Study: US consumers not so sure about mobile wallets

October 1, 2013

More than 64 percent of U.S. consumers say they would never use a mobile wallet, according to research by secure electronic transactions consultancy Consult…

Loktec, Mactwin partnership offers new anti-gas security solution for UK ATMs

October 1, 2013

U.K.-based Loktec ATM Security Solutions recently signed a business partner agreement with Netherlands-based Mactwin Security Specials to be the U.K.

McAfee expects mobile malware to double during 2013

Emerging ATM-mobile capabilities rely on consumers' trust in banks, so protection from mobile banking malware is job one.

Diebold adds new features to SecureStat

September 27, 2013

Five months after introducing SecureStat, Diebold Inc. is unveiling a development zone portal that will allow partners and end users to leverage capabilities…

Disposable email accounts: A new way for crooks to victimize FI customers?

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

Fraudsters are constantly finding new ways to defeat the online protections financial institutions have created. Guardian Analytics, a behavioral analytics…

What is 'synthetic' identity theft?

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Identity theft is first and foremost a problem because we rely on numerical identifiers that attach humans to credit and a variety of services. Once a criminal…

Equifax expands risk-based authentication

September 27, 2013

Starting in October, Equifax Inc. will offer expanded risk-based authentication capabilities within its identity and fraud product suite, the company has…

IPhone fingerprint scanner: Hacked already?

September 23, 2013

Just two days after the new iPhone 5S dropped in stores, a group of German hackers representing the Chaos Computing Club claimed to have hacked the phone's…

The 'KISS' principle for Windows 7, EMV upgrades

by Corey King — Sales, American Bank Equipment

EMV, Windows 7, ADA, PCI … have you found yourself overwhelmed and confused with all the compliance and upgrade talk that has been going on for the past few…

Pulse enhances fraud mitigation service

September 18, 2013

ATM and debit network Pulse has completed a major upgrade to its DebitProtect fraud mitigation service and introduced an optional fraud blocking service, the…

ICICI launches Asia's first credit card with online transaction authenticator

September 12, 2013

ICICI Bank Limited, India's largest private sector FI, has debuted the ICICI Bank Carbon credit card with Visa CodeSure. In addition to an EMV chip, the card…

EMV migration and the FI brand: What could it mean for you?

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

EMV chip technology is already common in the payments industry, used throughout Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Latin America, Africa and most of the…

MDT intros first TMR magnetic sensors for detecting magnetic properties on banknotes

September 5, 2013

Chinese vendor MultiDimension Technology Co. Ltd., a supplier of magnetic sensors featuring tunneling magnetoresistance technology, has announced the launch of…

Think that site looks legit? Look again.

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

A new variant of Citadel Trojan malware has surfaced in the last few weeks, and it's targeting not only financial institutions, but also social networks and…

Latest FIME auto test tool gets EMVCo OK

September 4, 2013

EMVCo has approved the latest version of the FIME automated EMV contactless analog test bench for EMV Contactless Specification Level 1. This particular EMVCo…

The Anonymous ATM - have a nice day!

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

This week I needed to deposit a check, so I swung by my favorite bank and headed to the ATM. Unfortunately, in all the excitement of coming across a parking…

The nerve of some ATM users ...

August 29, 2013

Imagine — you're a common criminal just going about your everyday thievery at an ATM, and what happens? Some woman has the brazen effrontery to punch you in…

SIM swapping: The new ATM con game?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

For every ATM innovation, there's a criminal network looking to exploit it for ill-gotten gains.

Study: FI customer trust hinges on protection from fraud

August 27, 2013

In its 2012 report, "Confidence in Banks," Gallup said consumer confidence in U.S. banks hit a record low of 21 percent last year. The percentage of Americans…

ATMIA publishes best practices for preventing explosive attacks on ATMs

August 27, 2013

The ATM Industry Association has announced the publication of a best practices manual designed to help ATM owners prevent gas and explosive attacks on their…