Fraudsters lean on SaaS to get ATM PINs and online account details

September 28, 2008

eWeek: It's now possible for anybody to purchase online criminal services on a monthly fee basis, if the user knows where to go. As the bad guys get more…

Visa enhances prepaid reload network at ATMs

September 25, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa has announced an enhancement to its prepaid-reload network, Visa ReadyLink, which enables consumers to add funds to eligible Visa prepaid…

Data breaches and the ATM industry

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Fair Isaac's John Buzzard shares thoughts about ATM skimming.

Garanti Bank to issue debit cards created by Gemalto

September 23, 2008

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Gemalto, provider of digital-security solutions, has signed an EMV deal for bank cards with Garanti Bank, a credit card issuer in…

Officials in Nigeria consider tighter laws to stop ATM fraud

September 22, 2008

The (Nigerian) Business Day: With the increase in fraud committed at ATMs, the Nigerian Senate is now considering a law to stop fraud and other…

Credit union instantly issues flat-panel debit cards

September 21, 2008

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — First Community Credit Union has introduced unembossed, flat-panel debit cards that will be issued immediately to members when they open…

NetSpend sues company it created

September 17, 2008

Austin (Texas) Business Journal: NetSpend Corp. last month filed a lawsuit against MPower Labs Inc., alleging the competitor took confidential information…

B of A, Merrill Lynch deal will impact U.S. debit market, consultancy says

September 17, 2008

NEEDHAM, Mass. — While Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch most directly impacts the retail brokerage and capital markets sectors, it also carries…

Visa, National City expand debit, ATM deal

September 15, 2008

The Associated Press: National City Corp. and Visa Inc. said Monday they are renewing and expanding their existing contract, which includes National City's use…

MICROS: 'Hackers are picking on the small guys'

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 15, 2008

James Bickers is the editor of Retail Customer Experience, a sister site of ATM Marketplace. To submit a comment about this article, please e-mail Tracy…

TowerGroup says buy of Merrill Lynch puts B of A at top of debit, credit biz

September 15, 2008

BOSTON — With shockwaves still reverberating from the news of Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch, TowerGroup says it expects the integration of the…

ATM restrictions at Aussie gambling halls cost banks big bucks

September 11, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corp.: The Australian Bankers Association says plans to limit ATM withdrawals in gambling venues to AUS $100 a day will cost hundreds…

TowerGroup analyst comments on Fiserv Mobile Money announcement

September 10, 2008

NEEDHAM, Mass. — Fiserv has announced a new partnership with mobile banking provider M-Com to launch a "triple-play" platform for mobile banking and payments.

Survey shows consumers willing to use mobile banking

September 10, 2008

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Consumer interest in mobile banking and payments services offered by their financial institution has increased significantly in the past two…

UAE banks telling cardholders to change PINs

September 10, 2008

Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): Banks in the UAE, grappling with a recent wave of ATM frauds from outside the country, reiterated their calls for…

Fiserv announces all-in-one mobile banking solution

September 9, 2008

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv, Inc., a provider of information technology services to the financial industry, has launched Fiserv Mobile MoneySM, a mobile banking…

Postilion, Network International provide POS infrastructure for Middle East retailer

September 8, 2008

LONDON — Postilion, a provider of software solutions for self-service banking and payments and a division of S1 Corporation, and Network International, the…

Metavante ushers eCom into world of mobile banking

September 8, 2008

MILWAUKEE — Metavante, a provider of banking and payments technology, has announced that Corporate Network eCom LLC has named Metavante Corp. its provider of…

China upholds five-year jail sentence for ATM fraudster

September 8, 2008

ChinaView.cn: China's Supreme People's Court upheld a five-year jail term meted out by a local court in southern Guangdong Province to a young man who…

Phoenix to drive largest POS network in Pakistan

September 7, 2008

KARACHI, Pakistan — Bank Alfalah, a bank in Pakistan owned by Abu Dhabi Group, has awarded TPS the contract for driving its countrywide point-of-sale network…