Study: The Brazilian ATM, payments market

March 5, 2014

Brazil has long been recognized as a leader among developing markets. As the nation's economy has grown and matured, so have its ATM and payments markets — now…

Study: Regulatory environment dampens 2014 outlook among FI execs

March 4, 2014

Despite evidence of a steady path to economic recovery in 2014, a mounting burden of compliance will challenge growth and innovation at FIs. So goes the…

Study: 38% of Americans have chucked checks

March 4, 2014

Asked how often they write personal checks, the most common response among Americans is "never" (37.8 percent), followed by "several times a month" (25.…

Getting more money out of the ATM

A new report looks at what works, what doesn't, and ?what consumers want from secondary ATM revenue strategies.

Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy

March 3, 2014

Following its loss of customer-owned bitcoins totaling more than $500 million in value, Tokyo-based digital currency exchange Mt. Gox has filed for bankruptcy…

Diebold helps community CU create interactive branch environment

March 3, 2014

Collaboration, engagement, efficiency. These were the goals that Roswell, Ga.-based LGE Community Credit Union had in mind as it worked to refine the purpose…

Consumer education key to success of mobile

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

Despite ever-increasing mobile payment options and more hands-on experience using them, some consumers are still not sold on the value of mobile transactions.

Tyfone launches mobile banking platform for small and medium FIs

February 27, 2014

Secure ID and transaction provider Tyfone has launched its Fluide Mobile banking platform, initially targeting medium and small community banks and credit…

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…