RBS to road-test contactless card

February 26, 2006

EFMA: The Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to road-test Mastercard's PayPass contactless debit card in Europe this summer. Mastercard wants to convince…

ATMIA announces industry award winners

February 21, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association recognized Triton Systems' Bill Jackson at its seventh annual ATMIA Conference East for his role as a pioneer in…

Triton's Jackson receives ATMIA's Lifetime Achievement Award

February 21, 2006

LONG BEACH, Miss. - Triton Systems' vice president of engineering, Bill Jackson, was awarded at the ATM Industry Association's Conference East Feb. 16 for his…

DIB launches first Islamic credit card

February 19, 2006

LONDON - Dubai Islamic Bank launched its first Islamic credit card with the support of Card Tech Ltd., a United Kingdom-based bankcard systems provider and…

MasterCard's IPO disrupted

February 19, 2006

Associated Press: MasterCard Inc., the nation's second-largest credit card brand, said Feb. 16 that it would postpone its initial public offering until the…

Plot of debit-card compromise thickens

February 19, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A spate of reports of different types of checking-account, debit-card and ATM thefts collected by local law enforcement and their…

Congress wants names of sources in debit card leak

February 19, 2006

The Credit Union Journal: U.S. and international authorities are working closely with private entities to track down what they believe is an international ring…

Interchange wars: Merchants tug networks for change

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

With a legal battle dubbed 'the interchange war' heating up in U.S. District Court, 2006 is gearing up to be crucial for merchants, consumers and the ATM…

GASA launches early warning system for financial services

February 6, 2006

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association's Global ATM Security Alliance has launched a new international Fraud Alert Noticeboard as part of its online…

The Self-Service & Kiosk Show expands its focus

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 1, 2006

Self-service has evolved to encompass more than just ATMs. Next month's The Self-Service & Kiosk Show will highlight some cutting-edge tech ready to deploy in…

The stored-value market in 2006

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 29, 2006

Stored-value cards, more commonly known as gift cards, got a lot of attention in 2005. In 2006, they're gearing up for center stage.

Prepaid card association changes name

January 29, 2006

FAIRFAX, Va. - The Branded Prepaid Card Association has adopted a new name. According to a news release, the trade association that represents the common…

Moving money: Transaction innovators to speak at SSKS

January 25, 2006

Industry leaders Palm Desert National Bank and St. Clair Interactive Communications will showcase their latest self-service innovations at February's The Self…

Visa changes ads, logo

January 25, 2006

USA Today: Beginning next month, Visa is dropping its ad campaign featuring such stars as Yao Ming, Derek Jeter, Donald Trump, Martin Sheen and Kevin Bacon. A…

ATMIA conference to focus on channel optimization, security

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

ATM deployers, manufacturers and software specialists from across the globe will gather Feb. 15-17 in Orlando, Fla., for the seventh annual ATMIA Conference…

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…

GRG Banking's EPP gets Visa approval

January 3, 2006

GUANGZHOU, China - GRG Banking's encrypted PIN pad has been certified by Visa, according to a news release. GRG Banking is expected to apply the certified PIN…

A renewed interest in alarms that protect hardware, users

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Ram raids, ATM break-ins and attacks at the ATM are catching attention across the globe. And ATM deployers, especially independents, are working to address…

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.

Financial DNA founder will be remembered for his unique insight

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

An innovator, an analyst with a knack for financial technology and a Renaissance man with a 360-degree perspective - that was Gary Craft. The founder of…