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ATM

Customers queue at a bank ATM in Lagos. Roughly 93% of total currency in circulation sits outside of banks.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 16, 2024
Nigeria’s dying ATMs leave a cash-shaped hole filled by agents
Roughly 93% of total currency in circulation — or 4 trillion naira ($2.6 billion) — sits outside of banks as of September.
For Seven Bank, greater independence from its parent Seven & I Holdings could lead to new growth opportunities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2024
Seven Bank seeks to expand cash-machine network beyond 7-Elevens
Deconsolidation from Seven & I resulting from a reduction of its stake in Seven Bank would make such a scenario more possible.
Lawson Bank's automated teller machines. The number of Lawson Bank ATMs installed outside convenience stores rose to 174 as of the end of June from 80 three months before.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2024
Convenience store ATMs on the increase in Japan
Competition for making ATMs multifunctional, going beyond just withdrawing cash, and more user-friendly has been intensifying.
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, speaking in the city of Osaka on Thursday, explains his plan to propose measures to protect people from fraud.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2024
Osaka governor eyes ban on mobile phone calls at ATMs
The proposal is part of an effort to protect elderly people from fraud.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2022
Green push ending 150-year tradition of bank passbooks in Japan
The country's largest bank will soon require new clients to pay u00a5550 a year for a passbook in a bid to encourage them to embrace digital services.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2021
Mizuho Bank’s fifth outage draws government criticism
All 460 Mizuho Bank branches nationwide were not able to process transactions for about an hour on Friday morning due to an IT hardware failure the previous night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 13, 2021
Japan juggles power struggles, hotel woes and what to do with repurposed ATM spaces
The unusually cold winter this year is putting a strain on power utilities nationwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2018
Industry ministry report urges Japan to shed custom of cash dependence
A report said more cashless payments could help ease the country's labor shortage and benefit foreign tourists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2017
In Japan's remote areas, banks may soon pay visits to customers with mobile ATM vans
An increasing number of regional banks in Japan are introducing automated teller machines mounted on vehicles to cater mainly to elderly people living in remote areas with no bank-run ATMs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2016
Japan an alluring target for Standard Bank ATM thieves
Criminals who stole millions of dollars from automatic teller machines across Japan in a three-hour spree probably chose the country because banks consider it a low fraud risk, security experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 12, 2012
Swindlers continue to scam the elderly out of their savings
Recently, my partner renewed her drivers license and was waiting in line to pay her fee. The clerk asked the elderly man waiting in front of her if he wanted to join the Japan Traffic Safety Association for an additional fee. She rattled off a memorized spiel, and after the intimidated old man assented...

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