Australia's new $5 banknote: A clear improvement

September 16, 2016

The United Kingdom isn't the only member of the Commonwealth of Nations to get a new fiver this month. Or even the first.

The dumb thing about smart cards: EMV’s identity problem at the ATM

Replacing a dumb card with a smart card doesn't solve the problem of knowing the cardholder's identity. Only with identity authentication can EMV provide a…

Dim, but dangerous: Clueless crooks get stiff sentences for ATM explosion

September 15, 2016

The phrase "follow the money" took on a more-than-usually literal meaning in Manchester, England, after less-then-usually bright thieves blew up an ATM at a…

Authorities go on the lookout for ATM 'periscope' skimmers

September 15, 2016

ATM operators in the United States now have a new kind of ATM fraud to worry about — "periscope skimming."

PNC Bank and the long drive to EMV-enabled ATMs — Part 1

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The bank's 9,000-ATM fleet will be entirely EMV-enabled this month. In a two-part series, we'll look first at the internal aspects of migration — hardware and…

PCI SSC beefs up standards for point-of-interaction devices

September 12, 2016

The PCI Council has updated its payment device standard to enable stronger protections for cardholder data and PINs on chip and mag-stripe cards and mobile…

Non-EMV merchants see 77 percent rise in fraud cost, study says

September 12, 2016

MasterCard has published data updating its progress on chip implementation in the U.S. and its impact on issuers, merchants and consumers.

FFIEC issues updated information security booklet

September 9, 2016

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has issued a revised information security booklet, which is part of the "FFIEC Information Technology…

The dye is cast: What to do with an ink-stained bank note?

August 31, 2016

Would you know what to do with a bank note stained with dye — an indicator that the note was stolen in a robbery or ATM theft?

Ripper ATM malware and the 12M baht jackpot

Cybersecurity company FireEye dissects Ripper, a potentially new ATM malware variant used last weekend by thieves who stole nearly $350,000 from ATMs in…

2-factor authentication platform promises reduced fraud for acquiring FIs

August 26, 2016

Financial Software and Systems of Chennai, India, has launched FSS Access Control Server, a secure authentication platform that supports 3D Secure protocol. In…

Free guide offers ATM anti-skimming advice for C-store operators

August 25, 2016

Conexxus, a nonprofit serving the convenience store and petroleum-dispensing market, in cooperation with the National ATM Council, has developed the "ATM…

How GRGBanking Open the Global Market by spirit of craftsmanship?

How can ATMs made in China enter 1200 banks in more than 80 countries? Why rigorous Germans prefer products made in China? 

Which nation ranks No. 1 in card fraud? (Hint: It's not the US)

August 10, 2016

A recent Aite Group study indicates that Mexico has become the top spot for card fraud with even greater numbers of victims there than in the United States…

NCR helps Qatari bank put its finger on accountholder security

August 8, 2016

The Commercial Bank, Qatar’s first private bank, has become the first financial institution in Middle Eastern nation to introduce finger vein authentication…

Drones: The next ATM security threat?

August 8, 2016

Would-be thieves apparently have come up with yet another way to steal the PINs of unwary ATM users. 

Barclays introduces voice identification technology

August 4, 2016

Barclays has announced the introduction of its voice security technology to all personal banking customers, according to a company press release.

.BANK sees growth among FIs large and small

August 4, 2016

Bank websites are often the targets of cyberattacks, but an industry-led consortium of major banking associations has created a secure extension reserved…

Payments forum white paper highlights EMV chargeback practices

August 3, 2016

The U.S. Payments Forum, formerly the EMV Migration Forum, has released a white paper highlighting chargeback best practices.

Biometrics are all the rage among leading ATM distributors and banks

August 2, 2016

Consumer electronics are old news, an ABI Research study found. The hype is moving toward biometric banking technologies specifically targeted at millennials…