Researchers show ATM theft by thermal imaging

(PhysOrg.com) -- A paper presented at the August USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security '11) in San Francisco explains how PINs can be stolen using digital cameras capable of thermal imaging. The paper, "Heat of the Moment: ...

Japan bank to install palm-reading ATMs

A regional bank in central Japan will become the country's first financial institution to adopt automated teller machines that will identify users by their palms.

Mind reading machines on their way: IBM

Century-old technology colossus IBM depicted a near future in which machines read minds and recognize who they are dealing with.

Cash remains king in Chile but its days could be numbered

For more than a year now, Chileans have endured a crisis of cash access. Despite global moves toward new forms of payment such as contactless and mobile transfers, the crisis in Chile highlights the continuing importance ...

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