Wincor Nixdorf names U.S. CEO

September 17, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf International has named Brad Waugh chief executive of its U.S. operations. According to a news release, Waugh will be…

First Data rolls out TeleCheck at Office Depot

September 17, 2006

DENVER - TeleCheck Services Inc., a leading check-acceptance company and subsidiary of First Data Corp., announced that Office Depot will now provide the…

Diebold signs ATM, software deal with China's postal bureau

September 17, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. has secured a contract to deploy more than 300 Opteva ATMs running on Agilis software to China's Postal Savings and…

ACI parent names new CFO

September 14, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. - Transaction Systems Architects Inc. has named Henry C. Lyons senior Vice president and chief financial officer. Lyons is expected to assume his…

Wincor inks ATM deal with China Construction Bank

September 13, 2006

PADERBRON, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf International has received an order from China Construction Bank for a solution package comprising self-service systems and…

WHITE PAPER: RAPIDReviewer — Helping online retailers leverage technology to reduce fraud losses

September 12, 2006

Online retail fraud is attacking Internet users and merchants across the globe. eFunds Corp. suggests simple tech tools to help.

WHITE PAPER: Two-way cellular communication makes ATMs more secure

September 11, 2006

ATM security is under attack because of an increase in the number of ram raids impacting the industry. ATM owners and operators can protect their fleets with…

Lighthouse 1, First Data, UMB partner

September 10, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS - Lighthouse1, provider of consumer-driven healthcare administration software, has signed an agreement with First Data Healthcare Services, a…

Skimming, ram raids pose ATM's greatest threats

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

High-tech cyber crimes grab the headlines, but it's the relatively low-tech stuff that's wreaking the most havoc at the ATM.

Biometrics in use at Whole Foods, Sunflower stores

September 7, 2006

The Columbus Dispatch: Whole Foods Market and Sunflower Market, are introducing biometrics pay-by-touch technology to central Ohio grocery shoppers. Using the…

Diebold's fingerprint tech links consumer identities to accounts

September 6, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. on Sept. 6 announced the release of a new biometric-security solution that verifies accountholders' through fingerprint…

Fifth Third signs new merchant services contracts

September 5, 2006

CINCINNATI - Fifth Third Processing Solutions announced Sept. 6 that it has signed merchant-processing-services contracts with Federated Department Stores…

Metavante completes Vicor acquisition

September 4, 2006

MILWAUKEE - Payments processing provider Metavante Corp., a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley Corp., has completed its acquisition of…

VeriFone sets sights on big systems upgrades in U.S., Canada

September 4, 2006

Digital Transactions: Payment-terminal marketer VeriFone Holdings Inc. says it still sees plenty of opportunity for growth at home. In spite of the San Jose…

Contactless payment risks highlighted in new TowerGroup study

September 4, 2006

Digital Transactions: A new study by TowerGroup warns of security risks associated with contactless payments. In "Taking Charge: Essentials of U.S. Bank Card…

A change at the top could spur growth for Wincor in U.S.

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 30, 2006

Alan Walsh, Wincor Nixdorf USA's new vice president of banking, says Wincor is pushing to expand its U.S. presence across the board.

Carreker's TrackPoint solution selected by Bank of the West

August 28, 2006

DALLAS - Carreker Corp., a technology and consulting solutions partner for the financial industry, has signed an agreement with San Franciso-based Bank of the…

Wincor chosen as sole Susquehanna ATM vendor

August 28, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Lititz, Pa.-based Susquehanna Bancshares has signed an agreement with Wincor Nixdorf to install all Wincor hardware, software and services to…

ACI parent to buy Web-based enterprise banking provider

August 28, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. - Transaction Systems Architects Inc., the parent company of ACI Worldwide, has announced plans to acquire P&H Solutions Inc. for $15…

NSB, ACI Worldwide partner

August 24, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. - U.S.-based ACI Worldwide's Base24-es payment software is now being used by the National Bank of Sri Lanka for ATM service, the company announced…