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Free guide offers ATM anti-skimming advice for C-store operators

August 25, 2016

Conexxus, a nonprofit serving the convenience store and petroleum-dispensing market, in cooperation with the National ATM Council, has developed the "ATM Skimming Detection & Deterrence Guide" for C-store operators.

A press release from the organizations said that the guide was designed to help U.S. convenience stores and retail ATM providers ensure safe and secure transactions at in-store ATMs.

"Our two organizations recognize the increased near term potential for card skimming at all POS [and] ATM terminals with U.S. EMV deployment, and we wanted to proactively address this threat here … and maintain a continued skimming-free environment for our ATM customers going forward," Conexxus Executive Director Gray Taylor said in the release. "Other countries migrating to chip cards have already experienced near term spikes in card fraud, as the window closes on use of fraudulently obtained magnetic-strip data. Our guide will help C-store personnel and retail ATM providers up their game to protect customers' card data in advance of MasterCard's ATM-EMV liability shift this October."

"The guide is an excellent and concise hands-on resource, with user-friendly and practical information that C-store personnel and ATM providers can utilize in their daily operations as an added layer of protection for their customers' card information," NAC Executive Director Bruce Renard said in the release. "Cardholder safety and security have always been a hallmark of retail ATMs and this guide will help make sure it stays that way."

The free guide is available for download at the Conexxus website.