As counterfeit card fraud falls in Europe, online fraud rises

February 25, 2014

In 2012, card fraud within the single euro payments area increased for the first time since 2008, driven mainly by growth in Internet fraud, according to the…

Software simplifies device management across multivendor self-service networks

February 20, 2014

As self-service solutions expand across multiple consumer channels, a shared management and infrastructure can simplify staffing, systems and processes. It can…

Study: The time is right for DCC

February 20, 2014

Designed to benefit acquiring financial institutions, merchants and consumers alike, dynamic currency conversion leverages the global nature of card networks…

Regional FI pushes 'pods' for self service

February 18, 2014

Webster Bank, a Connecticut-based regional bank with $21 billion in assets, has announced the ongoing optimization of its banking centers, including plans to…

First Data SpendTrend: Most payment forms down in January

February 14, 2014

Payments processor First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for the period of Jan. 1–31, 2014, as compared with Jan. 1–31, 2013. Year…

Card issuance, use on the rise in Europe

February 14, 2014

Competition among banks to gain new customers and campaigns to replace low-value cash transactions with card payments have driven significant increases in card…

Report says US banks should improve mobile banking services

Aite Group report says small business clients need more than warmed-over consumer banking apps.

Gas pump skimming and ATMs

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

This month, the Manhattan District Attorney indicted four lead defendants on charges of skimming gas pumps to steal customer bank data, which was used steal…

Bitcoin ATM-maker's machines averaging $10K daily in transactions

February 10, 2014

Canada-based startup BitAccess is racking up $10,000 in Bitcoin transactions daily, the company announced recently. So far, BitAccess has launched machines in…

More consumers favoring ATM, RDC check deposit

February 10, 2014

Though the majority of U.S. adults still prefer to deposit checks at the teller window, increasing numbers favor self-service methods for check deposit…

The games fraudsters play - and how to beat them at the ATM

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Security expert offers a checklist of 20 items to consider when planning an anti-skimming project across an ATM fleet. 

Report: Most companies that accept cards fail PCI standards

February 6, 2014

A new Verizon report has found that too many businesses, following their annual assessment for meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , fail…

My 3-month experiment paying for everything by phone

George Wallner says people were wowed when he whipped out his phone instead of a card, but are "cool" and "convenient" enough to establish a new mode of…

London transport authority ends cash payment for bus fares

February 3, 2014

According to Transport for London, the 1 percent of Londoners who pay bus fares with cash cost the city 24 million pounds ($39.15 million) per year. So, the…

Independent review firm names '10 best EMV compliance consultants' for February

February 3, 2014

Topcreditcardprocessors.com has ranked the 10 best EMV compliance consulting firms for the month of February. Each month, the payment processor review firm…

Interswitch brings cardless mobile ATM withdrawals to Nigeria

January 31, 2014

The African payments company Interswitch Transnational has added cardless ATM withdrawals for mobile money users to its Quickteller service. Quickteller allows…

Infographic: BLE vs. NFC

This infographic compares the key similarities and differences between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons and Near Field Communications (NFC) in how they are…

Polymer banknotes: On one side

There are some things for ATM operators to like about polymer banknotes, such as durability and anti-counterfeit security.

Polymer banknotes: On the other side

Polymer notes will save the Bank of England billions, but at what cost to ATM operators and others in the cash-handling industry?

How mobile payments will evolve

George Wallner says, "There's not anything wrong with [today's] technology, it's just not supported." (From the ATM & Mobile Executive Summit.)