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Criminals have stolen millions of pounds from cash machines left unguarded in the wake of Japan's 11 March earthquake and tsunami, according to local press reports.
18 July 2011
In its latest social media marketing wheeze, National Australia Bank (NAB) is offering someone the chance to have an ATM installed in their lounge.
European and US law enforcement agencies have rounded up a cross-continental card skimming gang suspected of stealing more than EUR50 million from banks and consumers.
14 July 2011
The European Payments Council (EPC) wants the continent's 400,000 ATMs to all use the same size cash cassettes, claiming standardisation will bring massive cost savings.
Turkish Bank Kuveyt Turks is to convert its entire network of ATMs into gold bullion dispensers.
20 June 2011
Proximity-activated sound sensors, laser-illuminated privacy zones, and low tech omni-directional mirrors and secrecy shutters are among a host of new design ideas developed by students at St Martin's College of Art to help tackle ATM crime.
14 June 2011
Russia's Sberbank is planning to roll out ATMs that use voice analysis software to tell whether customers are lying when they apply for credit cards, according to the New York Times.
09 June 2011
A working ATM attached to a classical church organ that plays rhapsodic chords during every cash withdrawal is the centrepiece of a showcase of modern American art on display at this year's Venice Biennale.
01 June 2011
Japan's Financial Services Agency has ordered Mizuho Bank to review its group-wide IT systems and contingency planning strategy and rectify defects in its corporate culture following a major technology failure in March.
A former Diebold technician has been charged with stealing $200,000 from seven Bank of America ATMs and replacing the cash with counterfeit notes.
27 May 2011
Customer satisfaction with online banking in the UK is high, far outstripping other channels such as branches, ATMs, call centres and mobiles, according to a survey from ForeSee Results.
25 May 2011
A former Bank of America computer programmer who planted malware on the firm's ATM systems, enabling him to make fraudulent withdrawals, has been jailed for 27 months.
24 May 2011
Japan's Mizuho Bank says its president is stepping down and it will embark on a major IT consolidation programme following recent computer systems failures.
23 May 2011
From next year Brits will be able to make charitable donations at cash machines thanks to an agreement forged by industry players and supported by the government.
Allied Irish Banks is refunding more than €8 million to bank customers who were mistakenly billed for ATM transactions they did not make.
17 May 2011
Australia's Westpac has been forced to apologise to customers after an air-conditioning fault at a data centre hit the bank's online service and shut down ATM and Eftpos facilities across the country.
05 May 2011
ATM-related fraud losses in Europe fell 14% to EUR268 million in 2010, thanks to a drop in attacks on machines, according to figures from industry group East.
12 April 2011
Spanish bank La Caixa has rolled out the world's first cash machines to feature contactless technology from Fujitsu.
05 April 2011
National Bank of Greece has opened a technology-heavy concept branch in Athens designed to showcase its electronic services.
30 March 2011
Wells Fargo says its customers have donated over $1 million through its ATMs over the last 10 days to help disaster relief and recovery efforts in Japan.
24 March 2011
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