S African IAD achieves fourth straight year of PCI DSS compliance

November 11, 2014

Paycorp has signed the PCI Attestation of Compliance for 2014, attesting to its ongoing compliance with PCI DSS requirements.

NCR Interactive Teller now does double duty as ATM

November 11, 2014

Units at North Shore Bank have been certified for ATM transaction functionality; NCR is nearing certification with other providers, as well.

Mahindra Comviva debuts mobile money service in Zimbabwe

November 11, 2014

The company says its connectMoney Service Manager creates an industry benchmark for mobile money by connecting financial open systems powered by MasterCard and…

Wincor Nixdorf holds steady on annual net sales — with some rebalancing

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Hardware and banking sales sagged, but increases in retail and software earnings took up the slack, CEO Eckard Heidloff said in the company's annual press…

The headlines say it all: EMV is an answer!

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

Today, the EMV headlines are coming at us with the velocity we previously attributed to topics such as big data.

BMO initiative will upgrade deposit capabilities at 2,200 ATMs

November 10, 2014

The FI is working with NCR to offer single-slot deposit, dynamic image deskew, on-screen image display and high-quality image processing.

New report outlines effective mobile strategies for FIs

November 10, 2014

Mobile banking capabilities are joining ATM and branch location as important factors in consumers' choice of a financial institution, research shows.

UK test solutions provider adds US common AID to test suites

November 10, 2014

The test tool platform and test card packs from British provider ICC can now facilitate EMV implementation and rollout for its clients in the U.S.

CU24 extends agreement with Allpoint surcharge-free network

November 10, 2014

CU24 participating credit unions will be able to continue to offer their members access to funds at 55,000 Allpoint Network ATMs in four countries.

New Ensenta patent addresses RDC 'problem images'

November 10, 2014

Check Edit Express enables efficient and early editing of problem images submitted via ATM, mobile phone, kiosk or desktop scanner.

BOC revolutionizes branch banking with VTMs, big data, mobile solutions

November 7, 2014

Bank of China partnered with IBM to introduce a customer-centric, tech-driven experience that responds to changing consumer needs.

UK ATM deployer NoteMachine acquires IFX provider Eurochange

November 7, 2014

The acquisition extends the range of NoteMachine services to include not only cash, but also foreign exchange and international payments services.

EMV chip-and-signature: The mirage of protection

Without a holistic approach to user and transaction verification we're only presenting an appearance of protection — one that will vanish when tested by…

Home Depot releases new data breach details

November 7, 2014

In addition to payment card data, cyberthieves stole separate files containing approximately 53 million email addresses, the company has now disclosed.

The gathering storm over tokenization

November 6, 2014

A new report explains how tokenization will affect the payments value chain, and how Apple Pay might affect the fortunes of Google, PayPal, MCX and Softcard.

PCI SSC announces 2015 special interest group topics

November 6, 2014

In 2015, group members will develop guidance documents for two topics: daily log monitoring and determining shared responsibilities for entities and…

ANZ offers 'world's first' secure contactless EMV transactions at the ATM

November 6, 2014

The solution will scale to integrate future functionalities, such as user authentication and ATM transaction pre-staging via mobile device.

Ascert intros simulator-agnostic driver for EMV testing

November 6, 2014

Using the VersaTest Simulator as its engine, EMV Super Driver serves EMV field 55 data to any existing test simulator.

New report examines FIs' EMV preparedness

November 6, 2014

ATM operators have until 2017 to achieve compliance, but for card issuers it's an 11-month countdown to the liability shift.

Q3 a win (mostly) for ATM industry heavyweights

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

IADs Cardtronics and Euronet churned out double-digit revenue increases; Diebold continued its turnaround; NCR grew revenues, but missed expectations.