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Amber Alerts on Euronet Worldwide’s ATMs leads to 8 missing people

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February 4, 2021

Euronet Worldwide, a global financial technology solutions and payments provider, announced that the publication of active alerts on its ATM screens resulted in the location of eight missing people during 2020, according to a press release.

Euronet's ATM screens, which are potentially viewed by millions of users and passers-by across Europe each day, is part of Euronet's initiative to provide support to its local communities through services and philanthropic efforts.

Euronet started the initiative with Amber Alert Europe during 2019 in the Netherlands and that led to a pan-European agreement just a few months after the program launched. From that successful start, Euronet now has agreements with national organizations in four European countries for the display of active missing person alerts on its ATM screens, and more countries are expected to be added in the coming months.

A total of 458 phone calls were received by the National Police and SOSDesaparecidos from people who identified the disappeared after having seen their photos on the ATM screens. As a result of these calls, eight people were located.

"We are extremely pleased that this initiative has such a positive impact on society," Nikos Fountas, EVP, CEO, EFT Americas and EME, at Euronet Worldwide said in the press release. "The successful location of several persons made possible by the publication of active alerts on our ATM screens proves the ATM is a vital feature of our communities and serves them in multiple ways."

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