The Currency Scene
Introducing Monero's Ethereum-Killer: Tari - Coinjournal
- Written by: Coin Journal
- Category: Digital Currency
Riccardo “Fluffy Pony” Spagni and a team of industry experts have announced a brand new protocol built on top of the Monero network. Designed with never before seen features, Tari is positioned to become more than another “me-too” protocol that enables token creation.
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?
Bitcoin Mining - Do You Have the Energy to Profit?
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Digital Currency
From its creation in 2008 by a mysterious individual who calls himself Satoshi Nakamoto, the bitcoin Digital Currency has spawned financial innovation and a new specialty in global IT production. Despite there being a mere $3.8 billion bitcoin in circulation, price collapse and security breaches, bitcoin serves well as a currency because there is limited supply, it’s tough to earn and easy to authenticate.
The Best Bank Accounts For College Students
- Written by: Forbes
- Category: Banking
College students only need two things when it comes to a bank account. They don’t want to pay any fees. And they want easy access to their money. Fortunately, there are a number of student checking account options that satisfy these requirements.
Is Inflation Bad For Gold?
- Written by: Business Insider
- Category: Markets & Metals
As the world collectively lost its bearings this year (more than usual, anyway), a bizarre notion began to seep into the mainstream’s awareness — that inflation is a bad thing for gold.
Jim Rickards first noticed it in September: “Here’s the logic,” he told us, “as best I can make sense of it. Any hint of inflation might give the Fed a green light to raise rates.
Identifying limits associated with branch cash management
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Banking
Over the past few years, industry experts have predicted the end of physical branches and that customers would progressively move away from cash transactions. However, in an article that was published in 2012, McKinsley & Co. showed that the share of cash in all American retail payments was still nearly one-third. This has forced financial institutions to re-think their models to better predict the amount of cash they’ll need to accommodate their account holders.
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.
