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Forex News

  • Asia FX muted with Iran talks in focus; dollar steady ahead of Warsh hearing
  • Dollar slips amid concerns over Iran peace talks, caution ahead of Warsh hearing
  • US dollar drops as traders remain optimistic on Iran peace breakthrough
  • Bank of Canada names Gosselin and Vincent as deputy governors
  • Sterling today: Pound edges lower as dollar steadies

Federal Reserve News

  • Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Community Bankshares, Inc.
  • Minutes of the Board’s discount rate meetings on February 9 and March 18, 2026
  • Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.
  • Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Crédit Agricole S.A. and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd, and the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
  • Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 17–18, 2026

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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Over $9 Million Is Stolen Each Year From Banks and Armored Cars!

Written by: Matthew S Daye
Category: Cash-In-Transit

In November 2013, the Prosperity Bank in El Campo, Texas was robbed. According to the local El Campo Leader-News, three suspects, had been placed on trial – and they have pleaded guilty. Score one for law enforcement. In other news, an armored car, carrying $4 million, was hijacked by robbers. The robbers apprently took the vehicle to a metalworking plant and cut it open to get to the money. This time they got away. Sound more familiar?

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Will ATM Operators start accepting BitCoin

Written by: Matthew S Daye
Category: ATM

In Korea a company called Coinplug allows ATM operators to accept bitcoins. Over 7000 ATMs can now accept bitcoins in Korea thanks to the ATM manufacturer Nautilus Hyosong.

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How Merchants Can Boost Business with a Cash Discount Program

Written by: Samir Kadi
Category: Cards & Payments

Today there are a multitude of ways to pay – cash, check, credit card, debit card, mobile and online, which is convenient for the younger, tech-savvy generations. However, integrating complex payment technology that requires an overhaul of existing hardware and software can challenge a business owner’s ability to keep their business viable.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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Bitcoin News

  • UK Gas Firm Clarifies Bitcoin Mining Plans at Yorkshire Site
  • KelpDAO Exploiter Moves 75,701 ETH to Mainnet, Begins Routing $175M to Bitcoin
  • 0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Bring Qwen LLMs Onchain
  • Arbitrum Security Council Freezes 30,766 ETH From KelpDAO Exploiter in Emergency Onchain Action
  • Onchain Analysts Flag Justin Sun-Linked Wallet’s 274 Million USDT Exit From Aave Minutes After rsETH Freeze

Coin Telegraph News

  • Scammers demand crypto from stranded ships in Strait of Hormuz: Report
  • Philippines SEC warns on dYdX, six other unauthorized crypto platforms
  • Bank of Korea governor backs CBDCs, deposit tokens in first address
  • Bitcoin risks losing $70K as Strategy's STRC slips below $100
  • European banks tap Fireblocks for MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin

Coin Journal News

  • Dogecoin shows renewed strength, eyes $0.10
  • XLM surges above key resistance level, bullish momentum builds
  • RaveDAO token crashes below $1 after ZachXBT exposes price manipulation
  • Circle Internet Group faces class action over failure to stop Drift Protocol exploit funds
  • PI steadies at $0.1770 amid core team’s mainnet upgrade plans
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