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The bank had bought 1505 GRG recycling ATM, all of which are equipped with palm vein readers, the latest biometric security technology used in ATM. In addition, 1,400 desktop palm readers that can connect PCs via USB were ordered and the delivery is completed.

By January 2012, “1.400 desktop palm readers will be disseminated over branches for the purpose of reading the customer’s palm vein data”, said Mr. Ali Araz on ATMIA ATM Security 2011, London. Araz is the General Manager of Fintek, which is the IT company of Ziraat Bank, and CIO of Ziraat Bank. Besides ATM from GRGBanking, the Bank has currently 2,900 ATM from NCR and Wincor Nixdorf ATM.

Ziraat Bank will therefore take the benefits on fraud prevention, and enable its customer feel more secure and comfortable. Specifically the customer might feel satisfied on that they can have faster authentication than ATM card plus pin code and even don’t need to take card and memorize pin code.

Palm vein verification technology uses the vascular patterns of an individual’s palm as personal identification data. After inserting the card and entering a PIN, the user holds his or her hand over a sensor on the ATM for verification purposes. Because palm vein patterns are unique to each individual, others are not able to withdraw money using stolen cards. The palm vein information is stored in the card itself, which also keeps the biometric information hidden from bank employees.

Compare to other biometric technologies, Palm Vein technology is very stable, non-invasive, hygienic, unaffected by age and unique for every individual, even for monozygotic twins, thus promoting a high-level of user acceptance.

Independent research has shown that in ideal conditions, palm vein technology can be 4 times more accurate than fingerprint scanning. Compared with a finger, a palm has a broader and more complicated vascular pattern and thus contains a wealth of differentiating features for personal identification.

GRGBanking tackles the ATM software market

GRGBanking is launching its new GRG FEEL^{TM (}Financial Equipment Extended Link) software suite which provides a selection of standard software that is required in the Financial Self Service area and ranges from Terminal controlling to Security, Payment networks, Managed Services and even value-added and business extensibility surrounding ATMs.

The GRG FEEL^TM Suite is designed to provide an effective solution for commercial and retail banks to manage their expanding ATM networks, reduce its operational cost, enhance its functionality and security.

It consists of:

FEEL Switch – an ATM switching software and 3^rd party international card acquiring gateway, which is able to process a complete and country-wide ATM and payment network. Today already successfully in use for thousands machines in China and different countries worldwide.

FEEL VIEW -a multivendor ATM fleet management and monitoring system, which is already today used to manage ATM fleets of more than 100 banks with more than ten thousand of ATMs.

FEEL SECOne- a comprehensive ATM Security software that can offer protection to ATM systems, including the terminal operation system, device controlling instructions, internal processes, confidential data, network communication and even USB access.

In order to market the GRG FEEL^TM Suite, GRGBanking has set up a totally new Business Development Unit under Administration of Mr David Zhong.

In addition to GRG FEEL^TM Suite, GRG Banking has developed many other packaged solutions, which will focus on diverse financial and non-financial areas such as the Prepaid market, the Retail market, and further be extended vertically to Postal, Petrol, Parking, etc.. According to the plan of Mr David Zhong, GRG solution portfolio will keep expanding from 2011.

About GRGBanking:

Established in 1999, GRGBanking now is a leading currency recognition and cash processing solution provider in China and the global market. We are No. 1 ATM supplier in China and top 10 in the global market, with more than 66,000 ATMs being sold worldwide, and serving customers in over 60 countries and regions.

During the 2 days conference, 28 speakers have delivered speeches on various topics including case studies and industrial information exchange by banks, IADs, solution provider and networks from across the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Song Rui, Senior Manager, from IT Department, Bank of China (China) and Panfeng Luo, Assistant to General Manager, from GRG Banking (China) gave a joint speech on ATM Security Analysis and Defense as well as GRG software holistic security solution SECOneTM.

At the exhibition area, GRG recycler ATM H68NL attracted visitors through OCR technology and excellent deposit/withdrawal performance. High speed deposit machine P2801L made a big noise as it is rare and of advanced functions. Its OCR image tracking technology is also a highlight. Moreover, along with the introduction of “cassettes swapping management replaces cash management”, GRG presented various application modes and cases of this concept in the market.

The participants highly appreciated GRG’s showcase and presentations. “It is remarkable and informative.” one of them said after visited GRG’ booth.

