilson Report says

September 26, 2016

Credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide totaled more than 18.08 billion at the end of 2015, an increase of 5.8 percent over 2014, according to…