The Currency Scene
How Smartphones are Disrupting Traditional Branch Banking
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Banking
According to a recent study completed by Javelin Strategy & Research (javelinstrategy.com) the banking system in the US has reached a crucial turning point. Now the number of customers performing banking services through a mobile device exceeds both in-bank branch visits and computer online access.
Seven myths about the Bitcoin blockchain
- Written by: CIO
- Category: Digital Currency
Everyone’s talking about the Bitcoin blockchain – a global, distributed ledger of transactions for the Bitcoin digital currency – allowing for peer-to-peer payments over the Internet.
What Does a Little Blue Box Have to do With ATM Channel Management?
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: ATM
Do you remember the 1960's infamous little blue box? That plaything of the technically inclined from long ago was a pre-cursor to some of the security challenges faced by the ATM industry today.
Why Bitcoin Will Beat Mobile Payment To Its Game In Africa
- Written by: Coin Telegraph
- Category: Digital Currency
Indications are rife that Bitcoin use will grow in parts of Africa in the coming years in the mobile payment market which Statistics says is expected to grow to 101.34 million users in 2016.
Will ATM Operators start accepting BitCoin
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: ATM
In Korea a company called Coinplug allows ATM operators to accept bitcoins. Over 7000 ATMs can now accept bitcoins in Korea thanks to the ATM manufacturer Nautilus Hyosong.
Three Reasons Why Bitcoin is Popular with Online Gaming and Gambling Communities
- Written by: The Merkle
- Category: Digital Currency
Bitcoin is one of the world’s most popular crypto-currencies, and there is still a lot of interest and optimism in developing the virtual currency further despite the number of challenges it has faced recently.
Is The Mobile Banking Revolution Favoring In-Store Branches?
- Written by: American Banker
- Category: Mobile Banking
After giving a recent speech to a large banker group, I was approached by two area branch managers. They wanted to share that, while they currently run physically distinct brick-and-mortar branches, those roles do not fully reflect their experience.
They explained that, like me, they were alumni of in-store bank branches, and they appreciated my comments during the speech about having "in-store banking DNA" in my system.
