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A. Lyle Elias
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ATMIA Founding Director
OCTOBER 2025
ATMIA US Conference 2026 – Don’t Miss It!

Make plans now to attend the 27th annual ATMIA USA conference and expo. If you play any role in the ATM channel – or even mobile payments, cash management, and crypto – this is the one event in 2026 that you simply must not miss! So, here are just a few of the many reasons that you should participate:
  1. Make new connections and refresh old ones through networking with your peers at the Opening Reception.
  2. Over 100 exhibitors and sponsors will showcase and demonstrate the latest products and services available.
  3. Join with hundreds of your ATM industry peers and colleagues from across the country and around the globe.
  4. Take advantage of the best educational program the industry has to offer, with three distinct tracks focused on attendee interests – Financial Institution, IAD/ISO, and the ATM Industry.
  5. Pre-conference workshops are included with your conference registration and offer a “deep dive” on relevant and stimulating topics.
  6. Learn more about ATMIA and member resources – and meet the team.
  7. Explore the conference theme from every angle – The Super ATM: Facilitating Market Convergence
ATMIA returns to Texas and the new Loews Arlington Hotel for its 2026 U.S. annual conference. Visit theconference website for more information about the event and the venue. If you are new to the event, we invite you to attend at our 'New Attendee' rate. For everyone else, Super Saver rates are in effect now for the greatest savings – but only until October 31st.

ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE

Introducing an agentic commerce solution for merchants from PayPal and Google Cloud; Press Release
 
Modern consumers demand a seamless, personalized shopping journey, from initial product discovery all the way to final purchase. With the rise of agentic AI, merchants now have an opportunity to deliver a truly assistive and cohesive experience across every touchpoint. (Read More)
 
OpenAI and PayPal Team Up to Power Instant Checkout and Agentic Commerce in ChatGPT; Press Release
 
PayPal, Inc. announced it will adopt the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to expand payments and commerce in ChatGPT. Millions of ChatGPT users will be able to check out instantly using PayPal, and PayPal will support payments processing for merchants leveraging OpenAI Instant Checkout. PayPal will also connect its global merchant network to OpenAI, creating a platform for tens of millions of small businesses and the largest brands in the world to sell within ChatGPT. (Read More)
 
Worldpay Unveils Patent Pending AI-powered 3D Secure Optimization Service to Increase Payment Approvals; Press Release
 
Worldpay® announced the launch of its innovative Authentication Optimization Service, a patent-pending solution designed to maximize payment approval rates and minimize unnecessary friction for merchants using 3D Secure (3DS) to authenticate payments. This service is widely available to merchants that accept payments in non-3DS regulated markets. (Read More)
 
BofA’s AI-Driven CashPro Chat and Transaction Search Capabilities Reach Record Usage by Corporate Clients; Press Release
 
Bank of America announced record-breaking adoption of its AI-driven CashPro® Chat and transaction search capabilities as corporate clients increasingly turn to real-time insights and operational efficiency in treasury management. (Read More)
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​BLOCKCHAIN & WEB 3.0

​IBM Announces New Platform for Financial Institutions and Regulated Enterprises Entering the Digital Asset Economy; Press Release
 
IBM announced the launch of IBM Digital Asset Haven, a comprehensive platform for financial institutions, governments, and corporations to securely manage and scale their digital asset operations. Banks and governments now have a single solution to manage their digital asset lifecycle – from custody to transactions to settlement – that helps them meet compliance obligations while being integration-ready. (Read More)
 
Western Union Initiates Stablecoin Transfers as Fed Targets Payment-Only Breakthrough; 99Bitcoins
 
Western Union facilitates the movement of billions of dollars every year. As of October 27, the payment and remittance processor had a market cap of over $2.9Bn, generating over $1Bn in adjusted revenue in Q3 2025. And now that market share could be shifting onchain.  (Read More)
 
JPMorgan Completes First Blockchain-Based Private Fund Transaction Amid Tokenization Push; CoinDesk
 
JPMorgan said Thursday it had debuted a new blockchain-based tool that streamlines distribution and servicing of alternative investment funds as the bank pushes deeper into tokenization.  (Read More)

CRYPTO & DIGITAL CURRENCY

​Eurosystem moving to next phase of digital euro project; Press Release
 
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to move to the next phase of the digital euro project. This decision follows the successful completion of the preparation phase, launched by the Eurosystem in November 2023, which laid the foundations for issuing a digital euro. (Read More)
 
DeCard Unlocks Stablecoin Payments for 150M+ Merchants Globally, Powered by Polygon; Press Release
 
Stablecoins are fast becoming the connective tissue between traditional finance and the onchain economy. With Polygon as the execution layer and DeCard as the interface, users gain the ability to store, send, and spend digital dollars globally without ever leaving the blockchain ecosystem. (Read More)
 
USBC Launches World’s First Retail Tokenized Dollar Deposits; Banking Exchange
 
USBC has partnered with Uphold and Vast Bank to launch the world’s first retail tokenized deposit offering, expanding global access to real US dollar deposits, particularly for users beyond the reach of the traditional US banking system. (Read More)
 
China’s digital yuan CBDC processes $2 trillion. mBridge scale revealed; Ledger Insights
 
The People’s Bank of China reported that digital yuan payment volumes nearly doubled over the past 14 months, reaching RMB 14.2 trillion ($2 trillion) through September 2025, up from RMB 7.3 trillion in July 2024. The CBDC figures represent a significant acceleration in adoption of the central bank digital currency. (Read More)

SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

​CPI Card Group Partners with Karta to Deliver Groundbreaking Digital Security for Prepaid Cards; Press Release
 
CPI Card Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS), a payments technology company providing a comprehensive range of payment cards and related digital solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with, and a minority equity investment in, Karta, an Australia-based prepaid program manager and payments technology firm. The partnership offers CPI clients an innovative solution for prepaid card security by integrating Karta’s patent-pending SafeToBuy technology with CPI’s U.S. prepaid solutions, driving a digital experience with a physical card. (Read More)
 
Mastercard introduces first-ever threat intelligence solution to combat payment fraud at scale; Press Release
 
It brings together Mastercard’s payment fraud insights with threat intelligence from Recorded Future to enable cybersecurity and fraud teams to reduce risk and enhance operational resilience. (Read More)
 
Chargebacks911 Launches First ‘Disputes-as-a-Service’ Platform, Unifying Data for Issuers, Acquirers and Merchants; Press Release
 
Chargebacks911 and its sister company, Fi911, announced the official launch of their Unified Dispute Management System (UDMS)—the first Disputes-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform of its kind that unifies dispute-related data and workflows, providing a configurable interface for merchants, acquirers, payfacs, fintechs, issuers, and their customers, through a single-source platform. UDMS eliminates the industry’s long-standing data silos, providing real-time transparency, agentic AI tools, self-service automation, and instant collaboration across the payments ecosystem that works to improve and safeguard dispute and transaction integrity.  (Read More)
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