Could U.S. consumers spur adoption of EMV in U.S.?

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 30, 2009

As the rest of the world wraps its migration to EMV/chip-and-PIN technology, Americans traveling overseas are running into mag-stripe disadvantages.   This…

Interac, China Unionpay open ATM access to Chinese cardholders visiting Canada

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 28, 2009

Payment News reports that Canada's Interac Association and China Unionpay have partnered to launch a new service that gives China Unionpay cardholders the…

Canada's Threshold offers in-branch issuance of EMV cards

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 27, 2009

Threshold Financial Technologies Inc. has signed with United States-based Dynamic Card Solutions to offer instant issuance and PIN selection for EMV and…

Wells, Chase, B of A cut back on debit overdraft fees

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 24, 2009

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that pressure from lawmakers pushed three top U.S. banks to cut back on the overdraft fees they collect when their customers…

Ask the Experts: Ensuring privacy and data protection with self-service bill payment

TIO Networks' Hamed Shahbazi offers advice on ensuring the protection of consumer data.

Survey: FIs must quickly respond to card fraud to retain loyalty

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 15, 2009

ACI Worldwide Inc. has released findings from a global consumer fraud survey that highlight fraud areas financial institutions should be focused on. …

Visa says PCI compliance with large merchants is high, smaller merchants lag

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 14, 2009

Digital Transactions reports that large U.S. merchants are moving toward 100-percent compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, but…

KeyBank signs with Elan for credit-card issuance

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 14, 2009

Elan Financial Services, part of U.S. Bank, has partnered with Cleveland-based KeyBank for a full suite of credit card products and services.   The KeyBank…

Heartland hacker Gonzalez pleads guilty to compromise of 170 million cards

September 13, 2009

Albert Gonzalez, the 28-year-old hacker accused of stealing and reselling more than 170 million credit and debit/ATM card numbers, pleaded guilty this week to…

Acculynk provides Internet PIN-debit solution for online wine seller

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 9, 2009

Atlanta-based Acculynk is providing its PaySecure solution to online wine seller JJ Buckley Fine Wines for the wine company's e-commerce Web site.   PaySecure…

PULSE signs ATM deal with Brussels-based network

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 7, 2009

PULSE, a Discover Financial Services business unit, has announced a long-term ATM acquiring deal with Brussels, Belgium-based TRIONIS, a European interbank…

New NCR Canada president will focus on service growth, expanded partnerships

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

After only three months, Luc Villeneuve says he has a clear growth vision for self-service and NCR in Canada.

Coinstar E-Payment Services signs with Stored Value Solutions for MasterCard gift cards

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 3, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-based Stored Value Solutions has signed a deal to provide MasterCard prepaid gift cards to Coinstar E-Payment Services, a subsidiary of…

Visa says it will prepay settlement funds in 'Wal-Mart' fee case, if court approves

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 3, 2009

Digital Transactions reports that Visa Inc. is expected to prepay $682 million of its $800 million settlement obligations with merchants under the Wal-Mart…

European alliance connects debit, ATM networks in Germany and Italy

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 27, 2009

Brussels-based EAPS, the alliance of European debit card schemes that facilitates pan-European ATM and POS transactions, has opened ATM networks in Italy and…

Maximizing self-service revenue with credit card processing

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Commentary: The credit card-processing industry is far more complicated than it seems. To maximize self-service profitability, deployers must understand how…

New PCI best practices aim to help retailers; but security experts say POS, ATM skimming risks will continue

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 25, 2009

In the wake of the Heartland-hacker nab, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has unveiled new best practices for retailers that aim to help…

FIs shift attention to reloadable prepaid products

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Fifth Third Processing Solutions' recent FI survey found that more banks are interested in getting more loads for the prepaid buck.

TowerGroup says increased debit use fuelled by recession, new tech, government oversight of credit

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 18, 2009

U.S. consumers are more likely to pull out their debit cards when making purchases, according to a news story from The New York Times. Since the onset of the…

Cardlytics converts debit to 'virtual coupon,' builds on Cap One's decoupled debit program

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 13, 2009

Scott Grimes is introducing a next-generation debit-reward program that gives debit cardholders cost-free rewards. According to an article in Digital…