DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corp. has launched a new security initiative, NCR Secure, to help fight rising ATM security concerns.

More than 37 percent of adults who have a bank or credit union account are more concerned using ATMs than they used to be, according to an online poll conducted by Harris Interactive.

"Literally thousands of self-service transactions take place every day without incident.  However, the fact that consumers are growing concerned is an issue that this industry must deal with immediately," said Bob Tramontano, vice president of self-service for NCR's Financial Solutions Division.

NCR Secure presents a broad range of fraud-fighting strategies including NCR's global security consultancy hardware and software technology. NCR has partnered internationally with financial institutions, ATM deployers and law enforcement agencies to monitor ATM channel fraud. 

"With more than 400,000 ATMs currently deployed in the United States alone, we recognize that it is vital to offer solutions that can not only be built into new ATMs, but they must also be designed to protect existing ATMs," Tramontano said. "NCR Secure offers a portfolio of proven strategies to combat the threat of fraud and, equally important, to help ease growing consumer concerns with the issue." 

NCR Secure joins an arsenal of NCR-developed ATM security technology including Solidcore for Aptra and Intelligent Fraud Detection (IFD) software.

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