Threshold Financial signs switching deal with THE EXCHANGE ATM network

March 27, 2008

MISSISSAUGA, British Columbia — Ficanex Services Ltd. Partnership, operator of THE EXCHANGE ATM network in Canada, has signed Threshold Financial Technologies…

Building a better ATM

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

March 27, 2008

Encrypting PIN pads help multifunction kiosks span the gap between ATMs and self-service.

ATM joke gone wrong?

March 24, 2008

(Rochester, Minn.) Post-Bulletin: A 21-year-old Rochester man told a district judge that when he threatened to shoot a woman and her boyfriend in front of an…

Police use ATM to retrieve image of murder suspect

March 19, 2008

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – When police investigators managed to use an ATM camera to retrieve a clear image of a man suspected of murdering the University of North…

Investigation underway into British ATM that paid double

March 19, 2008

The (London, England) Daily Mail: Once the word was out, there was no stopping them. Within minutes of one lucky customer finding out that the cash machine at…

Father vandalized ATM over baby bonus

March 18, 2008

The (Australian) Courier Mail: The father of a newborn child damaged an ATM because it would not allow the withdrawal of his taxpayer-funded baby bonus, a…

Security concerns overshadow mobile point-to-point payments

March 18, 2008

NewsFactor.com: While consumers are interested in mobile point-to-point (P2P) banking, security fears may be to blame for its slow adoption. The real risks in…

Grand jury investigating Garner ATM company

March 17, 2008

The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer: Legal woes are proliferating for Garner-based ATM Financial Services and businessman Vance Moore II — including, most…

Level Four Americas' Steven Lund joins board of ATMIA

March 17, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Level Four Americas LLC, a supplier of open standards-based ATM software, announced that the president of Level Four Americas has joined the…

Be warned: ATM card transactions are being watched, say experts

March 13, 2008

ABC News: Every time you swipe your credit card, take cash out of an ATM or transfer money into your bank account, a sophisticated network of computers is…

Salvation Army throws support behind proposed ATM ban in Australia gaming venues

March 13, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) News:  The Salvation Army is calling on the New South Wales Government to follow Victoria's lead and ban ATMs from gaming…

ATM cameras furnish leads, but don't stop crimes

March 12, 2008

The News & Observer:  A wide variety of technology is used in ATM surveillance, an industry executive said Monday. Traditionally, cameras are activated by…

Security system matches card purchase to cell phone location

March 12, 2008

ePaynews: Secure Identity Systems (SIS) is planning to offer U.S card issuers cell phone location technology as an extra tool to combat ATM and POS fraud.

ATM security in Asia moves to veins

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Vein-pattern recognition finds success at ATMs in Japan.

TNS Smart Network renews PCI compliance for ATM network

March 5, 2008

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

Vegas poker spree leads to arrests in ATM scam

March 5, 2008

The (Glasgow, Scotland) Daily Record: Two poker aces who stole £150,000 (U.S. $301,000) from ATMs to fund a Las Vegas gambling spree have been busted and are…

ATM fraudster busted in Arizona, 200 cards, $176,690 recovered

March 3, 2008

The Arizona Daily Star: The arrest of an Arizona man caught using an ATM in downtown Tuscon has led to the recovery of more than 200 cards and $176,690 in…

Rash of ATM-skimming attacks hits Irish banks

February 27, 2008

Independent.ie: Hundreds of thousands in euros have been stolen from bank accounts of unsuspecting customers in Ireland over the past two weeks. The scam has…

GRG Banking signs with Paragon for ATM software

February 26, 2008

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Paragon Application Systems, provider of electronic-payment simulation, configuration and testing software, has signed with China-based…

NCR enhances ATM services in India

February 26, 2008

Sify: NCR Corp., which has a 60 percent market share in India, has expanded its ATM management offerings in the country. Typical services are expected to…