European Payments Council issues report about ATM anti-skimming, security tips

January 6, 2009

The European Payments Council on Dec. 30 published a list of recommendations regarding anti-skimming measures for ATMs within the Single Euro Payments Area…

Phoenix airport to allow ATMs in gate areas

December 29, 2008

The Arizona Republic: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport plans to double the size of its ATM deployment, placing some of the new ATMs in gate areas. In…

ATM users beware: ID theft expected to increase in 2009

December 28, 2008

pressofAtlanticCity.com: ATM users may want to keep a closer eye on their PINs in the coming year. Experts are warning that identity thieves are only going to…

Honest women return $1 million left at ATM

December 28, 2008

The (Jamaica) Gleaner: A Jamaican woman is being praised for her honesty after she returned $1 million in cash she found at an ATM. While attempting to…

Co-Op Financial Services releases new version of its fraud manager

December 23, 2008

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Co-Op Financial Services has enhanced its Falcon Fraud Manager by adding Falcon Real-time Decisioning, an optional service that…

Banknote Watch South Africa aims to enhance, promote cash security

December 23, 2008

CAPE TOWN, South Africa —  The recently launched Banknote Watch South Africa is a new organization that aims to enhance cash security in South Africa through…

Acculynk pushes Internet PIN-debit service in U.S., caters to online merchants

Online PIN-debit transactions, backed by new technology for security and encryption, get trials in the U.S. and beyond in 2009.

ATM skimming in New Zealand gets corporate attention

December 21, 2008

Stuff.co.nz: ATM skimming in New Zealand has led to an industry initiative to respond to the security problem posed by so-called "techie" thieves. ATM…

ATM surveillance gives clues about drive-through victim's death

December 17, 2008

(Portland, Ore.) KATU-TV, Channel 2: ATM surveillance video captured on tape a freak accident that killed a 65-year-old woman at an ATM drive-through. The…

Wincor World '09 to focus on cash, deposits, self-service

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

The poor economy has increased retailer and banker interest in cash management and operational efficiencies, say Wincor Nixdorf executives.

Cybercrook pleads guilty in Citibank ATM case

December 16, 2008

The Register: A cybercrook has admitted to using hacked ATM codes to steal from Citibank accounts. Aleksandar Aleksiev, 28, pleaded guilty last week, following…

ATM scam skims $35,000 from ATMs

December 14, 2008

Stuff: A Westpac bank ATM in New Zealand was robbed of about $35,000, after two illegal immigrants used an ATM skimmer to clone cards and deplete bank…

Aussie bank uses gas-detection system in ATMs

December 11, 2008

The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald: Sydney's Commonwealth Bank says it will install gas-detection systems in its ATMs to combat a spate of robberies where…

Japan blocks mobile signals at ATMs, prevents growing fraud

December 10, 2008

Lets Japan: Banks in Japan are protecting ATMs with mobile-phone signals. In October, Japanese police spearheaded a massive effort to prevent scam artists from…

ATM bandits in Oz snagged after ATM blast

December 8, 2008

Brisbane (Australia) Times: A couple in New South Wales was arrested after am ATM explosion and bungled robbery in Brisbane. The man and the woman, both aged…

Stratus adds INETCO ATM, POS software to product portfolio

November 25, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — Stratus Technologies and INETCO Systems Ltd. have partnered to allow Stratus to resell the INETCO Insight and BankLink software products to…

Sagem Denmark's remote key load solution may simplify ATM security

November 25, 2008

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sagem Denmark, an Ingenico Group company and a provider of payment solutions, has announced the launch of Remote Key Load, a fully…

Wincor Nixdorf's ProView software monitors ATMs, kiosks on five continents

November 24, 2008

PADERBORN, Germany — Some 100,000 ATMs and other self-service devices on five continents are now monitored by Wincor Nixdorf AG's ProView software solution…

HID Global, Dynamic Card Solutions offer instant issuance for EMV cards

November 24, 2008

IRVINE, Calif. — HID Global, a security-solutions provider, Dynamic Card Solutions, provider of instant card issuance technology, have announced plans to…

ATM bomber in Africa gets 20 years

November 24, 2008

The (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) Witness: A High Court in South Africa has sentenced a convicted ATM bomber to 20 years in prison. Mzwakhe Gule, 44, was…