Who's who: Mickey Brown, through Katrina and back

by Test test — test, test

May 11, 2006

Mickey Brown shares his story about rebuilding life and business after Katrina.

NetBank reports $11 million loss in 1Q

May 11, 2006

Atlanta Business Chronicle: Interest rate and mortgage pricing pressures drove NetBank Inc. deeper into the red in the first quarter. (NetBank Payment Systems…

NACHA releases top 50 FIs for ACH originating, receiving

May 11, 2006

SAN DIEGO - NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association announced at its Payments 2006 conference the top 50 largest originating and receiving financial…

Thieves rig Wilmington Trust ATM to bilk users of more than $70,000

May 11, 2006

The (Delaware) News Journal: State police are searching for three thieves who stole nearly $75,000 from Wilmington Trust customers after rigging an ATM to…

Who's who: Matt Burns

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

May 10, 2006

Who knew that in the new millennium Web sites and ATMs would have much in common? Growing up on different sides of tracks left a divide between the ATM and…

Self-service industry to double by 2010

May 10, 2006

BCC Research analyst Francis Duffy says the self-service industry, which is expected to hit $24 million by 2010, can learn a lot from the development of the…

Phishers use VoIP to get ATM info

May 10, 2006

What is the Word: A San Francisco-based e-mail security company said phishers have shifted their focus from the Internet to voice over Internet protocol.

Bill Jackson helps Triton take ATM tech to the next level

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

May 10, 2006

Over the course of Triton's last 25 years, Bill Jackson has played a key role behind the scenes, ensuring that every piece of hardware and software meets…

Diebold opens office dedicated to government security

May 10, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. announced in a news release the opening of a new office in Sterling, Va., dedicated to the government-security market.

First Data names board members

May 10, 2006

DENVER - First Data Corp. approved the re-election of four of its directors May 10 at the company's annual shareholders meeting.

ATMIA hosts teleconference for ISOs May 16

May 10, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D.-The ATM Industry Association's ISO committee is hosting a conference call May 16 from 11:30 a.m. EDT until 12:30 p.m. EDT to discuss issues…

NACHA reports 14 billion ACH payments in 2005

May 10, 2006

SAN DIEGO - Nearly 14 billion automated clearing house payments were made in 2005, a 16.2 percent increase from 2004, according to statistics compiled by…

Wisconsin bank signs with Star Network

May 9, 2006

DENVER - First Data Corp. signed an agreement to provide Star Network access to Brookfield, Wis.-based North Shore Bank at more than 40 locations throughout…

Diebold faces informal SEC inquiry

May 9, 2006

Reuters: Diebold Inc. said May 9 that the Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an informal inquiry into how the company recognizes revenue. SEC…

Wachovia buys Golden West

May 9, 2006

Bobsguide: Wachovia Corp., the United States' fourth-largest bank, is expected to buy California's Golden West Financial Corp. in a deal worth an estimated $2…

Level Four wins award for payments excellence

May 9, 2006

Bobsguide: Level Four, provider of open standards-based ATM testing and development software, won the silver EPCA/ECR award for its ATM TrueTest product, which…

NACHA approves rules for back-office check conversion

May 9, 2006

SAN DIEGO - NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association approved an amendment to its operating rules that allows retailers and billers to convert eligible checks…

Growth in Asia-Pacific's credit-card issuance, spending expected to continue

Datamonitor: Last month, HSBC announced it experienced double-digit growth in credit-card uptake and spending across Asia-Pacific in 2005. The bank issued 8.…

Common application spec may accelerate EMV migration

May 8, 2006

ePaynews: Global EMV-migration rates may accelerate with EMVCo's release of its common payment-application specification, which streamlines tests for card…

Microsoft preps new version of Windows CE

May 8, 2006

KiplingerForecasts: Microsoft Corp. developers have quietly been working on a new version of Windows CE, the operating system found in everything from sewing…