Alaric's Hewgill to lead fraud discussion at Prepaid Expo

February 25, 2008

LONDON — Martin Hewgill, Alaric International's head of marketing, has been tapped to lead a panel session about fraud prevention during Prepaid Card Expo…

REPORT: ATM upgrades lead to security risks

February 24, 2008

Vnunet.com: Banks and financial institutions are leaving customers' personal details vulnerable to hackers by failing properly to secure their ATMs, according…

JCB, CASSIS to collaborate on testing OTA services for NFC mobile payment

February 21, 2008

TOKYO — JCB and CASSIS International have announced an agreement to collaborate in an experiment to test NFC over-the-air services. JCB and CASSIS…

Nominations open for Smart Card Alliance's achievement awards

February 21, 2008

 

Applebee's waitress accused of skimming customer ATM cards

February 21, 2008

KIRO-TV (Lakewood, Wash.): A server at an Applebee's restaurant is accused of using an electric skimmer to gather information from customers' credit cards and…

The future of the industry

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Is the future in increased or streamlined ATM functionality?

Bank Branch Security in the 21st Century

Ensuring that financial transactions and banking environments are secure requires a more sophisticated technical bend than it did even five years ago. Today’s…

Indian government tells Citibank to plug ATM security loopholes

February 14, 2008

Rediff India Abroad: Fair trade practices body MRTPC has directed Citibank to inquire into and plug security loopholes in its electronic transaction platforms…

Australia to test mobile phone SIM cards, open the door for mobile banking

February 14, 2008

The Sydney Morning Herald: This year, a joint project between Telstra, NAB and Visa will test a system that could see your mobile phone replace your wallet.

Lego Mindstorm robot used to improve ATM security

February 11, 2008

Ars Technica: Researchers working through Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab have devised a new kind of security system that aims to block observation attacks…

NCR upgrades 1,200 ATMs in India with jitter tech

February 11, 2008

MUMBAI, India — NCR Corp. has upgraded 1,200 HDFC Bank ATMs with its jitter-enabled card readers that help prevent skimming.   According to a news release…

ISO allegedly tried to take control of 1,200 ATMs

February 7, 2008

The News & Observer: An outraged business partner has accused a North Carolina businessman of an elaborate scam to gain control of more than 1,200 ATMs in…

DNA markers to be used to secure UK's transport of ATM cassettes

February 5, 2008

CBR Online: Applied DNA Sciences, a provider of DNA-based security products, has announced that it will supply SigNature DNA markers to a UK-based customer for…

Study finds London is worst city in UK for card fraud

February 5, 2008

BBC News: London is the UK's hotspot for credit and debit card fraud, figures have shown. About 28 percent of people who live in the city have now suffered…

Korean government invalidates two of Nautilus Hyosung's patents

February 4, 2008

NEWARK, Calif. — Tranax Technologies Inc., a developer of ATMs and self-service terminals, announced in a release that the Intellectual Property Tribunal of…

Texas Bank's ATM and debit card system hacked

January 31, 2008

ePaynews: Fort Worth, Texas-based OmniAmerican Bank has been forced to impose unspecified restrictions on ATM and debit card transactions after hackers broke…

Banking group launches mobile phone banking service in Australia, New Zealand

January 31, 2008

Banking Business Review: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has launched its mobile phone banking service for customers, including M-banking, which is the…

NCR debuts SelfServ ATMs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

The company's first new ATM line in a decade can "heal itself."

TMD Security to showcase latest release of anti-skimming software

January 28, 2008

CURACAO, Netherlands Antilles — TMD Security has announced that the next generation of its CPK+ anti-skimming software, the 6000 series, will be showcased…

Kansas-based thief reprograms ATM, steals $18,000

January 27, 2008

WDAF-TV: A thief in Shawnee, Kan., allegedly reprogrammed an ATM at a bowling alley to dispense twenties instead of ones. Police say the man got away with…