Report: Canadian mobile banking users go from zero to 2.5 million in 14 months

July 6, 2011

A new report from consulting firm Solutions Research Group reveals that mobile banking apps have gone from zero to 2.5 million Canadian users in 14 months…

First National Bank will refurbish ATM fleet with Diebold's Opteva line

July 6, 2011

First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation, will refresh its fleet of ATMs using Diebold's Opteva line and integrated…

Itautec receives three awards, prepares for U.S. debut

July 5, 2011

Itautec, a global electronic equipment manufacturer from Sao Paulo, Brazil, today was honored with three awards by World Finance, a financial magazine produced…

Bulgarian crime boss pleads guilty to ATM theft scheme

July 4, 2011

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dimitar Dimitrov, the leader of a Bulgarian organized crime ring in Las Vegas, has pleaded guilty to stealing…

Diebold's Monitoring Center wins second CSAA Station of the Year Award

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Hiring the right people and providing an encouraging environment are the keys to its success.

SafenSoft, Diebold partner for ATM security in Russia, Ukraine

June 28, 2011

SafenSoft, a leading developer of security solutions for ATMs and other unattended devices, today announced a new alliance with Diebold Inc., a global provider…

Synergent chooses CAStor for online storage of check images, ATM receipts

June 27, 2011

Caringo Inc. today announced that Synergent, a provider of credit union products and services in the Northeast, has selected Caringo’s object storage software…

Canadian police arrest seven charged with skimming $245,000 throughout Toronto

June 23, 2011

According to Toronto, Canada's CTV, seven people face charges in an alleged ATM skimming operation.

Nigerian bank announces EMV platform integration

June 22, 2011

According to Vanguard, Oceanic Bank in Nigeria has announced that its ATMs now accept the EMV chip-and-PIN platform.

U.S. Bank will rollout EMV chip cards to 20,000 cardholders this month

June 21, 2011

U.S. Bank is rolling out EMV chip cards to 20,000 FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa cardholders this month, and to other Travel Rewards cardholders later in the…

Cash recycling offers FIs efficiency, security benefits

Decreasing lost funds and theft helps justify the expense of new equipment.

Is polymer the ultimate counterfeit deterrent?

by Brendan Burge

Counterfeit detection is certainly the most troublesome and costly responsibility for those in the cash handling business. There is not a country in the world…

Designers see the future of ATM security

by Ian Kerr — CEO, Level Four

It’s interesting to see a fresh perspective on bank security trends. St Martin’s College of Art in London has created an ATM crime exhibition and it features…

Thieves use a backhoe to steal ATM from parking lot

June 20, 2011

According to MSNBC.com, Frankfort, Ky. police are searching for the suspects involved in stealing an ATM from a local credit union parking lot using a backhoe.

Fraud migrates away from Europe, as ATM EMV rollout nears completion

by Lachlan Gunn — Director, BenAlpin Ltd

EAST has just released a chart showing the impact on ATM related skimming losses of the rollout of EMV (Chip and PIN) at European ATMs.

Oregon Credit Union reissuing thousands of debit cards due to ATM bank fraud case

June 19, 2011

KMTR in Eugene, Ore. has reported that Oregon Community Credit Union closed thousands of its customers' debit cards as a preventative measure to reduce the…

Chase Card Services expands EMV chip technology offering

June 19, 2011

Chase Card Services has announced that EMV chip technology is now available on a second credit card in the company’s portfolio, the J.P. Morgan Select Visa…

Canada to unveil the first in a series of polymer banknotes

Polymer banknotes are better for ATMs because they don't shed tiny bits of ink and dust that can disable ATMs by confusing the machine's optical readers, say…

ATM scammers’ new tactic: glue

by Robert Siciliano — speaker, IDTheftSecurity.com

Even more amazing is that if a criminal were caught gluing ATM keys, he would most likely only receive a misdemeanor vandalism charge, as opposed to a larceny…

London school exhibits designs to deter ATM crime

Last year, cardholders withdrew £185.7 billion (U.S. $3 billion) from the nation's ATMs. Most of the withdrawals occurred without incident, but ATM crimes…