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Bitcoin Daily: 7,000 Crypto ATMs Worldwide, Data Says; Marshall Islands Plans National Digital Currency

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The appointed organizer for the initiative, SFB Technologies, tapped the Algorand protocol because of its scalability, speed, security and its “ability to effectively implement required compliance controls and the transaction finality needed for a national currency.” At that time, Robocoin put a machine in a café in Vancouver.

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Eclipse Acquisition Brings Payment Alliance Int’l 15K More ATMs

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ATM portfolio management tools and services firm Payment Alliance International (PAI) has acquired Arizona-based ATM operator Eclipse Cash Systems for an undisclosed sum. PAI provides scale, as well as industry-leading portfolio management tools for our market partners. “PAI PAI has had a busy summer.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin ATM Installations Approach 10K Globally; Homeland Security Runs Contest For Digital Wallet Development

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In separate news, the overall count of bitcoin automated teller machines (ATMs) approached 10,000 at the beginning of September, aksjebloggen.com reported. There were 9,680 bitcoin ATMs as of the start of the month, marking a 167 percent year-on-year rise. But they have grown in popularity in markets that are not stable.

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Samsung Teams With SoFi For Mobile Money Management Solution

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To help users manage everyday finances, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. has announced a new mobile-focused money management experience called Samsung Money by SoFi. Users can decide to open an individual or joint cash management account with Samsung Money by SoFi.

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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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NCR Closes In On Deal To Buy Cardtronics For $1.7 Billion

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is close to a deal to buy ATM operator Cardtronics , fending off two other bidders, according to the Wall Street Journal on Sunday (Jan. Cardtronics boasts 285,000 ATMs in 10 countries, and is one of the biggest cash machine operators in the world, WSJ writes. billion, those with knowledge of the matter told WSJ.

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How Woodforest National Bank Improves Customer Experience, ATM Management and Branch Profitability with Real-time Transaction Monitoring and Analytics

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Learn how Woodforest National Bank, with $6.4 billion in assets and 850 ATMs, improves operational efficiency and promotes fact-based decision making.

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