Around 200 visitors had attended the exhibition of this year. According to the organizer, it is the only dedicated ATM conference in China-the world’s fastest growing ATM market, and has become an important gathering for senior decision makers and key players of ATM industry.

About GRGBanking:

Established in 1999, GRGBanking now is a leading currency recognition and cash processing solution provider in China and the global market. We are No. 1 ATM supplier in China and top 10 in the global market, with more than 66,000 ATMs being sold worldwide, and serving customers in over 60 countries and regions.

Majority of consumers would switch banks to get more secure ATMs

Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s leading providers of IT solutions and services to retailers and retail banks, announced that, according to its recent survey, consumers are largely unaware of major security threats at their ATMs – but would switch banks if another institution demonstrated that it provided more secure ATMs.

The study polled the knowledge, preferences and trends around ATM security of consumers based in the United States. The survey revealed that, despite an overwhelming concern about ATM fraud, the majority of consumers are unaware of popular fraud tactics, such as ATM card skimming. Skimming causes $350,000 in monetary losses each day and is occurring five times more frequently this year than ever before, according to the Secret Service.

Additionally, the majority of consumers agreed that if another bank offered significantly more advanced ATM security, they would switch banks.

The ATM has become the primary customer touch point for many financial institutions, so it is critical that retail banks offer the most sophisticated security software to protect their customers,” said David Hadesty, VP of Product Management for Wincor Nixdorf’s U.S. Banking Division. “Now, more than ever – if you are a retail bank that does not make investments in advanced ATM security, you are at risk of losing both money and customers.”

Wincor Nixdorf’s expanded security solution portfolio offers protection from high-tech thieves to counteract the growing number of manipulation attempts at self-service systems. The new Anti-Skimming II Module and the use of optical monitoring technology mean that in the future, fraudulent attacks on ATMs can be effectively prevented. These new components are part of the extensive ProTect portfolio, which offers retail banks solutions for the comprehensive protection of their processes and external delivery channels.

The Anti-Skimming II Module thwarts attempts to steal card data at ATMs that take place when skimming devices are attached to the card entry slot and the customer’s PIN is stolen. The module recognizes a wide variety of skimmers when they are mounted on the ATM, and disrupts them in their attempts to read card data. If a suspicious device is detected, the system initiates a silent alarm, and follow-up actions, such as video monitoring and recording, can also be triggered.

The rising number of attacks on ATMs has also meant an increase in the variety of manipulation attempts. Optical Security Guard – Wincor Nixdorf’s optimal system monitoring solution – protects the new CINEO systems from a wide array of attacks. Intelligent recognition processes mean that criminal alterations to the device, such as keypad overlays, skimming devices, hidden or disguised cameras, or other changes – such as those that enable cash trapping – are identified immediately.

Wincor Nixdorf’s sophisticated ATM software allows bank managers to monitor and control their ATM network anytime, from anywhere – providing assurance that their ATMs are secure at all times, while reducing time and expense.

The full results of the survey are available here: http://bit.ly/dRgoum

About Wincor Nixdorf
Wincor Nixdorf is one of the world’s leading providers of IT solutions and services to retailers and retail banking. In the retail banking market, the company provides services and solutions to 20 of the world’s top 25 banks, among others. Wincor’s portfolio of hardware, software, maintenance, services and consulting solutions is directed toward continual refinement, automation, and monetization of the retail banking process, while also focusing on enhancement of the customer experience.

In January 2010, Wincor Nixdorf introduced its new, technologically advanced CINEO family of solutions. CINEO’s hardware, software, services and consulting offerings comprise the world’s first integrated technology solution, from any manufacturer, that is designed to provide unprecedented levels of security and cost savings while giving financial institutions and retailers comprehensive cash auditing capabilities across diverse business sectors.

Wincor Nixdorf has a presence in more than 100 countries and annual sales revenue of more than $3 billion. Headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, with manufacturing plants there and in Singapore, the company’s U.S. operations are based in Austin, Texas.

For more information, visit www.wincor-nixdorf.com/usa.

The GRG R&D Academy which occupies a space of about 4000 square meters is recognized as a state level financial electronics technology center. It consists of the R&D Center Office, Institute of ATM, Institute of ATM security, Institute of General Research, Institute of Basic Research, Institute of AFC Research, Institute of Software Research and the Test Center.

