January 28, 2008
CURACAO, Netherlands Antilles — TMD Security has announced that the next generation of its CPK+ anti-skimming software, the 6000 series, will be showcased…
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BETHESDA, Md. — The Allpoint surcharge-free ATM network launched in 2003 with the goal of providing surcharge-free ATM access for consumers and a competitive…
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ABC News: Consumers who rely on ATMs for quick cash access may find that getting their money costs them more as banks raise their ATM fees. The financial…
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WDAF-TV: A thief in Shawnee, Kan., allegedly reprogrammed an ATM at a bowling alley to dispense twenties instead of ones. Police say the man got away with…
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ePaynews: Personal information on roughly 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other large U.S. retailers could be compromised after a data tape was…
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KDFW-TV: One of the largest independent banks in Fort Worth, Texas, is reeling after thieves broke in online, made up fake ATM cards and made off with…
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Noblesville (Ind.) Daily Times: The use of credit/debit cards for purchasing everything from gas to groceries has grown steadily in popularity. And though not…
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FOCUS Information Agency: Three people in Sofia, Bulgaria, have been arrested for draining money from the accounts of U.S. debit cardholders. The investigation…
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LEIDEN, Netherlands — Collis, provider of electronic-payment testing tools, and ICT Korea, which focuses on e-payment systems, have signed an alliance that…
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SECAUCUS, N.J. — M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank have signed an exclusive deal with the NYCE Payment Network for PIN-debit access and domestic ATM…
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Consumer Affairs.com: The state of West Virginia has reached a settlement with Visa USA and MasterCard Worldwide, requiring each credit card companies to set…
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VNUNet.com: U.S. consumers are keen to use their mobile handsets for in-store payments, but a majority says it wants to have just one credit/debit account for…
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MILWAUKEE — Metavante Technologies Inc., provider of banking and payments technology, has acquired London-based Nomad Payments Ltd., which provides prepaid…
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Al Bawaba: First Gulf Bank, a leading bank in the UAE based in Abu Dhabi, has launched a chip-based MasterCard Worldwide debit card. The card provides…
read nowby Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
Most of the world is complying with EMV, but not the U.S.
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The Boston Globe: Harvard University police and the Middlesex district attorney's office are investigating a security breach at the school after an…
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(New York) Daily News: Three men accused of being part of a terrorist plot to steal $250,000 from city ATMs with bogus cards and stolen identities were on…
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Digital Transactions: The day after Christmas, First Data Corp.'s ValueLink unit, which processes prepaid-card transactions, delayed gift-card authorizations…
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LONDON — The number of payment cards in Western Europe increased by 9 percent from 2004 to 2006, hitting a total of 787 million, according to research firm…
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Guardian Unlimited: It was supposed to bring an end to unauthorized card transactions, but two years later, is chip-and-PIN technology just as fallible its…
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