Visa CEO urges investment in payments security

March 7, 2007

WASHINGTON - Visa USA president and chief executive John Philip Coghlan told an audience of more than 400 business, government and academic representatives…

ATM fraud: 200 more fake credit cards, machine seized

March 4, 2007

Indian Express: Police in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, have seized more than 200 fake credit cards and a machine used for making fake credit cards in a case…

Euronet signs cross-border acquiring deal, moves toward SEPA compliance

March 4, 2007

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide Inc. announced the signing of its first Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)-compliant cross-border transaction processing…

Wincor, Cisco guard data in cashless payment transactions

February 26, 2007

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf International and Cisco Systems Inc. have announced joint solution called SecurePOS, which is designed to enhance the…

T.J. Maxx parent reports wider security breach

February 25, 2007

Digital Transactions: TJX Cos. Inc., parent company of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, is talking more about the database intrusion that put credit and debit…

Massachusetts PIN breach resembles Canadian scam

February 25, 2007

Digital Transactions: Although many details remain unclear, a security breach at a big supermarket chain in the Northeast bears resemblance to a scam last…

JCB chooses Visa for contactless payments in Asia

February 25, 2007

SINGAPORE - Visa and JCB have signed a deal to share Visa Asia Pacific's contactless specification, which is soon expected to open acceptance of JCB's…

Ingenico launches tech to cut shoulder surfing at POS, ATM

February 18, 2007

Scotsman.com: Technology designed by Ingenico to cut down on shoulder surfing at chip and PIN terminals is expected to be rolled out across the United…

TMD Security exhibits anti-skimming tech at CeBIT

February 18, 2007

HANOVER - During CeBIT 2007, which runs March 15-21, TMD Security will display its latest innovations to the CPK+ product range. According to a news release…

Australian bank uses jitter to cut ATM fraud

February 12, 2007

Computerworld: Australian bank Westpac has rolled out more than 1,000 ATMs with jitter technology, also known as enhance card drives, from NCR Corp. to help…

PCI Council hires general manager

February 11, 2007

Digital Transactions: Despite concerns over the recent hack at retailer TJX Companies Inc. as well as other data breaches, the Payment Card Industry…

Former FBI director to keynote CardTech, SecurTech conferences

February 8, 2007

NEW YORK - CardTechSecurTech Conference 2007, a SourceMedia event, will feature a keynote luncheon and book signing with former FBI director Louis Freeh. The…

Biometrics at ATMs shows promise in Asia

February 7, 2007

BusinessWeek.com: Japanese banks have turned to devices that read fingers and palms for sizable ATM cash withdrawals. But will U.S. banks follow their lead?

ID Tech intros PIN-entry device

February 6, 2007

CYPRESS, Calif. - The new SmartPIN from ID Tech is designed to be built into self-service kiosks, ATMs, vending machines, gasoline pumps and similar…

Co-Op Financial Services launches card-fraud report

February 5, 2007

ONTARIO, Calif. - Co-Op Financial Services has announced the launch of its "Compromised Card Activity" report - a report that helps card-issuing credit unions…

Banking future at Wincor World

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Wincor Nixdorf is focusing on customer experience.

Australian company releases ram-raid defense product

February 4, 2007

SYDNEY, Australia - Lockit Systems Australia Pty. Ltd. has announced the release of its ATM Ram Guard plinth, a new device designed to prevent ATMs from being…

ATM cons go high-tech with cigarette-sized skimmer

February 1, 2007

The Nation: Two Frenchmen were arrested in Thailand for stealing ATM-card information, cloning the stolen cards and then selling them to people in Europe. The…

Greek ATM-card scam ring broken

February 1, 2007

Ekathimerini.com: Six people were arrested in Thessaloniki, Greece, Thursday, accused of using stolen details from French and British bank accounts to…

Growth in U.S., Asia is focus for Wincor in '07

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 31, 2007

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf International is focusing more attention on the United States and Asia, and it's making big investments to do it. …