Oberthur tosses wrench in smart-card merger

January 17, 2006

Bank Systems & Technology: Oberthur Card Systems (Paris) may challenge the proposed merger between its smart card rivals Axalto and Gemplus. The company…

Euronet signs ATM outsourcing agreement with ING Vysya Bank in India

January 17, 2006

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Electronic payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. has signed a multiyear ATM outsourcing and deployment agreement with ING Vysya Bank, a…

ATM:ad launches police campaign in U.K.

January 16, 2006

NEWPORT-ON-TAY, Scotland -- In a bid to spread messages about steps people can take to reduce the risk of robbery, the United Kingdom's Thames Valley Police…

ACI launches Java-based platform for retailers

January 16, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. - ACI Worldwide, a provider of enterprise payment solutions, has released its Retail Commerce Server, an enterprise payment solution that allows…

Widower starts push for ATM alert code

January 15, 2006

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Since September, when his wife was killed in a carjacking, Michael Boyd has worked to change the laws that let her attacker…

Better tech, promising ROI prompt wireless-ATM adoption

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Wireless technology is finally starting to take off at the ATM, and because of little 'black boxes,' it doesn't cost a lot to implement.

ATM cards used for money laundering

January 12, 2006

United Press International: Prepaid ATM/debit cards are increasingly being used to launder profits from crime out of the United States, a U.S. Treasury…

Three Washington credit unions sign on with Co-Op Network

January 11, 2006

ONTARIO, Calif. - Spokane Teachers Credit Union and Spokane City Credit Union, two long-time Co-Op Network members, have added debit processing to their list…

Thieves net $100,000 in WaMu ATM scheme

January 10, 2006

CNNMoney.com: A group of thieves used fake keypads to steal more than $100,000 from customers at two New York City Washington Mutual branches. They then made…

Nexus earns EMV Level 2 approval

January 9, 2006

EMV entrenches global card markets

January 9, 2006

ePaynews.com: EMV is rapidly gaining a presence in the global payment-card infrastructure. By mid-2005, 329 million EMV-compliant payment cards had been issued…

ICBC awards Axalto card-issuance project

January 5, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Axalto, which provides microprocessor cards, announced in a news release that its multiapplication smart card, Palmera, has been selected by…

ATMIA releases U.K. study of ATM criminals

January 3, 2006

LONDON - The ATM Industry Association and the Global ATM Security Alliance have published research by a leading United Kingdom criminologist about the criminal…

Navy Federal Credit Union adds remote key

January 3, 2006

MATTHEWS, N.C. - Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in the world, has installed the remote key option on the A98 ATM Initial Key…

GRG Banking's EPP gets Visa approval

January 3, 2006

GUANGZHOU, China - GRG Banking's encrypted PIN pad has been certified by Visa, according to a news release. GRG Banking is expected to apply the certified PIN…

Indian software company unveils biometric ATM

January 2, 2006

Business Standard: Pune, India-based Axis Software, a developer of security solutions, is the first Indian company to develop a biometric ATM. The company has…

Kids to blame for some false skimming incidents reported to banks

December 29, 2005

Irish Times: Parents whose children have taken their bank cards without telling them are mistakenly reporting to banks that they've been victims of card…

Dynasty certifies first EMV Level 2 kernel developed in Java

December 28, 2005

MADRID, Spain - Dynasty Technology Group has certified the first multivendor EMV Level 2 kernel developed in Java, according to a news release. 

The more they can do … the more to worry about

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

December 27, 2005

ATM security has always been a concern for deployers. But with the shift from OS/2 to Windows, ATMs are requiring more attention. They can do more, but should…

Security breaches and the ATM

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

FIs, manufacturers and processors are spending a lot of time and money ensuring that their ATMs are shielded from security breaches.