PCI SSC and ATMIA issue joint statement on the end of XP

With time running out for Windows XP support, industry organizations offer information and resources.

Fiserv, MasterCard reach EMV debit routing agreement

March 12, 2014

Fiserv Inc. and MasterCard have reached an agreement to make the card company's U.S. common debit EMV solution available for the Fiserv Accel debit network.

First Data SpendTrend: Payment growth lags in February

March 12, 2014

First Data Corp. has released its SpendTrend analysis for Feb. 1–Feb. 28, 2014, compared with the same period in 2013. Credit, prepaid and signature debit…

3 irrefutable reasons why ISOs must up their game against fraud

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

Heartland, Target, Neiman Marcus; Congressional hearings, NRF vs. banks; liability shift deadlines, PCI, processing AIDs – it's enough to make your head spin.

A primer on the FTC's authority over financial institutions

Malini Mithal, assistant director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, explains the FTC's purpose and influence over banking…

Why the FTC thinks mobile payments are more secure than magstripe

The Federal Trade Commission weighs in on the mobile vs. magstripe debate. (From a keynote address by Malini Mithal of the FTC at the ATM & Mobile Executive…

A 'Bit o' Coin' and a 'Look at me!' ATM

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

This past week I attended a dinner put on by a local investment company — from what I could tell, the audience was a small cross-section of Denver's…

1,600 new ATMs help RBS Citizens customers 'Bank Better'

March 11, 2014

As part of its Bank Better initiative, RBS Citizens Financial Group has completed a new round of upgrades serving Citizens Bank and Charter One customers. The…

Aite Group: By 2016, 47.5M smartphone owners will use RDC

March 11, 2014

According to Aite Group research, 7,000 financial institutions in the U.S. now offer mobile banking. The most popular functions are checking account balances…

EMVCo publishes framework for payment tokenization spec

March 11, 2014

EMVCo has announced the release of "The EMV Payment Tokenization Specification — Technical Framework v1.0," a document designed to allow payments industry…

Cardtronics strikes exclusive ATM deal with 192-store Tedeschi chain

March 11, 2014

Cardtronics Inc. and Tedeschi Food Shops have broadened their business agreement with the appointment of the Houston-based IAD as exclusive ATM services…

One month from today: 'XP Armageddon'?

In the scramble to upgrade or otherwise secure ATM operating systems, it's a smart move to consider other strategic IT options.

67% of SBEs not worried about card security; should that worry ATM operators?

March 10, 2014

Newtek Business Services, a provider of financial products to small- and medium-sized businesses, has released the findings of its latest Small Business…

Savings bank seamlessly integrates self service, personal consulting

March 10, 2014

At the new Sparkasse Dachau bank branch in Karlsfeld, Germany, customers search real estate listings on touchscreen kiosks and then request a financial…

Triton Argo ATM adds Fujitsu bill recycler

March 10, 2014

ICCOS EMEA 2014 offers case study in TCO control

March 10, 2014

The International Commercial Cash Operations Seminar for EMEA took place Feb. 24–26 in Istanbul, Turkey. More than 248 delegates from 29 countries convened to…

New scheme puts gamblers' winnings on prepaid card

March 10, 2014

You might call it a very risky way to transfer cold hard cash onto cold hard plastic: You pay money into your online betting account at Ladbrokes, and if…

McAfee report details link between 'dark Web,' data breaches

March 10, 2014

The "McAfee Labs Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2013," released today, highlights the ease of purchasing POS malware online, and of selling stolen credit card…

Lessons from the FTC's lawsuit against HTC

"Data security is a big area for the FTC," said Malini Mithal, assistant director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the FTC. "We have brought nearly 5…

Chip and PIN a must for security, NRF says

March 7, 2014

The National Retail Federation is disputing the position of Visa and MasterCard that a chip-and-signature implementation of EMV in the U.S. is as secure as the…