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Is India’s ATM Disappearing Act A Digital Payments Boon?

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News came this week that as many as half of the ATMs that dot the country’s landscape may be shuttered by March of 2019. The estimate is courtesy of the Confederation of ATM Industry (CATMi), which focuses on the domestic ATM industry. million ATMs across India, per data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto ATMs Surpass 5K; Sham Site Steals $27M In Crypto

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Data shows that there are now more than 5,000 bitcoin ATMs around the world. According to data from CoinATMradar.com, cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer General Bytes has installed 69 new machines since the beginning of June, while Genesis Coin added 24 new BATMs, and Lamassu and Bitaccess added 13 and 11 cryptocurrency ATMs, respectively.

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The Role Of ATMs In Bank Omnichannel Strategy

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Since smartphones haven’t learned how to print paper money, people still must turn to ATMs for that. In fact, the number of ATMs in the U.S. Providing customers with an ATM experience that is both useful and simple is anything but simple on the bank’s end. The ATM Opportunity. The ATM Challenge.

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Sri Lanka banks, JCB collaborate on national payment cards

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Following a two-year pilot, several Sri Lanka banks are rolling out co-branded credit and debit cards connecting LankaPay, the local payments network, with Japan’s JCB brand, extending the cards’ reach to any global merchant or ATM that accepts JCB.

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NEW REPORT: For UN Workers, A Credit Union Crosses Borders

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Several credit unions, for example, recently formed partnerships designed to share resources, such as ATMs and physical branches. Both credit unions and banks recently gained access to a new set of tools designed to market access to multi-brand ATMs (MBAs). ATM solutions provider FCTI Inc. Meanwhile, in the U.S.,

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FIS achieves new accreditation with Payment Brands for EMV migration services

ATM Marketplace

FIS a global leader in financial services technology, today announced that it has been accredited by Discover, MasterCard and Visa and is working with other international and national payment brands to simplify the certification process for EMV payment devices.

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Mastercard Partners With Four Retailers For Pay By Bank App

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We are thrilled to be partnering with WHSmith and its brands Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery to bring this revolutionary new way to pay, putting the customer firmly in control of their finances. as well as maintain the company’s critical national infrastructures. .

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