Mobile payment the focus of Smart Card Alliance conference

May 15, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — The number of contactless payment cards in the United States has nearly doubled in the last year, but the buzz was about mobile payment and…

Canadian police spread word about fake PIN pads on ATMs

May 15, 2008

LondonTopic.ca — Police in London, Ontario, are warning consumers to be on the lookout for fake ATM PIN pads that can be used to clone cards.   Read more

VIDEO: Man steals ATM with forklift

May 15, 2008

MSNBC: He managed to get away with one ATM, but he wanted two. A surveillance camera captured video of a thief who used a forklift to cram an ATM into his…

Cops take on 30-man gang in ATM shootout

May 14, 2008

Independent (South Africa) Online : When police arrived on the scene of a reported ATM bombing in the South African city of Zebediela, they got more than they…

Service Credit Union launches mobile banking

May 14, 2008

Seacoastonline.com: Service Credit Union, based in Portsmouth, England, has launched its MobileBanc24 service. The new service gives members access to banking…

PCI council set to release new security standard

May 14, 2008

WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The PCI Security Standards Council, a global, open-industry-standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security…

ATM card may signal new growth for China-based company

May 13, 2008

DigiTimes (Taiwan, Republic of China): Despite first quarter losses, PTMD, a joint-venture between ProMOS Technologies and China Potevio Company that engages…

Collis develops NFC two-factor chip application

May 13, 2008

LEIDEN, Netherlands — Collis, a payment-processing company based in the Netherlands, has developed what it calls its near-field-communication two-factor…

Risk Management for ATM and Card Compromises

May 13, 2008

ATM security breaches represent a huge concern for consumers and card companies. In this white paper, we look at how those companies may be able to handle such…

ATM software glitch hits major Japanese bank

May 11, 2008

IDG News Service: A software glitch that crept into a massive ATM-system integration project at Japan's Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ left thousands of…

Fingerprints may replace signatures, PINs

May 11, 2008

CNNMoney.com: SmartMetric Inc. says its new biometric card will make signing a credit card or inputting a PIN while using an ATM/debit card a thing of the…

Fiserv's FraudNet prevents more than $287 million in fraud losses

May 8, 2008

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv Inc., provider of information-technology services to the financial and insurance industries, has announced that the CheckFree…

NCR profit up 41%, gain attributed to manufacturing consolidation

May 7, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. has released the financial results of the first quarter of 2008, ending March 31.    The company reported net income of $48 million…

European ATM skimming jumps 43%

May 7, 2008

ePaynews: In 2007, ATM-fraud losses rose by 43 percent in Europe to €439.01 million (U.S. $675 million) from €306.48 million (U.S. $471.29 million) in…

Texas credit union renews deal with Pulse

May 7, 2008

HOUSTON — Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union, a $3 billion not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Live Oak, Texas, has extended its participation in…

Saudi man blocks bank after ATM swallows debit card

May 6, 2008

Arab News: When an ATM "swallowed" a Saudi man's debit card as he was attempting to withdraw money, the man threw a fit. Instead of calling bank authorities…

Collis validation module gets MasterCard thumbs up

May 6, 2008

LEIDEN, Netherlands — Collis, provider of transaction-processing and testing services, has announced that MasterCard Worldwide has qualified Collis' new card…

Man sentenced to five years for bogus ATM business

May 6, 2008

The Associated Press: A New York City man has been sentenced to five years for his role in a "boiler room" scheme that scammed $3.6 million from people who…

Diebold banks on ATM service

Diebold looks to turnkey ATM solutions.

Cellular South, BancorpSouth team to offer mobile banking

May 5, 2008

The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger: Cellular South customers who bank with BancorpSouth will now be able to check their accounts, pay bills and transfer funds…