Wallet Wars: What Apple Pay’s Lead Doesn’t Tell You

Wallet Wars: What Apple Pay’s Lead Doesn’t Tell You

Mission Valley Bank intros Mastercard Business Debit Card

December 22, 2025

Mission Valley Bank has introduced the Mastercard Business Debit Card. The card features dual interface technology for chip and contactless payments, according…

Royal Farms adopts safer bitcoin ATMs with fraud prevention

Despite regulatory pressures on bitcoin ATMs, they continue to expand into new spaces such as retailer Royal Farms. Yet, these retailers aren't ignoring crypto…

Digital Payments vs ATM Demand: Why Cash Usage Still Surges During Holidays

Digital payments have become part of everyday life—cards, mobile wallets, and banking apps make paying easy. But during holiday seasons, cash demand still…

Bitcoin Bancorp to deploy 200 bitcoin ATMs in Texas

December 16, 2025

Bitcoin Bancorp plans to deploy up to 200 bitcoin ATMs in Texas. It selected Texas due to its pro crypto policies and lack of personal income and capital gains…

City National Bank of Florida partners with Spiral for personalized savings

December 16, 2025

The City National Bank of Florida has partnered with Spiral to improve customer experience through personalized savings tools. Customers can use Spiral's…

SoFi Technologies intros Smart Card

December 15, 2025

SoFi Technologies Inc. introduced its Smart Card, an all-in-one account. With this card, customers can gain spending insights, earn awards, build credit…

Self-service innovators honored at ARKI Awards

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

The Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show Awards honors innovators and influencers in automated retail, kiosks and responsible self-service.

A Smarter Approach to Cost Optimization

A Smarter Approach to Cost Optimization

Crypto ATM market to reach $1.2B by 2030

December 9, 2025

The cryptocurrency ATM market is expected to grow from $191 million in 2025 to $1.2 billion by 2030. This represents a 44.54% compound annual growth rate…

Say Yes to the Stress

Explore why payment stress testing and performance testing for payments are essential for scaling transaction systems, preventing outages, and unlocking growth.

Bank of America intros rebuilding solutions for those impacted by LA wildfires

December 4, 2025

Bank of America is continuing its commitment to those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025 with programs to help customers rebuild their…

Washington sends cease-and-desist order to CoinMe

December 3, 2025

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions sent a cease-and-desist order to the bitcoin ATM operator CoinMe for allegedly claiming $8 million of…

Ireland to enforce ATM access bill

December 2, 2025

Ireland is enforcing the Access to Cash bill, which requires ATMs be located within 6.2 miles of most homes and businesses. The bill was passed last May and…

Time Is the New Currency: How Testing Automation Delivers Strategic Value for the Payment Industry

Time Is the New Currency: How Testing Automation Delivers Strategic Value for the Payment Industry

Citadel Credit Union gains SBA lending certification

November 19, 2025

Citadel Credit Union, based in Philadelphia, has received the U.S. Small Business Administration lending certification. This is part of its effort to expand…

JPMorgan intros fraud, scam prevention initiative

November 18, 2025

JPMorgan Chase launched a fraud and scam prevention initiative to inform customers of scammer techniques and how to avoid becoming a victim. It is also…

Bitstop partners with Royal Farms to install bitcoin ATMs at 310 locations

November 13, 2025

Bitstop has partnered with convenience store and gas station chain Royal Farms to install bitcoin ATMs at all 310 of its retail locations. These ATMs provide…

Oklahoma Implements regulations for digital asset kiosks

November 13, 2025

New licensing and compliance requirements for operators of digital asset kiosks, commonly known as crypto ATMs, took effect Nov. 1 in Oklahoma as part of a…

Sioux Falls police put up crypto ATM scam warning signs

November 13, 2025

The Sioux Falls, South Dakota Police Department is taking steps against the rising tide of crypto ATM scams by placing signs next to the ATMs. These signs warn…