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China upholds five-year jail sentence for ATM fraudster
September 8, 2008
ChinaView.cn: China's Supreme People's Court upheld a five-year jail term meted out by a local court in southern Guangdong Province to a young man who…
read nowBREAKING: Tranax sold to Korea-based ATM, components manufacturer Eltna
September 7, 2008
NEWARK, Calif. — Tranax Technologies Inc. has announced its sale to Eltna, a Korean holding corporation. According to a news release, Eltna holds companies…
read nowWincor Nixdorf installing ATMs in Finland
September 7, 2008
PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf has been awarded a comprehensive order by Nordea to install and operate 500 transaction terminals in Finland, according to…
read nowGRG Banking unveils new ATM sales partnership program
September 7, 2008
GHANGZHOU, China — GRG Banking Co. Ltd. has announced a new business-partner program called Falcon. According to a news release, the program launched Sept.
read nowPhoenix to drive largest POS network in Pakistan
September 7, 2008
KARACHI, Pakistan — Bank Alfalah, a bank in Pakistan owned by Abu Dhabi Group, has awarded TPS the contract for driving its countrywide point-of-sale network…
read nowATMIA, ATM Marketplace announce new ATM industry award
September 4, 2008
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The ATM Industry Association has called for nominations and applications for its three industry awards for 2008. At the same time, the…
read nowMan loses $107,000 after card compromise
September 4, 2008
The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News: A Foster City resident came back from vacation this week to find someone had used his debit card 72 times at various…
read nowCanadian police bust four in $2 million card scam
September 4, 2008
The Canadian Press: Calgary police have charged four men with defrauding a local business of nearly CAN $2 million by breaking into its database. Police say…
read nowComputer snags cause ATM-card malfunctions
September 3, 2008
The Coloradoan: Computers slowed, phone lines jammed and some ATM/debit cards didn't work Tuesday when Public Service Credit Union switched its former Norlarco…
read nowU.S. Alliance Group signs ATM deal with Pendum
September 3, 2008
DENVER — Pendum LLC, the nation's largest independent provider of ATM maintenance and armored services, has announced a new business contract with…
read now7-Eleven ATMs join Allpoint network
September 3, 2008
Finextra.com: Allpoint Network, America's largest surcharge-free ATM network, has expanded its surcharge-free ATM access by adding ATM locations at more than…
read nowUgandan transaction processor signs with Postilion
September 3, 2008
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Postilion, a division of S1 Corp., has signed a swithing and processing deal with Uganda-based transaction processor Bankom. …
read nowVisa unveils mobile-payment services
September 3, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Visa has taken the next step toward making mobile commerce a global reality. The card company has launched four new programs to deliver…
read nowSmart Processing Solutions unveils ATM-card software
September 2, 2008
TORONTO — Smart Processing Solutions Inc. has announced the launch of SmartIssuerPro, a card-issuing and management software designed to let financial…
read nowSURVEY: Global ATM market to hit 2.5 million by 2013
September 2, 2008
LONDON — Retail Banking Research Ltd. has published the latest edition of its biennial global ATM survey, "Global ATM Market and Forecasts," which this year…
read nowATM fraudsters in U.S. target U.K. retailers
September 2, 2008
I.T. Vibe: After successfully cloning U.S. credit and debit cards (after stealing card details from compromised ATMs), criminals are trying to use them at…
read nowCourt dismisses class-action suit against Diebold
September 2, 2008
NORTH CANTON, Ohio — The 2005 lawsuit filed against Diebold Inc. by five shareholders has been dismissed. According to a news release, the cases, which also…
read nowVIDEO: RFID credit cards hacked with $8 reader
September 1, 2008
The Consumerist: With an $8 credit-card reader bought off eBay, BoingBoing TV demonstrates how easy it is to intercept an RFID transmission and steal a…
read nowVIDEO: Myth Busters says RFID vulnerable to attacks
September 1, 2008
The Consumerist: A Myth Busters episode about the security vulnerabilities of RFID technology was reportedly axed by The Discovery Channel after executives…
read nowATM SCAM: Thieves stuff more than $214,000 down their pants
September 1, 2008
Finextra: Two former bank workers at an Abbey branch in London managed to steal more than £120,000 (U.S. $214,000) from bank ATMs by stuffing wads of notes…
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