ANALYSIS: A look at encryption, from then to now

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August 14, 2005

Steve Weingart, a cryptography expert, examines the future of Triple DES by recapping encryption's history.

Wincor signs ATM service contract with British bank

August 14, 2005

PADERBORN, Germany - Wincor Nixdorf announced in a news release that it has signed a contract with Britain's Co-operative Bank to provide end-to-end ATM…

WAUSAU originates one-third of ACH ARC tranasactions

August 14, 2005

MOSINEE, Wis. - Nearly one-third of the Automated Clearinghouse network's 383 million interbank accounts receivable conversion transactions originated from…

Professional Photographers of California joins RBS Lynk program

August 11, 2005

ATLANTA - Payment processor RBS Lynk announced in an Aug. 9 news release that the Professional Photographers of California has joined its OneLynk Alliance…

First Data signs merchant alliance deal with Citibank

August 10, 2005

DENVER - First Data Corp. is buying Citibank's current U.S.-based Citi Merchant Services unit, which provides credit and debit card payment processing services…

Credit Union 24 hits 17 million transactions in July

August 9, 2005

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Credit Union 24 Network announced in a news release that it hit an all-time high in monthly volume in July, nearing 17 million. The…

SunTrust extends contract with ACI

August 9, 2005

OMAHA, Neb. - ACI Worldwide announced in an Aug. 9 news release that its contract with SunTrust Banks Inc. to provide BASE24 transaction-processing software…

Fiserv EFT reports record transaction volume

August 9, 2005

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv Inc.'s EFT business unit announced solid EFT transaction volume and strong growth rates in key transaction categories for the first…

First Data expands Asian presence

August 7, 2005

SHANGHAI, China - First Data Corp., a global provider of electronic commerce and payment services, has significantly expanded its presence in China and North…

Wausau to provide software to Kodak

August 4, 2005

MOSINEE, Wisc. - Wausau Financial Systems announced in a news release that Eastman Kodak Co. has chosen WFS as its software technology partner for Kodak's…

First Data to acquire Austrian processor

August 4, 2005

VIENNA, Austria - First Data Corp., a provider of electronic commerce and payment services, announced in an Aug. 5 news release that it has signed an agreement…

Court orders CardSystems to retain breach data

August 3, 2005

Computerworld.com: A California state court has ordered CardSystems Solutions Inc. and three other defendants in a class-action lawsuit to preserve evidence…

RBS Lynk, ATM USA introduce Internet processing for ATMs

July 31, 2005

The Green Sheet: RBS Lynk, a leading payment processor, and ATM USA, one of the nation's largest ATM distributors, have announced plans to introduce Internet…

Euronet launches money-transfer, bill-payment services with acquisition of TelecommUSA

July 27, 2005

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide Inc., an electronic payments provider, completed its acquisition of TelecommUSA, a consumer financial services company based…

Wausau is first to integrate with OPEX Eagle

July 27, 2005

MOSINEE, Wis. - Wausau Financial Systems, a provider of image-based payment processing solutions, announced in a news release that it is the first to integrate…

Cash back at the POS versus the ATM

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 26, 2005

ATM deployers have been keeping watchful eyes on cash-back transactions at the POS, but a recent study shows that cash back at the POS might not be as popular…

Euronet reports 34% increase in 2Q earnings from '04

July 26, 2005

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Euronet Worldwide Inc., an electronic-payments provider, announced in a news release that its revenue for the second quarter of 2005, ended…

First Data acquires EuroProcessing International

July 26, 2005

LONDON - First Data Corp., an electronic commerce and payment services provider, has completed the acquisition of EuroProcessing International, a major card…

Fury over ATM cash fees in UK continues

July 25, 2005

Manchester Evening News: Consumer groups in the United Kingdom have accused the government of complacency over its refusal to restrict the number of…

Fiserv reports strong 2Q

July 24, 2005

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv Inc. announced last week that its net income during the second quarte, which ended June 30, rose 20 percent, from $95 million (4…