IBM adds ATM encryption facility to z/OS

October 31, 2005

Information Week: IBM announced last week the availability of encryption software and plans for enhanced encryption security for ATMs. IBM's ATM encryption…

South African banks make move toward biometrics

October 30, 2005

Independent Online: Major banks in South Africa are investigating the use of fingerprint identification at ATMs. Absa Bank has already started preparing for…

ACI's parent company reports 13% quarterly revenue increase

October 26, 2005

OMAHA, Neb. - Transaction Systems Architects Inc., ACI Worldwide Inc.'s parent company, announced fourth-quarter revenue of $79 million for the period ended…

First Data signs management deal for 7-Eleven ATMs in Australia

October 26, 2005

SYDNEY, Australia - First Data Corp. announced in a news release that it has extended its Australian alliance for merchant services with BankWest, which is…

Diebold's profit falls 45% in 3Q

October 25, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. announced Oct. 26 that its profits fell 45 percent from the third quarter of 2004 to 3Q '05. According to a news release, net…

Bantek West Inc. launches ATM sentry

October 24, 2005

DETROIT, Mich. - According to a news release, Bantek West Inc. has released ATM Sentry, its new ATM anti-skimming system.

ATM leaders gather out West to talk security, fraud, reaching the unbanked

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

More than 220 ATM industry players met in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 14-16 to discuss issues that will likely have an impact in 2006. At the top of the list: ATM…

Infonox introduces new financial services suite at San Francisco show

October 18, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO - At the Self Service and Kiosk Show, Infonox, a leader in providing turnkey solutions for financial and non-financial services, introduced the…

MasterCard introduces account-management program suite

October 18, 2005

PURCHASE, N.Y. - MasterCard International is enhancing its Smart Data reporting and expense management suite by offering businesses the ability to manage…

California sheriff's department releases ATM fraud alert

October 16, 2005

Daily Press: Representatives from the San Bernardino County, Calif., Sheriff's Department have released a fraud alert on an ongoing ATM scam, but they will not…

ATMIA publishes corporate governance manual

October 12, 2005

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The ATM Industry Association has published a corporate governance manual for the ATM industry. It contains international recommendations for…

OpenTech Systems releases new encryption solution

October 12, 2005

LEWISVILLE, Texas - OpenTech Systems Inc. announced in a news release the availability of a new tape data encryption utility called CopyCrypt.

Keeping an eye on the ATM

October 11, 2005

Fraudsters today need only search the Internet to find a wide array of inexpensive devices that can be attached to an ATM in order to skim personal information.

Locking down data

October 11, 2005

It is a nightmare scenario for financial institutions: A database containing sensitive customer information is hacked into and the contents are compromised.

A level playing field

October 11, 2005

One point that convinced financial institutions (FIs) to begin transitioning ATM networks to Windows-based platforms was the promise of operating openness.

Relearning old tricks to reach unbanked consumers

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

October 11, 2005

Private investors and company executives are trying out products that reach the unbanked. Last month, the two met in San Francisco to talk about those products…

Privacy concerns, expense keep biometrics at bay in U.S.

October 9, 2005

Associated Press: Colombia is one of the few places in the world where banks are using fingerprint biometrics to verify an ATM customer's identity. That type…

WHITE PAPER: 'Device attached security' simplifies ATM protection

October 5, 2005

Berlin, Germany-based Innominate Security Technologies AG explains how its mGuard technology simplifies the process of enhancing ATM security. This 'device…

Visa grants CardSystems an extension

October 5, 2005

The Green Sheet: Visa U.S.A. won't cut CardSystems Solutions Inc. from its network until Jan. 31, 2006. The three-month extension follows CyberSource Corp.'s…

Japan's consumers positive about EMV

October 5, 2005

ePaynews.com: In Japan, consumer awareness of EMV chip cards is high, reportedly because of the early efforts of JCB, Japan's largest payment-card issuer, to…