Contactless payments have unique security risks

August 9, 2005

ePaynews: With Datamonitor predicting the market for contactless payment tokens to grow by 47 percent through 2009, contactless smart cards appear to be moving…

Mosaic, Level Four join forces

August 7, 2005

LONDON - Mosaic Software, an S1 company and global provider of payment processing software, and Level Four Software, a provider of ATM and POS test and…

Smart card eliminates ATM fraud in Malaysia

July 26, 2005

Bernama.com: The chip-based smart card has succeeded in stamping out theft from ATMs at banks in Malaysia. Since the card's introduction in 2003, there had…

EMV shift in Australia progresses

July 19, 2005

ePaynews.com: Australia's banks have been criticized for being slow to adopt cards that meet the Europay/MasterCard/Visa standard. However, that reluctance to…

Japanese to establish standard biometric I.D. system

July 19, 2005

Datamonitor: Japanese bank officials have convened to discuss standardizing biometric identification systems. The Japanese Bankers Association has announced…

Collis launches validation tool for Visa Europe, Visa International/CEMEA EMV cards

July 18, 2005

LONDON - Collis announces the launch of its EMV personalization validation tool for Visa Europe and Visa International CEMEA EMV cards. According to a news…

Keeping an eye on the ATM

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Deployers and manufacturers are turning up the heat on security with surveillance equipment and peripherals that detect skimming and card-trapping devices.

Level Four updates its ATM Channel Development Suite

July 7, 2005

LONDON - Level Four, a provider of ATM and POS testing and development software, launched Release 2.7 of its flagship ATM Channel Development Suite, according…

Is the world ready for off-premise ATMs?

by Jorge Fernandez — SVP, Cardtroncis

July 4, 2005

The world is starving for off-premise ATM growth, but will U.S.-based companies be equipped to satisfy the hunger pangs? Yes, says Jorge Fernandez, founder and…

Arab Financial Services, Euronet Worldwide join to offer ATM and POS driving

July 4, 2005

AME Info: Arab Financial Services Company B.S.C, a regional leader in card outsourcing business, has formed a joint venture company with Euronet Worldwide…

ACI supports Network International in EMV migration

June 16, 2005

WATFORD, England - ACI Worldwide, an international provider of enterprise e-payment solutions, has licensed ACI Smart Chip Manager to Network International, a…

Are smart cards the key to the biometrics solution?

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June 14, 2005

In 'Back to the future: Biometrics revisited,' we explored the potential use of biometrics at ATMs as well as challenges that stand in the way. Here is a look…

EMV: When will it hit the United States?

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

June 10, 2005

As the rest of the world shifts toward the Europay/MasterCard/Visa standard, the United States is casually waiting by the sidelines. But some experts predict…

ACI helps introduce Visa cards to Ethiopia

June 1, 2005

Computer Business Review: Omaha, Neb.-based ACI Worldwide has licensed its Base24 platform and its Card Management System and Smart Chip Manager software to…

Network International brings smart cards to Middle East

May 24, 2005

WATFORD, England - ACI Worldwide, an international provider of enterprise e-payment solutions, has licensed ACI Smart Chip Manager to Network International, a…

Japanese push for ATMs that take foreign cards

May 24, 2005

Japanese Times: The inability of most ATMs at Japanese banks to accept foreign credit cards has long irritated tourists and short-term foreign residents in a…

FIs rely on third-party techs to inspect their ATMs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

May 23, 2005

Third-party service providers are touting their turnkey solutions as the remedy for ATM owners' headaches. In fact, financial institutions arguably have the…

ACI launches packaged EMV solutions

May 15, 2005

DUBAI, UAE - ACI Worldwide, which provides enterprise e-payment solutions, is introducing modular-packaged solutions to help card issuers migrate to Europay…

Level Four tackles EMV migration in Asia

April 21, 2005

LONDON - Level Four Software is expanding globally through a distribution deal with Makeena Corp. that will give Asia-Pacific customers access to leading ATM…

ATMs move toward remote key management

April 19, 2005

With rapidly changing regulatory and technical environments, many financial institutions are emulating the Boy Scouts. They want to �be prepared� with ATM…