Privacy and anonymity

A comprehensive review of economic research on cash usage and consumer holdings concludes cash is alive and well.

Nine months after the collapse of the Facebook-led Diem stablecoin, Twitter contemplates joining the monetary space race. Could Twitter evolve into a payment or banking platform?

After the U.S. Supreme Court removed the constitutional right to abortion, state prosecutors could subpoena banks' and fintechs' payments data to use it as criminal evidence.

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, state authorities could start using digital payments data to prosecute women seeking abortions.

The role cash plays in society is viewed very differently in a Lebanese refugee camp than in a London coffee-shop. Despite the inroads made by a policy of digital ‘financial inclusion’, at least half the world’s adult population have little option but to rely on cash for their survival in times of crisis.

Watch the presentation video by ATMIA of some of the previous years’ top ATMmy’s winners who discuss the strategy, development, and results of their leading campaigns.

An anonymous donor sent a large cash donation in a cardboard box to the City College of New York. After sitting in a mailroom for months, the cash gift will fund scholarships for a decade.

At ATMIA’s 22nd Annual US Conference in Las Vegas last week, the association recognized the third annual ATMmy International ATM Industry Marketing Awards winners.

A new report by U.S. Public Interest Research Group, finds that complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about payment apps surged during the pandemic.

Crypto incumbents defend themselves from regulation and scrutiny, befriending and hiring former (and current) regulators and politicians. However, top U.S. regulators remain skeptical of cryptocurrencies.

Some crypto exchanges are not diligent in safekeeping users’ funds. Hackers employ platforms to obscure the destination of their ransoms. North Korean hackers have targeted exchanges in Hong Kong and South Korea.

The European Central Bank (ECB) concluded its public consultation on the digital euro last week and received over 8,221 responses, submitted by citizens, firms and industry associations. Payment privacy is the most requested feature for the potential digital euro.