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Bulgaria: An ATM was Stolen in Sofia’s “Lyulin” district
An ATM was stolen last night in the capital's Lyulin district, Nova TV reports. The payment device was pulled out and taken in an unknown direction around 5 a.m. The ATM was located in a 24-hour grocery store. There is no information yet on how much cash was in it. The perpetrators are currently being sought by the police
63% of Transactions in Bulgaria are made in Cash
Bulgaria is second in Europe after Romania in the number of cash payments, according to statistics from 'Global Findex'. In our country, 63% of transactions are made with cash, and in our neighbor - over 78%.
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Banks now charge for what they never did: What are we going to give extra money for?
Last year, due to two moratoriums on loans, but also on interest rates, which are at an all-time minimum, banking sector lost a significant part of its income. On the other hand, many have increased commissions and service costs at the same time, and some have started charging for what they never did.
Cash is still king for Turks
Most Turks still prefer making payments in cash over other means of transactions, a recent study by the Central Bank has found.
In terms of payment methods, nearly 62 percent of participants of the bank survey identified themselves as "cash users" and 9 percent as "card users." Some 30 percent said they go in between.
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Increase in Bank Charges in Bulgaria
Bank charges in Bulgaria have increased significantly in the past 12 months. Using money in cash in a bank branch, or drawing cash from ATMs is most expensive, warned business consultant Stefan Hristov. If people want to save costs, they should switch over to cashless payments, said Stefan Hristov in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.
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Bulgaria: Banks Are Fleecing Us, Their Charges Have Rocketed
For the most trivial service - opening a regular current account. the banks charge BGN 2.55 on average. The service is used by almost all Bulgarians and most widely by physical persons.
Turkish banks cooperate for joint ATM networks
Following Turkish state lenders' step to gather automated teller machines (ATMs) under a joint brand, a private lender has struck deals with two major private banks to offer expanded ATM services to its customers.
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Cash machines to be out of order for upgrades early on Tuesday
Ljubljana – Bank card users will not be able to use ATMs in the early morning hours on Tuesday, 12 January, due to communication infrastructure upgrades.
Bankart company said it will be performing works on communication infrastructure, which means that a majority of cash machines all across the country will be out of order for 30 minutes.
Piraeus Bank ATMs torched in Pefki
Unknown assailants set fire to two ATMs at the Piraeus Bank branch in Pefki, northern Athens, early on Tuesday morning.
The arson attack caused damage to the two cash machines located outside the bank branch at 43 Irini Avenue.
Police are conducting an investigation to locate the perpetrators.
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More arson attacks on ATMs in Athens suburb
Police in Athens on Friday were seeking the perpetrators behind arson attacks on ATMs in the northern Athens suburb of Halandri that caused damage but no injuries.
According to police, the unidentified assailants used homemade explosive devices to set alight one cash machine near the suburb's town hall at around 3 a.m. and another outside a supermarket about an hour later.
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