The Currency Scene
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.
Six Hottest Banking Trends for 2017
- Written by: Bank Innovation
- Category: Banking
Change is imminent in banking, and as we begin the new year the only debate seems to be what is going to be driving that change. Over the course of 2017, what is going to transform banking the most? Well, we have some ideas.
Is It Time to Redesign Card Technology for ATMs
- Written by: ATM Marketplace
- Category: ATM
The oldest challenges in the ATM industry are the security of cash inside the machine and the guarantee that the withdrawer is genuine.
Whereas the magnetic stripe has been used for a long time, EMV chip and PIN is now commonplace in the ATM industry for withdrawals in the U.K. and Europe. But the fact that EMV is not truly global as yet means that fraud can continue to take place.
How To Identify Bitcoin Scamming
- Written by: The Merkle
- Category: Digital Currency
Cybercriminals don’t take any breaks and now that Bitcoins are so popular, the perpetrators of Bitcoin scams are getting more and more creative.
2017 promises to be the best year ever for Bitcoin, after the cryptocurrency set some major milestones in 2016. The uncertainties surrounding its future keeps some users awake at night, but there are other perils that people should be aware of. Bitcoin scams are not exactly a novelty, but the cyber criminals are more motivated today when the crypto’s price hit new highs. Their creativity knows no boundaries and they come up with increasingly bold ways of stealing the coveted currency.
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.
Selling Your ATM Portfolio – What Buyers Are Looking for Today
- Written by: ATM Atom
- Category: ATM
As with any business, ATM owners and operators (IADs) get started with one purpose in mind: to make money. They might purchase a few machines, find suitable locations and eventually grow their efforts into a full-time money-making operation. Yet despite the business acumen and go-getter attitude needed to get started, many business owners fail to consider is an exit strategy. In fact, one of the most asked questions from ATM operators is: what is my business worth? Valuation, sale and and how to profitably exit are often a mystery. Triton sat down with Jeff Sosville of ATM Brokerage to pick his brain about portfolio valuation, the state of the market and the variables involved when purchasing or selling an ATM business.
Is Mobile Banking Coming To Your Smartwatch?
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Mobile Banking
From walking into your bank, to sitting down at your desktop computer. From opening your laptop on the go, to pulling out your smartphone. And now to glancing at your watch. What’s next for mobile banking, a “smart ring”?
