Overzealous ATM thief brandishes hypodermic needle

March 15, 2009

(Boston) WBZ-TV, Channel 38: Police in Salem, N.H., are looking for a man armed with a hypodermic needle who tried to rob a woman while she withdrew cash at a…

Direct charging and wireless ATM connections steal Australian show

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

ATM deployers in Australia and New Zealand meet in Sydney next week to talk ATM fees, new opportunities for wireless deployments and getting a leg up on ATM…

TNS Smart Network renews PCI DSS compliance

March 12, 2009

TORONTO — TNS Smart Network Inc., Canada's largest privately owned transaction processor, has renewed its annual compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data…

Bank of America reports area ATM scam

March 11, 2009

The (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) Express-Times:  Bank of America suspects someone is using area ATMs to steal money from customer accounts. About $21,000 has been…

ADT launches new anti-skimming device to deter ATM fraud

March 11, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. — ADT Security Services has introduced a new advanced skimming-detection device for financial institutions in North America.   According to a…

Thailand's ATMs revamped for heightened security

March 10, 2009

International Herald Tribune: More than 30,000 ATMs in Thailand will be revamped to prevent criminal gangs from stealing bank-account information. Phol…

Recent data breaches put encryption practices under scrutiny

March 10, 2009

Computer World: With major data breaches occurring on a regular basis, encryption vendors are going into hyper-drive, touting the need for their products. But…

Software can improve ATM uptime and enterprise management

by Jay Goodwin — VP Sales and Marketing, ESQ Business Services

Transactional analytics can give FIs a 360 view of their ATMs in real-time.

New report says bank fraud could drive consumers to PayPal, other non-bank online payments

March 5, 2009

Digital Transactions: Financial fraud threatens the growth of online payments and banking, and could potentially drive consumers away from banks and toward…

Australia's Lockit Systems signs U.S. distributorship deal for ATM Raminator

March 5, 2009

DALLAS —  Australia-based Lockit Systems, creator of ATM Raminator, has signed with Dallas-based The Security Centre, a security supplier for the financial…

Wincor bankers' symposium: Building customer loyalty in a tough economy

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

March 5, 2009

See a slide show from the forum   CHICAGO — Executives from Wincor Nixdorf Inc. (USA) hosted a bankers' forum last month, highlighting emerging trends in a…

Push for mandatory reverse ATM PIN adoption rears its head, again

March 4, 2009

The appeal for a reverse ATM code has again popped up in mainstream press, this time in Illinois, where the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star last week reported…

Ask the Experts: Legal missteps can reap havoc on an ATM, self-service deployment

March 4, 2009

Mandates, regulations, and consumer convenience and protection should be top-of-mind for any ATM deployer. But most importantly, ATM deployers should consider…

Banks given week to replace ATM cards

March 3, 2009

Asia Daily News: The Qatar Central Bank has given all banks in the country a week to replace their existing magnetic-stripe cards with EMV or chip cards. Qatar…

ATMIA, ATM Marketplace honor ATM companies for outstanding service, security initiatives

March 3, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — During the 10th annual ATM Industry Association conference last month, ATMIA and ATM Marketplace recognized four leading ATM players for…

Milwaukee PD sets up ATMs as service to consumers, residents

March 2, 2009

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: ATMs at the Milwaukee Police Department make perfect sense. What place could be safer to get money than a police station? "It just…

Lithuanian banks announce plans to install ink-staining tech at ATMs

March 1, 2009

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Since the Bank of Lithuania decided to change its unfit and damaged currency replacement procedures, the commercial banks' interest in the…

VIDEO: ATM doles out twenties after hacker attack

February 24, 2009

(Nashville, Tenn.) WTVF-TV, Channel 5: A Triton ATM at a Fast Stop store in Columbia, Tenn., got hacked last week after after it was reprogrammed to dispense…

Diebold celebrates 150th anniversary

February 22, 2009

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — When Carl Diebold came to the United States in the mid-1800s from Germany, he was determined to use his locksmith skills to build some of…

Reprogrammed ATM helps Minn. man get away with $7,400

February 18, 2009

(St. Paul, Minn.) Pioneer Press: A 33-year-old Lake Lillian man has been charged for allegedly reprogramming the code in an ATM and taking $7,400 from the…