In addition to the state of art facilities, the GRG R&D Academy has built a critical mass of expertise, including about 1800 technicians and over 400 senior researchers. Moreover, GRG banking has engaged a lot of well-knownexperts from the Chinese Academy of Science as advisers. The chief scientist of the ATM R&D Academy is the academician Dai Ruwei who is the most authoritative specialist in China in this field.

As a leading and innovative ATM manufacturer, GRG banking has already applied more than153 domestic and international patents by the end of June this year. Many of them fill the technological vacuum of this field. The new academy is expected to further enhance the core technological competence of GRG Banking and to push forward the technological innovation in currency recognition and processing areas. It is also meant to raise the global competitiveness of the whole Chinese ATM industry.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –Advancing its 150-year legacy of leadership in the financial and self-service and security industries, Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has introduced a comprehensive portfolio of skimming-protection solutions that help financial institutions mitigate card skimming, one of the largest threats against the automated teller machine (ATM) channel worldwide.

Designed to provide effective countermeasures against known skimming attack vectors, Diebold’s ATM Security Protection Suite consists of anti-skimming packages and an industry-leading outsourced monitoring service. The suite offers five levels of protection to proactively guard against increasingly sophisticated card-skimming attacks.

“As a trusted partner and leader in providing ATM security solutions, Diebold is committed to working with our financial-institution partners to help reduce financial losses and maintain confidence in the ATM channel as a whole,” said Chuck Somers, vice president, ATM security and systems, Diebold. “Diebold’s comprehensive portfolio of skimming protection solutions represent an advanced generation of technologies and the most innovative anti-skimming expertise in the industry.”

Skimmers are devices, often undetectable, that criminals attach to ATM card readers to record the information stored on a card’s magnetic stripe – information they subsequently use to create a cloned card and conduct a fraudulent transaction. Diebold’s ATM Security Protection Suite offers five levels of anti-skimming solutions to provide financial institutions with options based on the level of protection required. Level one offers basic protection and includes ATM card reader security features specially designed to deter skimmer attachment.

The second level includes Diebold’s award-winning skimming-detection technology that generates an alert – directed either to the branch alarm system or to the ATM network monitoring system – when a fraudulent device has been added to the terminal.

Protection levels three and four incorporate the latest and most innovative skimming countermeasure in the industry. By emitting an electromagnetic field to interfere with a skimmer’s ability to capture magnetic-stripe data in both motorized and dip card readers, this solution helps prevent the capture of card information. To offer this technology, Diebold has leveraged its self-service and security expertise and has also worked closely with TMD, a Netherlands-based developer of anti-skimming technology.

Protection level five also includes Diebold’s ATM SkimmingAlert Monitoring Service, affording customers maximum protection. This monitoring-based solution provides a real-time line of defense featuring an array of customized messaging and response strategies, such as e-mail alerts and text messages from the Diebold Monitoring Center. The service is currently available for financial institutions in North America.

“Diebold’s anti-skimming solutions are an integral part of Diebold’s ATM Security Protection Suite which takes a holistic approach to self-service security, delivering proactive risk management and protection,” Somers said. “Our goal is to provide peace of mind to financial institutions challenged by fraud at the ATM, by allowing them to mitigate risk, preserve their brand equity and maintain the confidence of their customers.”

The criminal act of card skimming results in the loss of billions of dollars annually for financial institutions and card holders. Card skimming threatens consumer confidence not only in the ATM channel, but in the financial institutions that own compromised ATMs as well. Understanding the constantly evolving threat to ATM security, Diebold advises financial institutions to deploy a multilayered approach to security at the self-service channel. The company stresses that anti-skimming solutions should constitute just one component in an overall ATM fraud prevention plan.

About Diebold
Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs more than 16,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DBD.” For more information, visit the company’s website at www.diebold.com, or visit www.diebold.com/150 to learn more about Diebold’s 150-year history.

SOURCE Diebold, Incorporated

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Another focus of Wincor World will be software that supports the multichannel orientation of today’s retail banks and continually provides new services for customers and financial institutions. With the net-centric ProClassic/Enterprise Retail Banking Solution Suite (PC/E Suite), Wincor Nixdorf will demonstrate how the existing infrastructure of the Internet sales channel can be optimally implemented on Internet-capable mobile terminal devices, thus serving as an additional channel for end customers. The integrated technology approach means that existing business services can also be enabled for mobile use through the Suite’s software products PC/E Direct Marketing, PC/E Monitoring, PC/E Cash Management and PC/E Payment Services. Then, for example, real-time mobile monitoring of error and status reports from the self-service network will be possible on any mobile terminal device. But the platform’s multichannel approach means that these functionalities can also be offered for the other sales and service channels, such as self-service, the branch, and call centers.

