Don't bring a knife to a drive-up ATM fight

May 18, 2012

A might-have-been victim with a lead foot managed to foil an attempted robbery at an ATM in Taylor, Pa., earlier this week.

Gemalto solution enables instant smart card issuance to Saudi bank customers

May 17, 2012

Digital security provider Gemalto announced that Al Bilad Bank is deploying the Dexxis Instant Issuance solution for EMV payment cards in more than 12…

Fiserv, Chartwell Compliance partner on risk management

May 15, 2012

Fiserv Inc., a provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Chartwell Compliance…

Alaskan CU goes online with PaySecure Internet PIN debit

May 14, 2012

Acculynk, Alaska USA FCU and Alaska Option today announced that Alaska USA will add Internet PIN debit through Acculynk's PaySecure network. This will allow…

Thieves blast their way into 15 Cape Town-area ATMs

May 14, 2012

Since January 30, 15 ATMs — about one per week — have been the target of bomb blasts in South Africa's Nyanga province. The most recent of these, in Cape Town…

Eight in India held for embezzling $486,000 in ATM funds

May 11, 2012

Eight employees of Mumbai-based CMS Security were arrested on Thursday for embezzling Rs 2.6 crore ($486,000) intended for ATM replenishment.

'Guts, Glory, Ram'? For Florida ATM-boosting gang, not so much

May 11, 2012

It was "Ram-Tough" luck for a group of ATM thieves whose own MO tripped them up in a sting operation last Saturday night.

Canadian police arrest dozens in card-cloning ring bust

May 10, 2012

Toronto police yesterday began a roundup of members of an international debit card cloning ring, by the end of the day arresting 48 of 61 suspects sought on…

Is the palm reader in the ATM industry's future?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Chip-based palm biometrics are shaping up as the next gen of strong authentication.

Security's not the biggest problem with m-banking

May 7, 2012

There's a bigger worry than security when it comes to offering m-banking to the un- and underbanked. That is, how can banks make m-banking a going business…

March Networks helps Qatari Bank meet, exceed new security mandates

May 4, 2012

March Networks, a provider of intelligent IP video solutions, today announced that "one of Qatar's largest financial institutions" has standardized its video…

ATMs in 15 Pakistani cities targeted in coordinated bomb attack

May 4, 2012

A series of coordinated bomb blasts at ATMs and railway facilities across the Pakistani province of Sindh left several people injured — one critically — and…

Russian banks jolted by skimming fraud

May 4, 2012

Russian Banks have experienced a shock to the system with an enormous spike in the number of skimming events through the first quarter of 2012.

Crooks in 8 countries tap NZ bank accounts with skimmed ATM card data

May 2, 2012

Using counterfeit cards striped with data skimmed from New Zealand bankcard holders, thieves withdrew cash at ATMs in the Dominican Republic, Bulgaria…

New insights into anti-skimming and banknote degradation solutions

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

The findings of RBR’s latest survey of European ATM markets have just been released. One of the things that makes the most recent research findings…

Israeli bank goes with NiceVision security solution

April 30, 2012

Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, a $39.7 billion Israeli FI, has selected the NiceVision banking solution to secure its branches and ATM systems throughout Israel.

Washington woman helps bust skimming gang

April 27, 2012

Maybe she was just mad that they were Bogarting the ATMs.

'ATM Security' guide addresses threats, solutions

Free publication reviews security challenges, strategies for the ATM industry.

ATM line-jumper in China stabbed

April 25, 2012

This gives a scary new meaning to "cutting in line": Earlier this month, a man was stabbed after he jumped to the head of the line at an ATM in China's…

New all-in-one skimming device discovered on Calif. ATM

April 25, 2012

If only crooks would put their ingenuity to a better use: A disturbingly clever all-in-one skimmer design has come to the attention of authorities in…