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Forex News

  • Goldman Sachs recommends shorting GBP/USD on rally concerns
  • Dollar set for weekly loss as softer U.S. inflation tempers Fed hike bets
  • Canadian dollar hits one-month high on oil gains
  • Global yields edge lower on safe-haven flows; oil spike caps gains
  • Sterling today: Pound slips against strong dollar as Fed tightening bets hold firm

Federal Reserve News

  • Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations
  • Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank
  • Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026
  • Federal Reserve announces the leadership and objectives of its task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy
  • Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with TS Banking Group, Inc. and TS Contrarian Bancshares, Inc.

WSJ Markets News

27 January 2025

  • Stocks Sink in Broad AI Rout Sparked by China's DeepSeek
  • Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower
  • DeepSeek Won't Sink U.S. AI Titans
  • Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
  • Arabica Coffee Prices Hit Record on U.S., Colombia Tariff Spat
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Bitcoin Halving Infographic

INFOGRAPHIC: Bitcoin Halving: Definitive Guide (In Just 5 Minutes)

Written by: Abishai James, WinBTC
Category: Digital Currency

Bitcoin halving is often referred as “Halvening”, it’s a formulated reduction in the reward coins offered to the miners using a predefined blockchain algorithm. Learn exactly what that means to the bitocoin community and how it may affect you.

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In the age of bitcoin and Apple Pay, these businesses are still cash only

Written by: The Globe And Mail
Category: Currency

In some ways, La Tête Dure is a pretty modern business. The Montreal barber shop has a Facebook page and an Instagram account. But, when it comes to payment, things are a little more old school – La Tête Dure (French for the hard head) is cash only.

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Bad Time to Be a US Bank

Written by: CNN
Category: Markets & Metals

U.S. bank stocks are getting dumped like it's 2011. Shares of Bank of America and Morgan Stanley plummeted by 13% apiece in the two days after the shocking Brexit vote. Even though banks and the broader markets are rallying on Tuesday, Goldman Sachs is still down 22% this year. That makes the elite investment bank the worst Dow stock in 2016.

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Solving the Challenge of Growing ATM Costs: Managed Services or ATM Outsourcing?

Written by: Yonas Marcos
Category: ATM

Despite growth in online shopping and cashless technologies, consumers continue to love cash. According to the 2018 Diary of Payment Choice by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, cash accounts for approximately 34 percent of all payments across age groups, cementing ATMs as a vital touch point between financial institutions and their account holders – especially for younger consumers.

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Smartphone Payments Are India's Best Spark for Modern Banking

Written by: Payments Source
Category: Cards & Payments

In many emerging markets, daily financial transactions—buying groceries, paying a utility bill, cashing a paycheck or billing a customer—are notoriously difficult. Banking institutions are few and far between, and large swaths of the population have little or no access to them.

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What distinguishes a cash-in-transit robber from other crooks

Written by: Business Day Live
Category: Cash-In-Transit

Dr Hennie Lochner‚ who interviewed 21 people doing time for cash-in-transit robberies, as part of his doctoral studies had some interesting findings. The study which took place in South Africa can provide some important insights for armored carrier and secure transport operators around the world.

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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.

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Bitcoin News

  • One Year Later, CLARITY Act Remains Stuck in Senate as Crypto Rules Stall
  • France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket After French Traffic Surges to 578,000 Visits
  • FTX Plans to Pay Creditors $900 Million as Fifth Distribution Starts on July 31
  • ‘The Only Way’: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Champions Self-Custody to Reach 1 Billion Users
  • Saylor Rejects BIP 110, Warns Softfork Threatens Bitcoin’s Neutral Rules

Coin Telegraph News

  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
  • Kaspersky identifies malware framework targeting crypto investors
  • French gambling regulator orders ISPs to block Polymarket
  • FTX to distribute $900M to creditors in fifth payment round
  • Galaxy lands 15-year Texas Tech stadium naming rights deal

Coin Journal News

  • Shiba Inu price slips as exchange outflows offset Japan boost
  • PI eyes rebound as Open Interest rises and oversold conditions deepen
  • SOL struggles below key resistance as ETF outflows weigh on sentiment
  • ONDO price surges as DTCC-backed tokenized stocks fuel bullish momentum
  • XLM extends recovery amid rising Open Interest
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