Payments News & Media

Smart ATMs serve the underserved

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

The underserved have traditionally relied on ATMs to gain access to cash, but one company is expanding ATM services to include a variety of tools for them.

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Salvadoran president claims bitcoin adoption is growing in the country

October 19, 2021

Recently, El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin as currency. Now, President Nayib Bukele claims that citizens are purchasing more bitcoin than they are…

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Mode intros open banking, bitcoin rewards solution

October 18, 2021

Mode Global Holdings Plc, a fintech group, has introduced its Open Banking payments and bitcoin rewards solution on the THG Plc platform for brands. With this…

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The Giving Block, RenPSG enable cryptocurrency donations

October 13, 2021

The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency giving platform, has partnered with RenPSG, a charitable giving platform provider to allow donors to move cryptocurrency…

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The Chicago Blackhawks select Bitcoin of America as entitlement partner for post-game show

October 12, 2021

The Chicago Blackhawks, an NHL team, has selected Bitcoin of America, a Bitcoin ATM provider and virtual currency exchange, as an entitlement partner for its…

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CheckAlt appoints executive, director

October 11, 2021

CheckAlt, a payment solutions provider for financial institutions, has appointed Trip Colden as chief revenue officer and Jason Donaldson as director of…

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NCR provides e-commerce solution to supermarket chain Northgate

October 8, 2021

NCR Corp. has rolled out its e-commerce solution Freshop to Northgate Gonzalez Market, a supermarket chain with 42 stores in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and…

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Vottun intros digital currency cross-order payments solution on Spanish regulatory sandbox

October 8, 2021

Vottun, a blockchain startup, recently announced its intra-company cross-border payments solution using digital currencies from the Stellar Development…

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Bitvo expands crypto asset offering

October 5, 2021

Bitvo Inc., a cryptocurrency trading platform, has expanded its crypto asset offerings, including a U.S. dollar stablecoin. Now users can buy, sell and trade…

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Bitcoin of America ATMs add Ethereum cryptocurrency

October 4, 2021

Consumers can now buy and sell Ethereum cryptocurrency at Bitcoin of America bitcoin ATMs, known as BTMs, in addition to bitcopin and Litecoin, according to a…

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Woodforest National Bank picks Repay for clearing, settlement processing

October 1, 2021

Woodforest National Bank, a 760-branch bank based in 17 states, has selected Repay to act as a clearing and settlement processor. Repay's solution will provide…

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Mercator Advisory Group appoints director of merchant services

October 1, 2021

Mercator Advisory Group, a research and advisory firm for the payments industry, has selected Donald Apgar to serve as its director of merchant services…

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Bitcoin Depot surpasses 5,000 crypto ATMs

October 1, 2021

Bitcoin Depot, a crypto ATM network, now operates more than 5,000 bitcoin ATMs across the U.S. and Canada, having tripled its kiosk count in the last six…

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Bank of America boosts Intelligent Receivables solution with additional languages

September 30, 2021

Bank of America has updated its Intelligent Receivables solution to allow clients to process payments and remittances data with payment instructions in…

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As bitcoin soars, ATMs make purchasing it easier

by Ayman Rida — Owner, Cash2Bitcoin

As bitcoin soars in value, so too do opportunities for Bitcoin ATMs.

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German regulator approves bitcoin-based security token offering from Stokr

September 28, 2021

Stokr, a digital marketplace for alternative assets based in the EU, has received approval from Germany's financial regulator BaFin for a security token…

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Dave & Buster's intros NFT

September 27, 2021

Dave & Buster's, a restaurant and entertainment center, has announced its Non-Fungible-Token Digital Collectibles Prize program, which will launch on Sept.

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Jimmy John's franchisee partners with DailyPay to provide on-demand payments for employees

September 27, 2021

Kensington Hill Capital LLC., a Jimmy John's franchisee, has partnered with DailyPay to offer on-demand pay to employees. With DailyPay's solution, Jimmy…

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How to move from transactional to relational banking

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

If there is one constant need for banks, it is the need to acquire new customers and to convert them into lifelong customers; however, accomplishing this task…

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Okcoin opens office in Miami

September 24, 2021

Okcoin, a cryptocurrency platform, has opened an office in Miami, which it will use to support the city's technology community. The company will hire 10…

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