Citibank intros debit scholarship card in Poland

March 13, 2006

NEW YORK - Citibank's Polish division, Citibank Handlowy, launched the first debit scholarship card in Poland using Card Tech Ltd.'s prepaid technology.

Bahrain FI deploys NCR's ATM fraud solution

March 12, 2006

AME Info: Ahli United Bank B.S.C., one of the Kingdom of Bahrain's leading banking institutions, completed the deployment of NCR Corp.'s ATM Fraud Prevention…

Info Touch, Sunoco offer bill-pay and financial services

March 9, 2006

BURNABY, British Columbia - Info Touch Technologies Corp. teamed with Sunoco Inc.'s retail marketing division to set up a pilot program for self-serve…

Diebold shifts revenue

March 9, 2006

The Associated Press: Diebold Inc. will defer to future years some election systems revenue and earnings anticipated in service contracts. The adjustment…

ATMIA East: Big on security

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Fraud prevention was the focus of this year's ATMIA Conference East. And with an appearance from Frank Abagnale and a slate of security-focused presentations…

Securitas gives ATM services more attention

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

March 8, 2006

Sweden's multibillion dollar security company, Securitas AB, in December created a new position to oversee its ATM servicing business. Now the company is…

Saudi FI signs ATM software deal with Level Four

March 8, 2006

LONDON - Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank selected Level Four Software, a provider of open standards-based ATM testing and development software, to introduce…

Sam's Club says cards not compromised inside stores

March 8, 2006

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - In a news release issued last week, Sam's Club denied allegations that its customers' accounts had been compromised after making…

National City replaces ATM cards after security breach

March 8, 2006

(Pittsburgh) Post-Gazette: A security breach has forced National City Bank to reissue an unspecified number of customers' Visa-branded ATM/debit cards.

Smart-card maker's revenue, profit improve

March 8, 2006

MarketWatch: Smart-card maker Axalto reported a 1.4 percent increase in annual profit to $57.1 million, with revenue up 3.3 percent to $992 million. The…

German bank selects NCR's deposit, recycling tech

March 7, 2006

AUGSBURG, Germany - Germany's Kreissparkasse Bank announced in a news release that it expects to deploy NCR Corp.'s Personas M Series ATMs in its main branch…

Citibank responds to ATM fraud concerns

March 6, 2006

SecurityFocus: A post on blogger Web site Boing Boing suggesting that Citibank may be battling a new ATM fraud issue has garnered some attention. Citibank said…

EAST publishes European ATM crime stats

March 6, 2006

PERTH, England - The European ATM Security Team, EAST, which is supported by Europol and includes representation from 23 European states, published its most…

RESEARCH: Putting identity theft into perspective

March 5, 2006

EMV cards provide consumers secure POS payments and ATM cash withdrawals. Now one expert explores the role EMV cards could play elsewhere in ensuring consumer…

SURVEY: Reaching the unbanked

March 5, 2006

Chicago's The Center for Financial Services Innovation conducted an industry survey in November to learn how many financial services companies and institutions…

Using real-time ATMs for improved customer relationships, profitability

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March 5, 2006

Even though ATMs have been around a long time, FIs are still leery of using them as marketing tools ... at least to their full marketing potential.

Info Touch finds potential in pilot with Cardtronics

March 5, 2006

Digital Transactions: The idea of merging financial-services kiosks with ATMs will be tested this spring when Info Touch Technologies Corp. and ATM deployer…

Asia Pay adds former MasterCard VP to board

March 5, 2006

HONG KONG - Asia Payment Systems Inc. appointed Rosaline Tam to its board of directors. Tam has more than 25 years' experience in financial services…

EMV standards could slow compliance with 2010 SEPA deadline

March 5, 2006

ePaynews.com: Interoperability issues between EMV-based card terminals and bank acquirers' host systems are predicted as the SEPA deadline of 2010 nears. Under…

Diebold Opteva ATMs recognized for innovation, leadership

March 5, 2006

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc.'s Opteva family of ATMs received the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership Award, according to a news…