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Keeping The AI On ATMs

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The ATM is a stalwart of the banking experience — always there, always on, always ready to dispense cash. Like any electro-mechanical device, an ATM can break down, go dark, maybe even fail permanently — as the fleet of machines out in the field, so to speak, gets older, the upkeep becomes ever more pressing.

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RBI To Relax Rules For White-Label ATM Providers

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made a move on Thursday (March 7) to relax the rules for white-label ATM operators, enabling them to purchase wholesale cash from the bank. These ATM providers are owned and operated by non-bank companies on behalf of the banks.

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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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Deep Dive: Digital-First Banking’s Challenges And Benefits

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Other digital-first banks are leaning heavily on ATMs to reduce their overall footprints. Features such as these allow customers to perform a range of banking interactions that would be impossible at traditional ATMs, such as opening accounts and obtaining new credit cards. Hindrances to Digital-First Implementations.

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Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly

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In a report titled “The Dark Side of Latin America,” IntSights, which monitors cyberthreats, said Latin America is among the top regions for money laundering, done at least in part through cryptocurrency, and that such tactics are favored by organized crime.

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What The UAE Is Teaching Global FinTechs About SMB Banking

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When it comes to a country such as the UAE, demographics can play a role on that — some 80 percent of the population is made up of expats, and they don’t always have the best luck in navigating the local financial, banking and regulation landscape. The new venture, E20, is geared toward entrepreneurs and SMBs.

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AriseBank To Pay $2.3M Over ICO Violations

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AriseBank, a startup that ran afoul of regulators in the U.S. million from investors after claiming to raise $600 million, lied about an endorsement from boxing champion Evander Holyfield and pledged to set up more than 1,000 ATMs to let users access cryptocurrency accounts when launching its ICO.