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In banking, where every second counts, system downtime can result in lost transactions, reduced customer trust, and missed opportunities. Financial institutions require reliable, uninterrupted service to maintain a competitive edge and meet evolving customer...

Euronet was one of five companies with a presence in Arkansas presented with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade October 4, 2024 in Little Rock. The award honors companies of all sizes for excellence in actively selling products in international...

And Their Importance in Today's Financial Transactions   Biometrics – unique physical characteristics such as fingerprints, facial recognition, and iris scans – enhance security, customer experience, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance within the...

Supporting Ukrainian Banking ServicesIn times of crisis, the financial system's stability becomes crucial for individuals' well-being and communities' resilience. Since the war in Ukraine began, maintaining access to banking services has been a vital challenge for...

New Opportunities for BanksIn recent years, the concept of embedded finance has reshaped the traditional banking and payments landscape. This innovative approach allows non-financial companies to integrate financial services into their platforms, providing a seamless...

 A Hybrid Approach to the Future of PlasticIn this digital age, Generation Z's preference for digital payment solutions is helping to reshape the banking landscape. A recent article from Financial Brand (When Will Mobile Banking Finally Kill the Plastic Card?)...

 How Euronet's Ren Payments Drives Digital Innovation The banking sector stands at a pivotal moment, caught between its legacy systemsand the pressing need for digital transformation. As customer expectations soar andtechnological advancements continue to disrupt the...

Explore the transformative role of API Gateway technology in digital banking. Learn how it empowers financial institutions with agility, security, and seamless integration for a future-ready banking ecosystemIn an era where digital transformation is not just an...

​Many financial institutions are looking to shift a number of transactions that were previously performed by tellers to self-service ATMs and kiosks as they strive to find ways to increase customer engagement while reducing costs. Advancements in technology now make...

With all the talk about the “death of cash” it may surprise you to learn that more account holders use the ATM than any other banking channel.1 In fact, according to a study by J.D. Power, over half of consumers used an ATM or drive-thru to get cash in 2020.2 While...

​Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs) are gaining popularity in the United States, and many banks are considering adopting these highly functional devices. ITMs go beyond cash withdrawals, check and cash deposits, account transfers, and bill payments, offering services...

With a rise in real-time payments (RTP) worldwide, banks and solution providers are rushing to fill out their offerings of digital overlay services. Digital overlay services are value-added services that utilize the rails of an RTP network to enable and showcase the...

In SE Asia, cash is still the predominant form of payment. Being from the U.S. and going from paying for my coffee with cards or my smartphone to paying with cash required a mindset change. But that’s where I found myself as the pandemic exploded last year. I wanted...

More than a year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic became part of our lives, and our “new normal” started taking shape. Changes in our social behavior led to changes in the ways we do business. We increasingly avoided physical retail stores, opted for online...

More than ever, your customers demand fast, convenient, and digital payments. Far beyond pizza delivery, consumers ordered everything from exercise equipment to cat litter to theatre tickets online – delivered straight to your door or email inbox. Classes from...

In a recent press release, Euronet Worldwide, a global financial technology solutions and payments provider, announced that the placement of AMBER Alerts on its ATM screens in several European countries had resulted in hundreds of phone calls and the successful...

Renowned business author Ken Blanchard noted the importance of collaboration in “The One Minute Manager.” That quote speaks volumes for banks interested in joining a real-time payment network. As the trend of real-time payments has swept over the world, it has...

As we start reopening of the economy, what might the world look like for the payments industry? In this link, Accenture shares 10 ways COVID-19 is impacting payments (May 5, 2020). It’s likely that the first two impacts mentioned – that the largest economies will...

As more and more nations are feeling the effects of the COVID-19 virus, virtually every aspect of our lives have been impacted in one way or another. To decrease the speed at which the virus spreads, social distancing, curfews, and in some areas commercial business...

​Consumer adoption of contactless payments via cards, wearables, and mobile wallets, has been increasing at a consistent pace. Not huge leaps forward, but consistent growth. Solutions like those for the London Underground has helped propelled consumer usage. Still,...

The adoption of instant payments, nearly doubling over each of the past five years, has motivated countries to implement their own Instant Payment networks. These national networks seek to create a streamlined and regulated channel by which instant payments can thrive...

Incremental Innovation – Evolving in a Changing Payments Landscape Rapidly Changing Payments Landscape Payments are experiencing many evolving trends which are disrupting and reshaping the payments landscape. The highly competitive financial industry is faced with a...

Open Banking - Empower Consumers Through Innovation The Open Banking Revolution Open banking, the ability of third-party applications to access consumer banking and financial accounts using Application Programming Interfaces (API), is becoming a major source of...

ATMs, initially designed to dispense cash, have greatly expanded services over time. Cash and check deposits, transfers, ordering of checks or statements, and FX currency dispensing all connected the customer to an increasing number of banking products and services....