Payments News & Media

What's the deal with bitcoin ATMs?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Bitcoin ATMs have been in the news lately...for bad reasons. What's the deal with bitcoin ATMs?

Regions provides disaster recovery services

April 17, 2025

Regions Bank announced a variety of disaster recovery financial services for communities impacted by severe weather from April 2 to 7. It is particularly aimed…

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JCB intros digital card for multiple Southeast Asian countries

April 16, 2025

JCB International Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd., has launched its JCB Card for Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong and…

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KeyBank celebrates 200th anniversary with grant program

April 15, 2025

KeyBank is celebrating its 200th anniversary with grants to Community Development Financial Institutions to improve affordable housing and small businesses. In…

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ELGA Credit Union partners with Pocketnest for personalized finance tools

April 10, 2025

ELGA Credit Union partnered with Pocketnest to provide personalized finance tools for its members. Pocketnest's platform uses generative AI and behavioral…

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Travelex to add 2 ATMs, store at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

April 10, 2025

Travelex, a foreign currency exchange company, has extended its partnership by five years with the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Through this…

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Judge dismisses Citi ATM fee racial bias suit

April 4, 2025

A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Citi that alleged racial discrimination. The lawsuit argued that Citi was committing racial discrimination by…

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Citizens delivers $2.6M in grants

April 4, 2025

Citizens Financial Group Inc. announced $2.6 million in grants for financial education to support students, small business owners and others. In particular…

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Diebold Nixdorf installs ATMs in Antarctica

April 2, 2025

Diebold Nixdorf has officially entered Antarctica with two DN Series ATMs at the U.S. National Science Foundation McMurdo Station. These ATMs are operated by…

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Australian regulator warns crypto ATM operators of rising fraud

April 1, 2025

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre warned cryptocurrency ATM operators of a rise in money laundering and fraudulent transactions. The…

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Reserve Bank of India raises ATM fees

March 31, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India has raised the interchange fee for ATMs, raising them from 21 rupees to 23 rupees, an increase of about 2 cents, according to a…

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Custodia Bank partners with Vantage Bank to launch stablecoin

March 27, 2025

Custodia Bank has partnered with Vantage Bank to launch a stablecoin on a blockchain. The banks created Avit tokens on Ethereum using the ERC-20 standard…

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Bitcoin ATM market sees 971 machines go offline

March 27, 2025

This March, 971 bitcoin ATMs went offline. This puts the total number of bitcoin ATMs at 37,920, down from its high of nearly 40,000 in December 2022…

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U.S. Bank partners with Grazzy for employee tipping debit card program

March 26, 2025

U.S. Bank has partnered with Grazzy, a digital tipping platform, to provide a prepaid debit card to allow employees to access tips at the end of a shift…

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How to reduce the cost of cash?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

By using remote cash management solutions, banks can reduce the overall cost of cash.

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Velera appoints SVP

March 24, 2025

Velera, a payments credit union service organization, has appointed Chris Watkins as SVP of client service delivery. He takes over for Kevin Spear who is…

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FinCEN to track money transactions near Mexico border

March 21, 2025

Consumers in some regions will soon have cash withdrawals at money service businesses tracked. The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Network will…

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NCR Atleos releases ATM as a Service white paper

March 20, 2025

NCR Atleos has partnered with Datos Insights to release a white paper on how financial institutions can optimize ATM operations through ATM-as-a-Service and…

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FIS intros Treasury GPT

March 19, 2025

FIS, a fintech company, has launched Treasury GPT, an AI support tool within its Treasury and Risk Manager.

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