Security is and will remain an important strategic topic for both financial institutions and retail businesses, in no small part because it is a key factor for business success in these two sectors. The extensive offer of ProTect security solutions covers single systems, entire stores or branches, and even cross-sector processes, and offers answers to a wide variety of attack strategies. From data and software security to cash security, identity and access control, and security monitoring, at Wincor World the visitor will find a wide variety of solutions that address all necessary aspects of a holistic security concept.

Banks and retail companies seeking to reopen, redesign, or optimize their branches or stores will also find solutions at Wincor World that help them achieve greater customer-orientation in their branches and stores. With the WIN@Branch portfolio for banks and the WIN@Store solutions for retailers, Wincor Nixdorf helps businesses ensure productive, efficient processes. The concept begins with consulting and an analysis of branch or store processes and the IT environment, and extends all the way to the operation of complete branch or store networks.

For the first time, Wincor Nixdorf will be presenting an integrated showcase on the topic of cashless payment. Visitors will discover how to organize and carry out transaction acceptance and the processing of cashless payments internationally, from the POS to the acquirer’s host, just the way this will be possible in the future within the framework of the SEPA stipulations.

Innovative checkout scenarios for a variety of retail segments are a focus of the portfolio of retail solutions: from mobile shopping to self-checkout and traditional staffed checkouts, visitors will discover how to improve customer service, optimize processes and reduce costs. In the case of traditional checkouts, Wincor Nixdorf demonstrates how the use of innovative technologies can reduce your total cost of ownership over the long term. This is made possible through improvements such as the use of 80PLUS power supply units, which achieve greater energy efficiency. Other improvements include the optimization of system reliability through the use of solid state storage technologies, plus enhanced service life and serviceability.

Another focal point is the TP Application Suite. As a fully-integrated software package at the store and enterprise levels, it controls all of a retail business’s store-specific processes. The spectrum of the software’s benefits ranges from control of the store landscape to new possibilities for enhancing customer loyalty to improvements in both customer service and work processes in the store. Particular attention will be given this year to the topic of customer loyalty. The software module TPLoyalty builds on numerous functions from TP Application Suite to form a flexible customer loyalty instrument with precise customer segmentation mechanisms, targeted campaigns and customer loyalty programs, as well as immediate controls of the effectiveness of individual promotional measures.

Wincor Nixdorf has expanded its services portfolio, and at Wincor World the entire offer of future-oriented services for banks and retail companies will be on display. One important topic is the Global Services Delivery Processes. Services from, for example, a call center are bundled at a central location and made available to customers all over Europe, enabling quick and expert support for banks and retail companies and rapid recovery times.
In order to simplify the selection and combination of individual product-related services, support pack offers have been developed. These offers bundle standardized services for a fixed price. The integrated concept approach envisions that every newly sold piece of hardware will be accompanied by an offer for manufacturer service, either as a support pack or as an individual service agreement.
Solution packages are part of the Managed Services portfolio. They extend from the operation of self-service systems to cash cycle management and all the way to the operation of the complete information and communications structure in a branch or store. The solution packages are modular and can be put together individually for each customer. Using the new connectivity box and a simple plug & play connection, Wincor Nixdorf can remotely monitor customer systems around the clock . Sources of error and faults are noticed immediately and can be rectified right away.
Outsourcing and consulting are also showcased at Wincor World. Here, Wincor Nixdorf is presenting management concepts and individually-tailored operating models that ensure higher quality and more innovative solutions for customers at optimized cost.

More information is available at www.wincor-world.com

By: Staff Writer

WINNIPEG — Hundreds of Winnipeggers are believed to be victims of a debit card skimming operation.

Winnipeg police said this morning that a preliminary investigation has found that debit card machine pin pads at several businesses have been compromised, with the information used in fraudulent purchases in eastern Canada.

Police said that the investigation is expected to take several months, adding that financial institutions in the city are co-operating.

Anyone who believes that their debit card information has been used in a fraudulent purchase should contact their financial institution.

If you’ve been victimized, please contact the Free Press newsroom at city.desk@freepress.mb.ca or call 697-7292.

city.desk@freepress.mb.ca

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

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