Recent data breaches put encryption practices under scrutiny

March 10, 2009

Computer World: With major data breaches occurring on a regular basis, encryption vendors are going into hyper-drive, touting the need for their products. But…

Visa, MoneyGram launch prepaid card program, target unbanked users

March 10, 2009

San Francisco Business Times: Visa Inc. and MoneyGram International have partnered to launch a Visa-branded prepaid card program that allows users to add money…

Software can improve ATM uptime and enterprise management

by Jay Goodwin — VP Sales and Marketing, ESQ Business Services

Transactional analytics can give FIs a 360 view of their ATMs in real-time.

Canadian authorities to probe debit, credit card fees

March 9, 2009

Finextra: A shake-up of the national payments industry in Canada is on the way, as the government spearheads efforts to take a closer look at the payments…

FDIC to add bank emergency fee

March 9, 2009

The Motley Fool: Bank failures that are depleting the deposit insurance fund have prompted regulators to increase the fees paid by U.S. financial institutions.

AMCORE Bank selects NYCE for ATM, POS access

March 9, 2009

SECAUCUS, N.J. — AMCORE Bank of Rockford, Ill., has signed with the NYCE Network for PIN debit and ATM card access. NYCE Payments Network LLC is part of…

An end to debit: Mobile phones make headway as new payment option

March 9, 2009

Belfast Telegraph: Consumers may soon use their mobile phones rather than debit cards for purchases that are less than £10. Barclays, with its Barclaycard…

Economic crisis takes $50 trillion in wealth, is worst downfall since Great Depression

March 9, 2009

Voice of America: The Asian Development Bank says the global economic crisis has erased $50 trillion in wealth around the world. Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda…

Diebold in pact with SBI for ATM expansion

March 9, 2009

Trading Markets: Diebold Inc. has signed a deal with Mumbai's State Bank of India to expand the bank's ATM network across the country. By May, Diebold expects…

M&TBank Corp. to cut 521 jobs at new Baltimore acquisition

March 8, 2009

Trading Markets: M&T Bank Corp. says it will cut 521 jobs at Provident Bankshares Corp., 29 percent of the workforce, after it completes its acquisition of…

NCR's 'intelligent' ATMs trialed in Kenya

March 8, 2009

Business Daily Africa: A new ATM from NCR Corp. is on trial in Kenya. The ATM rollout comprises machines that offer foreign-currency exchange and…

ATM ISOs look for a niche, and a focus on cash

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

The economic downturn is poised to offer independent ATM deployers greater opportunities.

New report says bank fraud could drive consumers to PayPal, other non-bank online payments

March 5, 2009

Digital Transactions: Financial fraud threatens the growth of online payments and banking, and could potentially drive consumers away from banks and toward…

Australia's Lockit Systems signs U.S. distributorship deal for ATM Raminator

March 5, 2009

DALLAS —  Australia-based Lockit Systems, creator of ATM Raminator, has signed with Dallas-based The Security Centre, a security supplier for the financial…

Pemco Technologies automates network testing with Lexcel TestSystem Network

March 5, 2009

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Pemco Technologies, a payment solutions provider, has implemented Lexcel Solutions Inc.'s TestSystem Network.   According to a news…

Wincor bankers' symposium: Building customer loyalty in a tough economy

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

March 5, 2009

See a slide show from the forum   CHICAGO — Executives from Wincor Nixdorf Inc. (USA) hosted a bankers' forum last month, highlighting emerging trends in a…

Mitek Systems, mFoundry demo mobile deposits for banks

March 4, 2009

SAN DIEGO — Mitek Systems Inc., provider of image analytics and mobile-document-capture software, and mFoundry, provider of mobile-banking and payments…

Push for mandatory reverse ATM PIN adoption rears its head, again

March 4, 2009

The appeal for a reverse ATM code has again popped up in mainstream press, this time in Illinois, where the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star last week reported…

Diebold named among top outsourcing service providers for third year in a row

March 4, 2009

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold Inc. has been recognized as one of the world's top outsourcing providers by the International Association of Outsourcing…

Ask the Experts: Legal missteps can reap havoc on an ATM, self-service deployment

March 4, 2009

Mandates, regulations, and consumer convenience and protection should be top-of-mind for any ATM deployer. But most importantly, ATM deployers should consider…