Best practices published for cardless ATM transactions

December 19, 2013

The ATM Industry Association has announced the publication of "Best Practices for Cardless Transactions at the ATM." The manual defines and analyzes cardless…

Crack your WiFi password to protect yourself

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Today, anyone can learn code and understand the ins and outs of the technology we are simultaneously blessed and cursed with. But once you know how all this…

For Bank of England, pounds of plastic

December 19, 2013

The Bank of England will switch from cotton paper to plastic polymer for its next-issued 5 pound and 10 pound banknotes. The first polymer note will be the …

40M cards compromised at Target: Coming to your ATM soon?

December 19, 2013

Target Corp. has released a statement acknowledging a massive card data breach between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, and saying that compromised data could include…

Windows 7 migration: Clearing the smoke

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Webinar clears up the facts about options for migrating ATMs to the new Windows 7 operating system - or not.

Does mobile cut down on ATM fraud?

An audience member asks whether the mobile/ATM application adds a sufficient layer of authentication such that EMV would not be necessary. (From the ATM …

Obstacles still block speed, efficiency of payments

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto recently said that the central bank, which handles more than $3 trillion daily to pay for goods…

Devising a data security strategy

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Whether you are a work-at-home employee, a road warrior, or even a small business, chances are you have data to protect — and so this all pertains to you.

Financial crime-fighting software to the rescue

December 9, 2013

Technology provider Fiserv Inc. has updated its financial crime risk management platform to meet the needs of financial industry professionals whose task is to…

Sweden getting its first Bitcoin ATM

December 6, 2013

Sweden's first Bitcoin ATM will be on display next Monday at the STHLM TECH Meetup in Stockholm. The machine currently resides in the offices of Safello, which…

Collis Brand Test Tool now qualified by Discover

December 6, 2013

In order to process EMV transactions on the Discover Network, acquirers are required to execute the Discover D-Payment Application Specification acquirer…

TSS successfully integrates EPP7

December 6, 2013

Trusted Security Solutions Inc., a provider of secure ATM key management solutions, says it has performed successful end-to-end remote key loading and testing…

Mobile technology needs financial institutions

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

Tech companies of all sizes are moving into the nation's payments business, putting pressure on financial institutions to innovate. In the ever-evolving world…

Chinese Central Bank bans banks from Bitcoin transactions

December 5, 2013

The People's Bank of China has ruled that Bitcoin is not a proper currency and has barred Chinese banks from handling it, Finextra reports.

How mobile is getting compromised

"The bad guys know that it's moving toward mobile, and they're already there," said Adam Meyers, director of intelligence for CrowdStrike. "There's no way you…

Wincor touts solution for ATM security after end of XP support

December 2, 2013

Currently, the majority of the world's installed ATMs and account statement printers run on Windows XP, and none of them will be supported by Microsoft after…

Indian FIs offered an EMV alternative

November 26, 2013

The Reserve Bank of India has notified the country's banks that they may choose between issuing EMV chip-enabled bankcards or adopting biometric identification…

The multimarket phenomenon of ATM gas and explosive attacks in Europe

by Flora Hamilton — European Manager, ATMIA

The 13th annual ATM Security conference in October provided a lively platform to review and discuss the alarming growth in ATM gas and explosive attacks in…

The world according to Disney: The Mouse is getting smarter but still needs cash!

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

Disney should be running countries' infrastructures! Perhaps not, but Disney could easily run a major county, if not some of our largest American cities — it…

Employees put data at risk on WiFi

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Employees expect to use their mobile devices at work, and employers often don't mind because of the cost savings. However, the use of personal smartphones and…