ATM scam nets Melbourne thieves $500,000

March 23, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corp.: Victoria police estimate about $500,000 has been stolen from an ANZ Bank using a skimming device attached to an ATM in…

Card fraud pushes consumers to non-bank online payments

March 22, 2009

Digital Transactions: A new Gartner Inc. report suggests that financial fraud could drive consumers away from banks and into the arms of electronic payment…

Diebold ATMs infected with card skimming malware

March 18, 2009

ZDNet: Malware affecting Windows-based Diebold Inc. ATMs that is capable of intercepting card details and their associated PINs was discovered this week by…

Triton joins PCI Security Standards Council

March 17, 2009

LONG BEACH, Miss. — Triton Systems of Delaware Inc. has joined the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.

Diebold changes leadership, realigns security division

March 16, 2009

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold Inc. is making leadership changes as part of an organizational realignment within its security division.   Bradley J. Stephenson…

Collis releases Card Image Editor for EMV cards

March 16, 2009

LEIDEN, Netherlands — Collis has released the new Collis Card Image Editor, a product designed to support card issuers and acquirers with card and terminal…

Former CIT driver accused of nabbing $87K from ATM

March 15, 2009

(Moline, Ill.) WQAD-TV, Channel 8: Police in Moline, Ill., arrested a former armored-car service employee last week after more than $10,000 in stolen money was…

Overzealous ATM thief brandishes hypodermic needle

March 15, 2009

(Boston) WBZ-TV, Channel 38: Police in Salem, N.H., are looking for a man armed with a hypodermic needle who tried to rob a woman while she withdrew cash at a…

Direct charging and wireless ATM connections steal Australian show

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

ATM deployers in Australia and New Zealand meet in Sydney next week to talk ATM fees, new opportunities for wireless deployments and getting a leg up on ATM…

TNS Smart Network renews PCI DSS compliance

March 12, 2009

TORONTO — TNS Smart Network Inc., Canada's largest privately owned transaction processor, has renewed its annual compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data…

Bank of America reports area ATM scam

March 11, 2009

The (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) Express-Times:  Bank of America suspects someone is using area ATMs to steal money from customer accounts. About $21,000 has been…

ADT launches new anti-skimming device to deter ATM fraud

March 11, 2009

BOCA RATON, Fla. — ADT Security Services has introduced a new advanced skimming-detection device for financial institutions in North America.   According to a…

Thailand's ATMs revamped for heightened security

March 10, 2009

International Herald Tribune: More than 30,000 ATMs in Thailand will be revamped to prevent criminal gangs from stealing bank-account information. Phol…

Recent data breaches put encryption practices under scrutiny

March 10, 2009

Computer World: With major data breaches occurring on a regular basis, encryption vendors are going into hyper-drive, touting the need for their products. But…

Software can improve ATM uptime and enterprise management

by Jay Goodwin — VP Sales and Marketing, ESQ Business Services

Transactional analytics can give FIs a 360 view of their ATMs in real-time.

New report says bank fraud could drive consumers to PayPal, other non-bank online payments

March 5, 2009

Digital Transactions: Financial fraud threatens the growth of online payments and banking, and could potentially drive consumers away from banks and toward…

Australia's Lockit Systems signs U.S. distributorship deal for ATM Raminator

March 5, 2009

DALLAS —  Australia-based Lockit Systems, creator of ATM Raminator, has signed with Dallas-based The Security Centre, a security supplier for the financial…

Wincor bankers' symposium: Building customer loyalty in a tough economy

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

March 5, 2009

See a slide show from the forum   CHICAGO — Executives from Wincor Nixdorf Inc. (USA) hosted a bankers' forum last month, highlighting emerging trends in a…

Push for mandatory reverse ATM PIN adoption rears its head, again

March 4, 2009

The appeal for a reverse ATM code has again popped up in mainstream press, this time in Illinois, where the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star last week reported…

Ask the Experts: Legal missteps can reap havoc on an ATM, self-service deployment

March 4, 2009

Mandates, regulations, and consumer convenience and protection should be top-of-mind for any ATM deployer. But most importantly, ATM deployers should consider…