Fraud pushes Australia to EMV

August 29, 2005

ePaynews.com: By 2010, EMV chip cards are expected to be prevalent in Australia, which is now converting its front- and back-end acquiring system to accept…

French ATM/debit cards gain more cashless payments

August 29, 2005

ePaynews.com: France, together with the United Kingdom, is a leader in Europe's EMV migration, with 40 percent of ATM/debit cards (19.2 million) and 62 percent…

Axalto achieves first EMV certification in China

August 28, 2005

BEIJING - Axalto, a provider of microprocessor cards, announced in an Aug. 29 news release that its Palmera product has achieved the first EMV certification…

Australian ram-raids force new look at ATM safety

August 25, 2005

Sydney Morning Herald: Australian Police have suggested banks and other ATM operators install tracking devices and dye bombs, among other measures, to combat…

Three charged with card fraud in southeastern Asia

August 24, 2005

BruneiDirect.Com: Three Malaysian Chinese men were nabbed Aug. 22 by officials in southeastern Asia for allegedly skimming credit cards at ATMs operated by two…

Report: Phishing effect at ATM, POS is minimal

August 23, 2005

NEEDHAM, Mass. - A debate is ongoing in the financial services industry regarding how much of an impact phishing - soliciting customer information through the…

Paragon releases POS simulation in new testing tools

August 22, 2005

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - Paragon Application Systems, which provides ATM and EFT simulation, configuration and testing tools, announced the release of its quality…

GASA publishes first international ATM crime report

August 22, 2005

LONDON - The Global ATM Security Alliance, a division of the ATM Industry Associaiton, has published its first international ATM crime report, highlighting new…

Diebold, Trusted Security offer remote key solution

August 22, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - As the financial services marketplace continues to move toward Triple DES compliance, Diebold Inc. and Trusted Security Solutions have…

WHITE PAPER: Identifying and Controlling Debit Card Phishing Scams

August 21, 2005

This Fair Isaac white paper, written by Mike Urban, looks at phishing scams and their influence on the growing problem of debit card fraud in the United States.

Fallout from CardSystems breach continues

August 21, 2005

After the security breach at CardSystems, many who previously paid little attention to the card acquiring business are paying attention now.

IT spending grows in 2005

August 21, 2005

Boston Business Journal: Investments in information technology have been on the rise since the beginning of 2004 and have continued to grow, according to the…

ATMIA summit to preview 2006 expectations for FIs, ISOs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Regulations, compliance deadlines and how to tap into new markets are expected to take center stage in 2006, and they're all issues that industry leaders will…

Firms cash in on selling personal information

August 21, 2005

Los Angeles Times: Records that ChoicePoint Inc. held for about 150,000 people were released to identity thieves who scammed their way into ChoicePoint's…

Police blame gangs for Austrailian ATM ram raids

August 18, 2005

Australian Broadcasting Corp.: Another ATM has been stolen during a ram raid in Sydney, Australia. Police believe organized gangs are behind a series…

NCR receives EMV Level 2 authorization

August 17, 2005

AUGSBURG, Germany - NCR Corp. is the first company in Germany to receive EMV Level 2 authorization for a Windows-based ATM software program from Germany's…

ChoicePoint provides i.d. verification at AmStar ATMs

August 17, 2005

CARROLLTON, Texas - AmStar Systems Inc., a self-service financial kiosk manufacturer, has selected ChoicePoint as a service provider to help the company meet…

'Fancy' ATMs may reduce fraud concerns

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

As consumers become more savvy and tech-hungry, retailers are turning to ATMs and transactional kiosks that don't look and act like traditional ATMs. But…

ATM fraud in Africa highest in Eastern Cape

August 15, 2005

iafrica.com: ATM fraud is the most prevalent in the Eastern Cape of Africa, where the use of bank cards is very high, Johannesburg's First National Bank said.

ANALYSIS: A look at encryption, from then to now

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August 14, 2005

Steve Weingart, a cryptography expert, examines the future of Triple DES by recapping encryption's history.