The Currency Scene
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.
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.
An ATM -- Or an unpatched and easily hacked PC
- Written by: The Register
- Category: ATM
Almost any cash machine in the world could be illegally accessed and jackpotted with or without the help of malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab reached this conclusion after investigating real attacks on ATMs and assessments of the machines carried out for several international banks.
New Polymer Notes in the Global Currency Supply Chain
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Currency
In March of 2015, Scotland became the latest country to add plastic money to the Currency Supply Chain, to be followed by England’s introduction of the 5 pound note next year. So far more than 24 countries including Canada, Fiji and Mexico have followed the lead of Australia which first put plastic-based currency into circulation in 1988.
INFOGRAPHIC: 33 Cryptocurrencies Described In Four Words Or Less
- Written by: Mr BTC
- Category: Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency also termed as Digital or Virtual currency is considered as a form of asset and the currency is designed to work as an exchange medium. Crytpocurrency uses strong cryptography to secure the financial transactions. All these cryptocurrencies work on the blockchain technology which is a decentralized system.
How Your Smartwatch Reveals Your ATM PIN Codes
- Written by: INC
- Category: ATM
Hackers who gain control of a smartwatch can record hand motion down to the millimeter and steal PIN numbers when they are entered at ATMs with 80 percent accuracy on the first try, and over 90 percent accuracy after three tries, according to researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey and Binghamton University in New York.
Singapore's journey to cashless and cardless transactions
- Written by: Channel News Asia
- Category: Cards & Payments
As we move towards transacting without cash and cards, what are the implications for tech-enabled disruptors, as well as incumbents with a vested interest - like banks and card issuers?
