The Currency Scene
8 mistakes to avoid when starting an ATM business
- Written by: Jeff Sosville, Founder, ATM Brokerage
- Category: ATM
Running your own ATM business and keeping it profitable can be a real challenge. Small to medium-size operators often face stiff competition from more established players. And. without years of experience they may make common mistakes that can be very costly. Guest columnist Jeff Sosville, Founder of ATM Brokerage, returns with his latest insights on the 8 mistakes to avoid when operating an ATM business.
Remembering Old Concepts and Examining New Ideas for Armored Cars
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Cash-In-Transit
When someone hears the term, "Armored Car," they usually imagine the big, bulky, square, tank-like trucks that transport money to banks. But what about other types of armored vehicles? The ones used to transport other types of precious cargo -- including important people -- all around the world?
Why Taiwan Might Become a Blockchain Island
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Digital Currency
Bitcoin is the pioneering cryptocurrency that has lasted for more than ten years despite the many market challenges. Taiwan is among the first countries to take blockchain use seriously. Jason Hsu, a vocal congressman of this island plans on integrating bitcoin use on a national scale, which he says will make Taiwan the place to be for people working on the blockchain technology.
The ATM will still belong at the forefront of the digital revolution
- Written by: ATM Marketplace
- Category: ATM
Sparked by a societal digital revolution, a massive banking industry transformation — technological, operational and cultural — is underway as financial institutions scurry to meet shifting customer needs.
Microsoft versus Google. Will Android take over the ATM from Windows?
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: ATM
Software that runs the internal operation of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has seen several waves of adaptation since the first ATMs were introduced more than forty years ago. And now the ATM industry finds itself once again at a crossroads where the next king of the hill of ATM software will be crowned. Will it be another version of Windows? Or will Google Android step in to steal Microsoft's thunder in yet another venue?
The Currency Supply Chain: Going the Way of the Dinosaur?
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Currency
Despite what movies like Godzilla and Jurassic Park would have us believe, dinosaurs are dead. Once they dominated the Earth; now they're gone - never to live again. With the continued advance of technology and the rise of digital payments, many people predict a similar fate for physical money. Well... not so fast!
The simple reason you should move your money to an online bank
- Written by: QZ
- Category: Banking
Would you pay a 23% fee to access your own money? That’s how much, on average, Americans are forking over when they withdraw $20 from an ATM that doesn’t belong to their bank.
