New service offers customer support backup for ISOs

August 13, 2015

Merchant Contact Services offers merchant acquirers a suite of white label, inbound and outbound services for all campaign types.

UK ATM operators face prospect of new taxes

August 13, 2015

Under a new interpretation of an existing law, the government would impose a separate business tax on all third party-operated ATMs within retail shops.

The future of the ATM

There are lessons to be learned from countries and markets that are ahead of the United States in ATM development.

Russian bank halves CIT costs with cash recycling ATMs

August 12, 2015

In a pilot test, an in-branch system turned over its initial cash supply 16 times; the 377-unit fleet is expected to pay for itself within a year.

Real-time payment group releases first draft of messaging standards

August 12, 2015

The industry group aims to help countries with domestic implementations and facilitate interoperability between systems internationally.

Oberthur launches EMV blog for US financial services providers

August 12, 2015

'Chip Cards Insider' will address reader concerns leading up to the retail liability shift in October — and beyond.

Cardless ATM access at the tipping point

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Three-and-a-half years after its introduction, it looks as though mobile cash access at ATMs might finally be 'off and running.'

Kaspersky Q2 IT report highlights mobile security threat

August 11, 2015

The report finds a nearly threefold increase in mobile malware in the quarter, in addition to cyberespionage attacks targeting SMBs.

Enhanced batch check service adds counterfeit notification

August 11, 2015

Early Warning's enhanced batch deposit check service alerts an institution to the likelihood that an item might be counterfeit.

Banorte, Phoenix partner on omnichannel banking solution

August 11, 2015

The software suite will provide seamless support for the Banorte's multivendor ATM fleet and in-branch solutions, says Phoenix parent company Diebold.

Taiwanese bank takes a look at facial recognition for ATMs

August 11, 2015

In a pilot test, CTBC Bank is assessing the technology as a potential replacement for ATM cards and PINs.

Aussie IADs wrap up merger, roll out growth plan

August 11, 2015

iCash and Stargroup will consolidate under the Stargroup name as they roll out the Korean CashPod recycling ATM under a distribution deal.

Scary times ahead, indeed!

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

What is particularly scary is the sheer number and value of transactions being processed today.

The PIN is passé; biometric is BIG

It's not just about mobile payments — ATM transactions and POS payments rely on the PIN, but could easily adapt to biometric authentication.

Nedbank adds 250 teller cash recyclers in branch transformation effort

August 7, 2015

The NCR machine automates the acceptance, authentication and validation of bank notes and makes them instantly available for dispensing to customers.

Kansas blinks on $25 ATM withdrawal limit

August 7, 2015

Under pointed questioning from the US Health and Human Services department, Kansas removes ATM withdrawal limits on electronic benefits cards.

SEC closes probe into alleged bribery by NCR execs

August 7, 2015

The US government will take no enforcement action related to 2012 whistleblower allegations of wrongdoing in the company's Middle East and China offices.

Euronet, Jakarta FI partner on EMV initiative

August 7, 2015

Euronet and its Indonesian partner, PT Sigma Cipta Caraka, will help the bank to implement system modifications needed to support chip card-based debit card…

Poll: Few US cardholders have received chip cards

August 7, 2015

On the plus side, 70 percent of Americans who have received chip cards say they know how to use them.

Nearly half of smart cards shipped bound for US, China

August 7, 2015

Of 2.1 billion cards shipped, 903 million will end up in the wallets of Chinese and American cardholders, an ABI study finds.