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US authorities have charged eight people with taking part in two cyber-attacks that saw card data stolen from payment processors and used to withdraw $45 million from ATMs around the world.
10 May 2013
A rogue staffer at competitive gaming firm Esea enslaved users' computers to run a background bitcoin mining operation that generated around $3700 worth of the digital currency.
03 May 2013
Struggling ATM manufacturer Diebold is axing around 700 jobs, mostly in North America, as part of a 'realignment plan' designed to save up to $150 million.
01 May 2013
The Co-operative Group has pulled out a deal to buy 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group, which says it will now spin off the network in an IPO.
24 April 2013
More than half of people say they are prepared to ditch their bank and shop around for a new provider, according to a global study from Capgemini and Efma which suggests that the emerging mobile channel could prove a crucial battleground in the fight for customers.
23 April 2013
Airline Virgin Australia has teamed up with Visa to add a pre-paid travel money card that can be loaded with multiple currencies to its frequent flyer membership scheme.
19 April 2013
Allied Irish Bank (AIB) has unveiled a high-tech concept branch in Dublin that will showcase the firm's digital services.
16 April 2013
US bank Wells Fargo has outlined plans to open a series of technology-packed mini-branches in neighbourhoods that cannot support full-sized outlets.
12 April 2013
As it accelerates its branch closure programme, Bank of America is preparing to introduce ATMs that let customers talk to tellers through real-time video technology.
04 April 2013
After an enforced holiday of nearly two weeks, banks in Cyprus have finally reopened today but with capital controls that restrict cash withdrawals, card transactions, cheque cashing and money transfers abroad.
28 March 2013
Discover has won the support of ten debit networks to provide a common debit application identifier for the US migration to EMV Chip and PIN.
20 March 2013
The computer networks of two major South Korean banks and three broadcasters have been hit by cyber attackers, with the finger of suspicion pointing towards Pyongyang.
The UK's Ministry of Defence is flying an RAF plane to Cyprus with EUR1 million on-board that will be used to hand out loans to military staff if ATMs run dry on the troubled island.
19 March 2013
PKO Bank Polski is betting on the death of cash and cards with a new mobile banking app, combining a full range of payments and money management services.
08 March 2013
RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank customers were left unable to withdraw cash from ATMs, make card payments or access Internet and phone banking for several hours last night, after another technical meltdown at the group.
07 March 2013
A friendly ATM has been doing its best to bring cheer to hard-up Spaniards, dispensing free money on the condition that the lucky recipients promise to share their windfall.
26 February 2013
Russian security researchers appear to have hacked a cash machine and used it to play a game of Angry Birds.
22 February 2013
The debit card may have usurped cash in the UK over the last decade but it could be supplanted itself within years by the mobile phone, predicts the Payments Council.
20 February 2013
US bank Wells Fargo has revamped its ATM interface to give customers a more personalised and simplified experience.
19 February 2013
Visitors to the Vatican City can once more use their credit cards for purchases and ATM withdrawals, following the end of a six week ban over money laundering concerns.
13 February 2013
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