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May 2025: Key Insights for the ATM & Payments Industry

ATMiA highlights global cash resilience, innovation in ATM ecosystems, and how $40 trillion in global currency circulation reflects ongoing importance of cash
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Cash still matters in the digital world: Report (India)

A report from CMS Info Systems shows ATM usage rising in some Indian states by up to 8%, signalling ongoing reliance on cash even as digital payments grow
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Cash makes surprise comeback amid rise in UK ATM withdrawals

Despite falling overall cash use, Nationwide Building Society reported nearly 33 million ATM withdrawals in 2024—a 4.6% increase on 2023, and up 29% since 2021
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Britons hoarding cash amid economic uncertainty and outages fears

UK households are accumulating cash reserves—vaulting banknotes in circulation by 23%—despite cash transactions declining to just 12% of payments in 2023

To hoard or not to hoard? UK consumers on the pros and cons of cash

Explores why some Brits turn to cash for privacy, budgeting, and as a fallback during digital outages, amid data showing increasing cash in circulation

ATM Managed Services Market Review & Forecast (2025–2033)

GlobeNewswire reports the ATM managed services market is projected to grow from $8.45B in 2024 to $12.29B by 2033, driven by outsourcing, AI monitoring, and security demands
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2025 is the year to future proof ATM and self service networks

BAI outlines how updated PCI DSS requirements and rising digital risks are pressuring banks to modernise ATM infrastructure and enhance security architecture
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ATMs evolve as pillars of financial resilience in Asia Pacific

Even as mobile payments surge, cash remains vital across Asia-Pacific for emergency preparedness and inclusion, especially in disaster-prone and digitally underserved areas
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ATM Statistics 2025: Trends and Market Insights

58% of global transactions in 2025 still involve cash. Highlights include growth of contactless ATMs, biometric authentication, and solar-powered machines in rural markets

Where’s cash headed in 2025?

ATM Marketplace forecasts continued global reliance on cash, especially in areas lacking digital banking access, and highlights evolution of ATM formats like recyclers and video tellers

Latest Updates

  • Meta Develops Easy-to-Use AI Agent for Consumers
    by PYMNTS on May 6, 2026 at 1:25 am

    Meta plans to build an agentic artificial intelligence assistant for consumers that is comparable to OpenClaw but easier to use, The Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (May 5), citing unnamed sources. The assistant is being trialed internally by some staff, and Meta outlined its plan for the project at a companywide meeting last week, The post Meta Develops Easy-to-Use AI Agent for Consumers appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

  • Anthropic CEO Predicts Firms Have 6 Months to Patch Software Vulnerabilities
    by PYMNTS on May 6, 2026 at 1:10 am

    Financial services companies and other organizations have six to 12 months to fix vulnerabilities in their software before Chinese artificial intelligence models develop capabilities equal to those of Anthropic’s Mythos, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Tuesday (May 5). Speaking during Anthropic’s livestreamed event The Briefing: Financial Services, Amodei said the Chinese models are six The post Anthropic CEO Predicts Firms Have 6 Months to Patch Software Vulnerabilities appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

  • Hiring Surge Ends Yearlong Labor Market Slump
    by PYMNTS on May 6, 2026 at 12:55 am

    The number of hires increased to 5.6 million in March, a figure that was 655,000 higher than the previous month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said in a Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) report released Tuesday (May 5). The BLS highlighted 165,000 new hires in professional and business services, 124,000 in The post Hiring Surge Ends Yearlong Labor Market Slump appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

  • Marqeta’s Debit Roots Give Way to Credit and BNPL Push
    by PYMNTS on May 6, 2026 at 12:38 am

    As embedded finance providers race to move beyond standalone debit cards, Marqeta’s latest earnings on May 5 showed how card issuing platforms are being asked to support a broader mix of lending, buy now, pay later (BNPL) and credit-building products on a global scale. CEO Mike Milotich said on the company’s earnings call that The post Marqeta’s Debit Roots Give Way to Credit and BNPL Push appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

  • Etsy Pilots Conversational AI to Ignite Marketplace Sales
    by PYMNTS on May 6, 2026 at 12:19 am

    Etsy is working to offer conversational search both in OpenAI’s ChatGPT and on its own platform. The company said in a Tuesday (May 5) blog post that the Etsy app in ChatGPT is now live in beta and that it is testing a beta conversational search experience on Etsy. “Our approach will evolve based The post Etsy Pilots Conversational AI to Ignite Marketplace Sales appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

  • Delaware Makes Its Stablecoin Land Grab
    by PYMNTS on May 6, 2026 at 12:01 am

    Delaware, long synonymous with corporate incorporation, may extend its reach more fully into digital finance, advancing legislation that could shape where stablecoin issuers and FinTech firms choose to establish their legal base. At the center are Senate Bill 16, the Banking Modernization Act of 2026, and Senate Bill 19, the Payment Stablecoin Act. The The post Delaware Makes Its Stablecoin Land Grab appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

  • Apple Plans to Turn Devices Into AI Platforms
    by PYMNTS on May 5, 2026 at 10:03 pm

    Apple plans to offer third-party artificial intelligence models alongside its own in-house models, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (May 5), citing unnamed sources. With this offering, users of the company’s software will be able to choose the model they want to use for tasks such as generating and editing text and images, according to the report. The post Apple Plans to Turn Devices Into AI Platforms appeared first on PYMNTS.com.