Australia's EMV card issuance expected to grow in '06

February 7, 2006

ePaynews.com: In 2006, Australia's banks will issue 11.9 million EMV cards, significantly more than the 7.9 million issued in 2005. By 2009, EMV cards will…

Oberthur tosses wrench in smart-card merger

January 17, 2006

Bank Systems & Technology: Oberthur Card Systems (Paris) may challenge the proposed merger between its smart card rivals Axalto and Gemplus. The company…

Nexus earns EMV Level 2 approval

January 9, 2006

EMV entrenches global card markets

January 9, 2006

ePaynews.com: EMV is rapidly gaining a presence in the global payment-card infrastructure. By mid-2005, 329 million EMV-compliant payment cards had been issued…

Wincor World '06 highlights comprehensive banking, retail solutions

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Innovation in system architecture is changing the way bankers do business. At Wincor World 2006, more than 70 Wincor partners from around the world will be in…

ICBC awards Axalto card-issuance project

January 5, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Axalto, which provides microprocessor cards, announced in a news release that its multiapplication smart card, Palmera, has been selected by…

Dynasty certifies first EMV Level 2 kernel developed in Java

December 28, 2005

MADRID, Spain - Dynasty Technology Group has certified the first multivendor EMV Level 2 kernel developed in Java, according to a news release. 

The 'gray' areas of Triple DES

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ATM deployers have had a difficult time determining just when their ATMs must be Triple DES compliant. From 2003 to 2004 to 2005, deadline extensions, regional…

MasterCard Canada sets 2010 EMV migration goal

December 27, 2005

ePaynews.com: MasterCard Canada is expected to start the rollout of EMV cards between 2007 and 2010. The estimated cost of the rollout - CAN $1 billion (U.S.

Sagem Denmark acquires Finnish payment solutions provider

December 26, 2005

GLOSTRUP, Denmark - Sagem Denmark A/S has acquired Manison Maksujärjestelmät Oy (aka Manison), according to a news release.

WHITE PAPER: Is a new business and technology model required for the ATM channel?

December 18, 2005

Level Four Software executives explore the changing landscape of ATM software and ask the question: Is the ATM channel ready for a new business model?

Card-skimming at ATMs cost Irish banks $4 million in '05

December 12, 2005

Irish Examiner: Criminal gangs have used card-skimming devices to steal an estimated €3.5m (U.S. $4.17 million) from banks in Ireland this year, according to…

STUDY: EMV adoption spreads as main tool to fight card fraud

December 8, 2005

PALO ALTO, Calif. - A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan reveals that losses to card fraud totaled $7.9 billion in 2004 and is estimated to reach $15.…

Frank W. Abagnale to deliver keynote at ATMIA Conference East

November 30, 2005

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Frank W. Abagnale, a world-renowned identity theft, fraud and forgery expert, and author the best-seller, "Catch Me If You Can," is one of…

Axalto scoops 3 Sesames Awards in France

November 20, 2005

VILLEPINTE, France - Axalto announced in a Nov. 15 news release that it has been awarded for identification, hardware and security solutions at the smart card…

Japanese bank to use finger-vein authentication on ATMs

November 10, 2005

Investors.com: Japan's Bank of Kyoto has adopted Hitachi's biometric finger-vein authentication system on its ATMs. Customers are expected to be using the…

Paragon signs distribution deal with ACI Asia-Pacific

November 10, 2005

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - Paragon Application Systems, a provider of ATM and EFT configuration, simulation and testing software, has signed a comprehensive…

Visa Europe looks to debit

November 7, 2005

ePaynews.com: Visa Europe's 282 million cardholders increased their total card numbers by 20 percent in 2004. Of Visa's three card types, debit has experienced…

Axalto expects to issue 5 million contactless cards in U.S. in '06

November 6, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas - Axalto, a provider of microprocessor cards, "will provide approximately 5 million of its contactless smart payment cards to top banks in the…

S1 Postilion driving National Bank of Dubai ATM network

October 20, 2005

LONDON - Mosaic Software, an S1 Company and global provider of payment processing software, announced in a news release that the National Bank of Dubai (NBD…