New study hangs price tag of nearly $11B on US card fraud

June 9, 2016

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has published a new study, "Issuers Confront Application Fraud and Account Takeover in a Post-EMV U.S.," that assigns a dollar value…

New research tracks rapid rise of ID theft, fraud

June 9, 2016

More than half of internet households have experienced fraud or identity theft. Of these, 3 in 10 say that stolen information was used for unauthorized…

US millennials apt to bail on bank accounts following fraud incident

June 8, 2016

New research from FICO reveals that while 22 percent of U.S. consumers will close a bank account following a fraud incident, 29 percent of millennials will…

Online repository a collection point for all things cash-related

June 7, 2016

The ATM Industry Association has launched "The Cash Repository" a standalone website created specifically for the collection and permanent storage of data and…

Survey: Banks ill-equipped to handle potential fraud onslaught

June 6, 2016

Payments fraud presents a growing challenge for corporate treasurers and other finance professionals, according to a survey conducted by TD Bank at the 201…

Burgers for cash ... or burgers and cash?

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

I can see a transformation under way in which multiple devices morph into one entity and cash is dispensed along with burgers and all the trimmings. You'll be…

UK's plastic fiver makes a splash — and can take one, too

June 3, 2016

The U.K. got a first look at its first polymer banknote design Thursday as the Bank of England showed off its new five pound banknote.

The key to ending skimming: A comprehensive approach

It's vital for the ATM industry to take a more holistic approach to tackling skimmers in order to combat criminals' evolving tactics; at the center of this…

Put a ring on it: Visa offering contactless option to Rio Olympians

June 2, 2016

Visa has introduced a contactless ring that Team Visa athletes can use at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to make purchases at venues with contactless payment…

Study predicts 70 pct. rise in ATMs running multivendor apps by 2020

June 2, 2016

By the end of 2015, approximately 1.2 million (40 percent) of the world's 2.9 million bank-grade ATMs were running multivendor software applications. By 2020…

PayNearMe acquires consumer financial management app Prism Money

May 31, 2016

Electronic cash payment network PayNearMe has acquired consumer financial management app Prism Money. According to a press release, the move will allow…

EMV Apocalypse Now

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

This year's EMV liability shifts will radically change the retail ISO landscape by 2018. How do we know? Because we've seen this movie before, played out in…

Study: Plastic poised to cut cash use in central, eastern Europe

May 25, 2016

Central and eastern Europe could see a significant increase in bankcard use, as consumers begin to follow their western European counterparts in moving from…

Study predicts major rise, fall in US counterfeit card fraud through 2020

May 25, 2016

Aite has published a new study that tracks a massive and rapid increase in card fraud in the U.S. as the nation's POS and ATM systems make the transition to…

Study: Cash is tops but brand perception is driving payments innovation

May 24, 2016

Americans' use of a wide array of payments options, and their demand for others, is driving innovation in payments. Additionally, the payment process has…

New banknote security features on display at DC conference

May 23, 2016

Giesecke & Devrient is showcasing new banknote security and Industry 4.0 solutions this week at the Banknote Conference in Washington.

ING Direct Australia partners with IBM to attract millennial demo

May 17, 2016

​ING Direct Australia has partnered with IBM in an effort to attract, engage and retain customers from the millennial demographic — digital natives who prefer…

Barclays launches alternative to Android Pay

May 13, 2016

Barclays is not waiting for Android Pay to launch in the U.K. and has introduced its own alternative, Barclays Contactless Mobile.

French consumers blasé about mobile wallets, contactless cards

May 10, 2016

France has the lowest card penetration in Western Europe, with less than one payment card in circulation per person, according to research firm Verdict…

UK consumers place high value on mobile banking

May 10, 2016

A consumer survey conducted by Juniper Research has found near universal satisfaction among U.K. mobile banking users, with 98 percent of those surveyed saying…