Alaric appoints industry expert to head ANZ region

January 9, 2008

LONDON — Alaric International, a supplier of advanced technology solutions for the card-payments industry, announced that it has appointed payments industry…

ATM con men net $22.4 million in Japan

January 8, 2008

The (Japan) Yomiuri Shimbun: People posing as tax-office officials and calling victims to offer refunds managed to net a total of 2.45 billion yen (U.S. $22.…

Harvard uncovers ID, debit-card scam

January 7, 2008

The Boston Globe: Harvard University police and the Middlesex district attorney's office are investigating a security breach at the school after an…

Terror suspects sentenced for ATM-related scam

January 7, 2008

(New York) Daily News: Three men accused of being part of a terrorist plot to steal $250,000 from city ATMs with bogus cards and stolen identities were on…

ATM tech accused of stealing $250,000

January 7, 2008

The Associated Press: A man who services ATMs faces a charge of stealing more than $250,000 from the machines and his employer, Colby Enterprises of Kenner…

Citibank limits ATM cash withdrawals in NYC

January 3, 2008

(New York) Daily News: A jump in ATM fraud led Citibank last month to slash the maximum amount of cash available to its customers. The new cap on cash began…

ATMIA hosts ‘Rising Again' ATM show in New Orleans

January 2, 2008

BROOKINGS, S.D. — The ATM Industry Association on Feb. 20-22 is hosting its annual Conference East in New Orleans. The theme of the ninth U.S. conference is…

Has chip and PIN failed ATM security?

January 2, 2008

Guardian Unlimited: It was supposed to bring an end to unauthorized card transactions, but two years later, is chip-and-PIN technology just as fallible its…

Theft of $88,000, I.D. linked to Hawaii ATM

January 1, 2008

KITV-TV (HONOLULU), Channel 4: Honolulu police say it's the largest identity theft case they've seen, with more than 900 victims in a scam that spans multiple…

Wireless tech used to skim card info at ATM

January 1, 2008

News.com.au: Criminals in Australia are using wireless technology to skim PINs from bank cards at ATMs while sitting up to 100 meters away. Wireless keypad…

Wincor World: banking, retail

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Global partners reinforce international push in 2008.

TJX settles with all but one plaintiff after data-breach suit

December 26, 2007

Digital Transactions: TJX Cos. Inc. has settled with three banking associations and three individual banks that sued after a data breach that potentially…

ATM mistakingly prints out private information

December 25, 2007

The Edmonton Sun: A Canadian resident got more than he bargained for when he made a transaction at a Royal Bank of Canada ATM earlier this month. Without…

Retail ATMs: Leveraging Profitability

In today's financial market, retailers that do not provide a cash-access point for customers are almost working at a disadvantage. In the United States, ATMs…

Money Centers of America completes migration to Triple DES earlier than expected

December 20, 2007

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Money Centers of America Inc. has completed the Triple DES conversion of its ATM network, according to a news release. The migration…

Bank becomes first to issue EMV chip cards to Vietnamese

December 19, 2007

VietNamNet Bridge: For the first time ever, credit/debit cards based on EMV smart card technology are being issued on a mass scale by a bank in Vietnam. VP…

ATM crime ring broken up in Southern Europe

December 18, 2007

MaltaMedia News: An investigation by the HSBC Malta Anti Fraud Team has led to the arrest of suspects allegedly involved in an ATM crime ring responsible for…

Woman says ATM dispensed fake twenties

December 18, 2007

(ATLANTA) WAGA-TV, Channel 5: A woman living in Atlanta claims she received counterfeit $20 bills from a ATM owned by Wachovia Bank. Three retail stores…

White-label ATMs clean dirty cash?

December 17, 2007

The Canadian Press: Canada's white-label ATMs have been found to allow fraudsters to launder money with alarming ease, leaving authorities struggling to track…

Two arrested in Ireland over widespread high-tech ATM fraud

December 17, 2007

(DUBLIN, Ireland) RTE News: Two people have been arrested in Ireland for their suspected involvement with widespread ATM fraud. The two were arrested for…