More Americans using cash to avoid data theft

March 20, 2014

Sixty percent of adults who are aware of data breaches such as those at Target and Neiman Marcus say merchants are responsible for preventing such incidents in…

Awesome: California gets its first Bitcoin ATM

March 20, 2014

It's probably about time Silicon Valley got its own Bitcoin ATM. Today, California's first will debut at the 500 Startups' Bitcoinferance in Mountain View…

UK building society rolls Windows 7, contactless into one upgrade

March 20, 2014

NCR Corp. has announced that it will assist Cumberland Building Society in projects to upgrade its NCR ATMs to Windows 7 and implement a contactless card…

How worried should deployers be about end of XP support?

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

Virtually all ATMs around the world use a Windows operating system, and many still use Windows XP. Microsoft released XP in October 2001 and is ending free…

Students get cardless cash via Google Glass

March 19, 2014

German university students have seen the future of cardless cash withdrawal at the ATM. And they've seen it through Google Glass, according to a news release…

Alliance releases strong authentication spec for 'natural' security

March 18, 2014

The Natural Security Alliance has released specifications for its world's-first strong authentication standard, the organization has announced. The standard…

ICard4 packs a PC into a payments card

March 17, 2014

Taiwanese display card developer SmartDisplayer Technology Co. Ltd. has announced its next-generation smart card — iCard4. The card secures both card-present…

EMV has a long way to go

by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM

The looming October 2015 liability shift for mag-stripe cards used on EMV terminals, combined with recent media buzz regarding the U.S. payments industry's…

7 laptop security tips for travelers

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

A laptop has become standard equipment for the business traveler. But the great convenience of having masses of information at your fingertips while on the…

Report says Target knew about the data breach, but did nothing

The retailer had a working anti-malware system in place before the breach, but it was ignored.

Study: US market for card fraud detection software set to fire up

March 13, 2014

A new study from Mercator Advisory Group examines how changing market dynamics are shaping fraud detection software solutions, reviews leading products, and…

PCI SSC and ATMIA issue joint statement on the end of XP

With time running out for Windows XP support, industry organizations offer information and resources.

3 irrefutable reasons why ISOs must up their game against fraud

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

Heartland, Target, Neiman Marcus; Congressional hearings, NRF vs. banks; liability shift deadlines, PCI, processing AIDs – it's enough to make your head spin.

A 'Bit o' Coin' and a 'Look at me!' ATM

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

This past week I attended a dinner put on by a local investment company — from what I could tell, the audience was a small cross-section of Denver's…

EMVCo publishes framework for payment tokenization spec

March 11, 2014

EMVCo has announced the release of "The EMV Payment Tokenization Specification — Technical Framework v1.0," a document designed to allow payments industry…

67% of SBEs not worried about card security; should that worry ATM operators?

March 10, 2014

Newtek Business Services, a provider of financial products to small- and medium-sized businesses, has released the findings of its latest Small Business…

McAfee report details link between 'dark Web,' data breaches

March 10, 2014

The "McAfee Labs Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2013," released today, highlights the ease of purchasing POS malware online, and of selling stolen credit card…

Self-service payments firm foils Russian counterfeiters

March 6, 2014

Recently and virtually overnight, Russia's monetary system saw a huge influx of counterfeit currency in 1,000 ruble ($27.73) and 5,000 ruble ($138.65…

New PCI SSC e-learning program to focus on protecting data, preventing breaches

March 6, 2014

The PCI Security Standards Council has announced a new series of online training courses designed to help companies keep customer payment data secure and…

XP in the crosshairs: ATM protection in a post-support world

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Webinar homes in on the benefits of one option for operators who aim to secure their XP-driven ATMs by April 8.