HSBC expands Visa debit cards in Asia-Pacific, Middle East

October 30, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa Inc. and HSBC have expanded their global relationship to include new debit card programs in countries and territories throughout Asia…

JCB qualifies contactless validation tool developed by Collis

October 30, 2008

SINGAPORE —JCB has qualified THE JCB J/Smart and J/speedy personalization validation tools, developed by Collis. "JCB is happy that Collis has completed the…

Prepaid phone cards accused of targeting Hispanics for higher fees

October 30, 2008

MSNBC: Gus West uses prepaid calling cards to keep in touch with friends in Nicaragua. Other than the Internet, this is the cheapest way to call…

Visa's promise for payWave?

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Consumers prefer cash, not contactless payments, says one industry expert.

Fiserv and CAPITAL Card Services announce partnership

October 21, 2008

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv Inc., a provider of information technology services to the financial industry, has announced a technology partnership between Fiserv…

Ingenico to show contactless payment at Cartes and Identification 2008

October 20, 2008

PARIS — Ingenico has announced that it will showcase a range of contactless payment solutions at the forthcoming Cartes and Identification 2008 exhibition in…

Credit Union 24 signs with Member Access Pacific for prepaid offers

October 19, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Credit Union 24, a U.S. credit union-owned ATM and point-of-sale network, has contracted with marketing partner Member Access Pacific to…

N.C. startup Privier intros cardless ATM service

October 16, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Privier Inc., a startup that has launched a no-card ATM service called Privier iTransfer and Privier mPayment, both of which are aimed at…

Discover settles anti-competitive suit with Visa, MasterCard

October 14, 2008

MarketWatch: Discover Financial Services has settled a 2004 lawsuit against Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. over anti-competitive rules that Discover claims…

ATM cards more popular in Vietnam, Visa says

October 13, 2008

Vietnam News: The number of Vietnamese using debit and credit cards has grown to 900,000 — one percent of the country's population, according to Visa…

ATM skimmers now come with built-in SMS notification

October 8, 2008

ZDNet: How can ATM scammers minimize the risk of getting caught by eliminating the need to go back to the crime scene? A recently uncovered serial manufacturer…

Campus ATM sees little usage

October 7, 2008

The (Oakland, Calif.) Mills Campanil: The ATM on the campus of Mills College in Oakland, Calif., is not used as much as school officials had hoped. The ATM…

Disabled man sues Tesco over PIN requirement

October 7, 2008

Mail Online: A man is threatening to take Tesco to court after being refused the right to pay for goods using a credit-card signature. Tim Arnold, 47, suffers…

B of A ATM eats debit cards

October 5, 2008

Hartford (Conn.) Courant: Bank of America customers and employees got a surprise recently when a B of A ATM at the mega-bank's Farmington, Conn., branch began…

Community Bank Products converts to Metavante's prepaid card processing solution

October 2, 2008

LEXINGTON, Tenn. — Metavante, a provider of banking and payments technology, and Community Bank Products have announced the completion of CBP's conversion to…

VocaLink, China Unionpay let Chinese tourists use ATMs in U.K.

September 30, 2008

Finextra: VocaLink has signed a deal with China Unionpay that will allow Chinese visitors in the United Kingdom to withdraw cash at ATMs on the Link…

VIDEO: Ram raids to card fraud, ATM experts talk about security initiatives

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 30, 2008

Industry executives, solution deployers and law enforcement met in Houston last month during the ATM Industry Association's Payments Fraud in the Americas…

Latest version of PCI standards

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PCI council clarifies PCI data-security mandates for the industry.

Acal ATM Parts unveils anti-skimming device

September 29, 2008

SURREY, England — ATM Parts Co. Ltd., a division of Acal's Parts Services group, has launched a second-generation antiskimming device designed to curb ATM-card…

Paragon partners with Smartsoft for complete EMV solution

September 29, 2008

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Paragon Application Systems, provider of electronic payment and EMV simulation, configuration and testing solutions, has partnered with…