Card-skimming at ATMs cost Irish banks $4 million in '05

December 12, 2005

Irish Examiner: Criminal gangs have used card-skimming devices to steal an estimated €3.5m (U.S. $4.17 million) from banks in Ireland this year, according to…

Thief phones victim for PIN

December 11, 2005

Bayside Bulletin: After stealing a woman's ATM card, an Australian thief called her up to ask for her PIN. Posing as a police officer, the thief told the woman…

STUDY: EMV adoption spreads as main tool to fight card fraud

December 8, 2005

PALO ALTO, Calif. - A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan reveals that losses to card fraud totaled $7.9 billion in 2004 and is estimated to reach $15.…

NCR safeguards Australians against ATM fraud

December 5, 2005

SYDNEY - NCR Corp. announced the unveiling of new security solutions designed to help Australian banks and ATM deployers combat the growing trend in ATM card…

GCA signs multiyear deal with Nugget Casino

December 4, 2005

LAS VEGAS - John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev., signed a contract with Global Cash Access Inc. to continue use of GCA's products and services.

NCR intros Personas 71 — a compact, weatherized ATM

December 4, 2005

ORLANDO - NCR Corp. introduced its Personas 71 ATM last at BAI's Retail Delivery Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla.

Frank W. Abagnale to deliver keynote at ATMIA Conference East

November 30, 2005

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Frank W. Abagnale, a world-renowned identity theft, fraud and forgery expert, and author the best-seller, "Catch Me If You Can," is one of…

U.K. security company patents concealed keypad

November 28, 2005

LEEDS, England - Visual Security Solutions Ltd., a new United Kingdom-based security company, has developed and patented a new-concept ATM with a concealed…

Wincor Nixdorf intros ProTect/Enterprise solution

November 27, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf announced in a news release the release of its ProTect/Enterprise Security Server software solution.

First Data opens office in Singapore

November 21, 2005

SINGAPORE - First Data Corp. has opened a regional office in Singapore, according to a news release.

NCR integrates APTRA with Solidcore tech

November 21, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corp. has introduced a new generation of security, IT control and regulatory compliance into its APTRA software suite, according to a news…

ATMIA launches integrated lifecycle security approach

November 20, 2005

LONDON - The ATM Industry Association's Global ATM Security Alliance published its international best practices for integrated ATM Lifecycle Security. The…

Axalto scoops 3 Sesames Awards in France

November 20, 2005

VILLEPINTE, France - Axalto announced in a Nov. 15 news release that it has been awarded for identification, hardware and security solutions at the smart card…

Diebold's S.A.F.E. initiative deters ATM fraud

November 20, 2005

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - The acronym S.A.F.E. stands for Secure Anti-Fraud Enhancements, and the idea behind the new initiative takes ATM security to another…

Symantec intros endpoint compliance solution for IP-based ATMs

November 20, 2005

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Symantec Corp. has completed a real-time endpoint compliance solution that allows for the full implementation of protected Internet…

Wincor, Cisco offer ATM network security solutions

November 20, 2005

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf and Cisco have signed a deal for the joint development of an integrated security solution portfolio for self-service…

Branch automation, security grab attention at RD

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Windows is changing the way deployers see and use their ATMs. And though the concepts aren't new, at last week's Retail Delivery Conference & Expo, most…

Compliance with new Plus rules requires long-term investment, planning

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Getting past the Nov. 1, 2005, deadline was just the first hurdle FIs and ISOs had to jump to meet revisions to Visa's Plus network agreement rules. Now they…

Gulf Coast is on the mend

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

November 14, 2005

Two months after Katrina, deployers, processors and manufacturers are getting back to business as usual.

Japanese bank to use finger-vein authentication on ATMs

November 10, 2005

Investors.com: Japan's Bank of Kyoto has adopted Hitachi's biometric finger-vein authentication system on its ATMs. Customers are expected to be using the…