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.

Indian call centers sell off card details

August 14, 2005

ABC News Online: Personal information is being made available illegally by workers inside Indian call centers, which is placing tens of thousands of…

Why EMV needs speed to drive market growth

August 11, 2005

The Wisemarketer: The varying pace of migration to the EMV chip-card specification around the world has had a significant impact on the sales of EFT/POS…

SunTrust extends contract with ACI

August 9, 2005

OMAHA, Neb. - ACI Worldwide announced in an Aug. 9 news release that its contract with SunTrust Banks Inc. to provide BASE24 transaction-processing software…

Security will be focus of ATMIA ATM Debit Summit

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 8, 2005

Security, identity theft, reaching unbanked consumers and the ins and outs of Plus' new ATM operator rules are slated for discussion at ATMIA's September ATM…

Sygate introduces new software version

August 8, 2005

TechWeb: Sygate Enterprise Protection from Sygate Technologies Inc. has introduced a new version of its software, which includes host-intrusion protection and…

Pa. bank replaces ATM cards after fraud scare

August 4, 2005

WTAE-TV: About 1,300 Dollar Bank customers in western Pennsylvania and Ohio are getting new ATM and debit cards after the bank learned their account…

Wausau to provide software to Kodak

August 4, 2005

MOSINEE, Wisc. - Wausau Financial Systems announced in a news release that Eastman Kodak Co. has chosen WFS as its software technology partner for Kodak's…

GASA aims to separate ATM fraud, identity theft

August 4, 2005

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Global ATM Security Alliance has moved to dissociate ATM fraud from identity theft in order to clear up public misconceptions which…

Study: ATM/debit card fraud in U.S. costs $2.75 billion in losses

August 2, 2005

STAMFORD, Conn. - Thieves increasingly are exploiting vulnerabilities in consumer bank account systems, with an estimated 3 million U.S. consumers victimized…

NCR brings ATM security technology to Beijing

August 2, 2005

China Daily: Dayton, Ohio-based NCR Corp. has set up a currency data processing center in Beijing to help combat a rising tide of forged currency, company…

Trusted Security ships 1 million Comvelopes for A98

August 1, 2005

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ï¿½ Trusted Security Solutions, a leader in ATM key management solutions, announced in an Aug. 1 news release that it has shipped 1 million…

GPS promise yet to be realized at the ATM

The industry has been buzzing about global-positioning systems that would help deployers track down stolen ATMs. But the technology's expense and shortcomings…

Bangkok Bank deploys 650 Opteva ATMs

July 28, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd., Thailand's largest financial institution, with 1.3 trillion baht (U.S. $30 billion) in assets, has…

Wincor expands outsourcing business, signs deal with Dutch bank

July 28, 2005

PADERBORN, Germany - Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO signed a multiyear deal with Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH to hand over operation of its more than 2,00…

Smart card eliminates ATM fraud in Malaysia

July 26, 2005

Bernama.com: The chip-based smart card has succeeded in stamping out theft from ATMs at banks in Malaysia. Since the card's introduction in 2003, there had…