EAST, the abbreviation of European Association for Secure Transactions, is a non-profit organization working in the field of ATM security.
It was founded in 2004 under the name European ATM Security Team (EAST) to focus on ATM security at a time when card skimming was a growing problem in Europe.
On 8 June 2017, EAST changed its name to the European Association for Secure Transactions (EAST) to reflect important changes in the payments field. With this change, its remit expanded to also cover terminal security and payment security.
This non-profit organization working in ATM security continues to operate in line with its name change, covering terminal and payment security due to developments in the sector.
EAST is represented by National Members from 26 European countries, together with Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Türkiye, Ukraine and the USA.
The organization has members from SEPA countries as well as from non-SEPA countries. Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, South Africa and Ukraine are the non-SEPA countries with members.
In addition to confidential cross-border information sharing, EAST produces European Payment Terminal Crime Reports, European Fraud Updates and confidential Payment Alerts, Fraud Alerts and Physical Attack Alerts.
The organization's member from Türkiye in this international network, which helps develop cooperation in the fight against organized cross-border crime, is the Interbank Card Center (BKM).
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