Are smart cards the key to the biometrics solution?

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June 14, 2005

In 'Back to the future: Biometrics revisited,' we explored the potential use of biometrics at ATMs as well as challenges that stand in the way. Here is a look…

Report: Smaller institutions targets of 'puddle phishing'

June 14, 2005

SAN DIEGO - Websense Inc., a provider of employee Internet management solutions, announced June 14 in a news release that phishing scams are increasingly being…

Efmark signs servicing deal with Fiserv

June 14, 2005

WESTMONT, Ill. - Efmark Premium Armored, the largest independent in the United States that focuses solely on servicing ATMs, signed an agreement with Fiserv…

Fiserv acquires Interactive Technologies Inc.

June 14, 2005

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv Inc. acquired Summit, N.J.-based Interactive Technologies Inc., a developer of fee-management and billing software for large and…

Dubai bank launches payroll card

June 13, 2005

AME Info: National Bank of Dubai announced June 14 the launch of the NBDirect payroll card, a first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates. Offered as a…

Brinks terminates Bank of Ireland contract amid ATM robbery fears

June 12, 2005

Business World: Brinks Allied announced June 13 that it has terminated its contract with Bank of Ireland for cash deliveries to off-site ATMs because of the…

EMV: When will it hit the United States?

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

June 10, 2005

As the rest of the world shifts toward the Europay/MasterCard/Visa standard, the United States is casually waiting by the sidelines. But some experts predict…

First Data expands presence in Eastern Europe, Holland

June 9, 2005

LONDON - First Data Corp., an international provider of electronic commerce and payment services, has agreed to acquire EuroProcessing International, a leading…

New York bank branch, ATM make house calls

June 8, 2005

New York Daily News: A Queens, N.Y.-based bank is rolling out its newest "branch": a 40-foot-long vehicle equipped with interior and exterior teller windows…

Illinois pol touts ATM security software

June 8, 2005

Rockford Register Star: A Rockford, Ill., lawmaker is pushing for a law requiring banks to use software designed to thwart ATM robberies. The software enables…

D.C. subway gets its first ATM

June 7, 2005

WJLA-TV: The first ATM in a Washington D.C. Metro station debuted June 7. It was placed outside the faregate so that riders can get cash to buy tickets. Metro…

Co-Op Network inks deal with Alaska Option

June 7, 2005

ONTARIO, Calif. - Co-Op Network, the largest credit union EFT network in the country, and Alaska Option, Alaska's leading EFT provider, have agreed to open a…

Uganda rolls out inter-bank ATM network

June 7, 2005

AllAfrica.com: Starting June 7, Ugandans were able, for the first time, to walk to any ATM in the nation to withdraw and deposit money after the launch of a…

Co-Op Network names board chair

June 6, 2005

ONTARIO, Calif. - David Maus, the president and chief executive of Colorado's Public Service Credit Union, has been elected Co-Op Network chairman of the…

Hitachi banking on Japanese shift to biometric ATM IDs

June 5, 2005

MarketWatch:  Representatives from Hitachi Ltd. said June 6 that the company plans to quadruple sales of its finger-vein-based biometrics systems over the next…

Europeans expected to increase debit card use

June 5, 2005

ePay News: Cash is predicted to drop from 82 percent of all transactions in the EU this year to about 74 percent by 2010, with debit cards making up the…

Comms XL earns global accreditation for chip, PIN system

June 2, 2005

London - HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, has approved London-based Comms XL's chip and PIN product…

Japan mulls bill putting ATM card theft onus on banks

June 2, 2005

Japan Times: Lawmakers from Japan's two leading political parties agreed June 2 to a bill that would require financial institutions to compensate depositors…

ACI helps introduce Visa cards to Ethiopia

June 1, 2005

Computer Business Review: Omaha, Neb.-based ACI Worldwide has licensed its Base24 platform and its Card Management System and Smart Chip Manager software to…

Community banks form ATM alliance

June 1, 2005

St. Louis Business Journal: Twenty-six community banks within a three-state region have formed a nonsurcharge ATM alliance. Prior to joining the alliance, the…