Paragon's Dana Blegen earns smart-card certification

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November 23, 2009

Dana Blegen, product support manager for Paragon Application Systems, has earned the Certified Smart Card Industry Professional Certification from the Smart…

Sagem Orga selects Collis as supplier for test tools, services

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 26, 2009

Collis has been chosen by Sagem Orga, part of the Safran Group, to be Sagem Orga's primary supplier of test tools for banking, e-ID, telecom and health. …

European ATM Security Team says EMV has led to significant drop in ATM skimming

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 22, 2009

The European ATM Security Team (EAST) has announced the launch of a European ATM crime report that covers the first six months of 2009. For the third…

Collis test tools for EMV cards are qualified by MasterCard

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 21, 2009

Netherlands-based Collis says MasterCard Worldwide has qualified the Collis Brand Test Tool and Collis Card Simulator as validation tools for terminal…

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…

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…

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.

Gemalto acquires security specialist Trusted Logic, announces deal with Nigeria's InterSwitch

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 7, 2009

Amsterdam-based Gemalto says it has completed its acquisition of Trusted Logic, an independent player in the digital security market. Gemalto, which previously…

E-payments switch in Nigeria signs with Paragon for ATM configuration, testing

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 2, 2009

Holly Springs, N.C.-based Paragon Application Systems has licensed its ATMulator Plus to ChamsSwitch, an electronic payment switch in Nigeria.    According to…

EMV compliance of Africa's ATMs will depend on enforcement from the central bank

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 10, 2009

The Central Bank of Nigeria needs to enforce stricter compliance of EMV specifications, one ATM expert in Africa told Africa's This Day.

Ingenico, Ryanair develop chip and PIN for airport kiosks

July 14, 2009

DUBLIN, Ireland — Ingenico has announced a three-year partnership with Ryanair, Europe's largest low-fares airliner, to develop the world's first self-service…

Gemalto gets Visa, MasterCard certification for global banking card in Saudi Arabia

July 14, 2009

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Gemalto has announced that its Optelio banking card has been certified to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency requirements.   According…

CreditCall provides Java community with EMV kernel

July 9, 2009

BRISTOL, England — Developers who use Java can now take advantage of EmvJ — a Java version of CreditCall's successful EMV kernels for Windows and embedded…

As Canada ramps up its EMV migration, pressure on the U.S. intensifies

As EMV gaps close throughout the world, the payments industry is closely watching the United States — a final EMV holdout.

YESpay imports U.K. payments experience into North America

July 5, 2009

LONDON — YESpay, a global payment-services company, has opened its North American sales and support office and data center in Toronto, as local card acquirers…

YESpay solves EMV issues for Canadian retailers with Chase Paymentech

July 1, 2009

TORONTO — Chase Paymentech, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase and a global leader in payment processing and merchant acquiring, is working with YESpay, a global…

Collis adds French Carte Bancaire card validation to Collis EMV PVT

June 28, 2009

LEIDEN, Netherlands — Collis has announced its implementation of the French domestic debit scheme, Carte Bancaire, module to the Collis EMV Personalisation…

Dynamic Card Solutions launches CardWizard easyPIN

June 28, 2009

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Dynamic Card Solutions has announced the availability of a new, patent-pending EMV PIN change solution. The CardWizard easyPIN allows…

U.K. judge sides with bank in ATM case over 'phantom' withdrawals

June 25, 2009

The Register: Halifax, the U.K. retail bank, scored a victory earlier this month in a closely watched so-called "phantom ATM withdrawal" case that put the…

ATM compliance and security will drive upgrades, software investments in Canada

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Canadian white-labels are in for a wave of security mandates and high-dollar ATM investments.