Automated teller machines
Charges for transactions from one bank to another set to drop
The long-awaited decision of the Competition Commission for banks is expected to bring a reduction in the charges that are incurred when withdrawing cash from an ATM of a different bank to the client's.
Although the reductions will not be horizontal, it is estimated that they will bring about some relief in said charges, in the order of 25-30%.
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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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.
Lykovrisi cash machine targeted by robbers
Unknown assailants blew up a bank branch ATM early Monday morning in the area of Lykovrysi, northern Athens.
Police said the heist occurred at 3.25 a.m. on Sofoklis Venizelou Avenue.
The perpetrators used dynamite to blow up the cash machine and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
It was the fourth time that the ATM in question had been targeted in recent years.
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Samothraki wants ATM fee exemption
The Greek association of small businesses has asked Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras and Public Power Corporation CEO George Stassis for relief measures for businesses on the northern Aegean island of Samothraki that have suffered as a result of the 12-day suspension of ferry connections earlier this month.
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CCP with Tips on What to Do if an ATM “Swallows” our Card
The Commission for Consumer Protection published tips on what to do if an ATM swallows our card. This may happen due to software, technical, and other issues with the device.
Here are some helpful consumer tips provided by Commission for Consumer Protection experts:
· Failed to withdraw money from ATM? What to do?
Banks to charge other lenders’ clients up to 3 euros per ATM withdrawal
Bank clients using the cash machines of other lenders to make withdrawals will face a significant hike in the charges levied by the machines' owners as of next week.
They may stand to pay as much as 3 euros per transaction for withdrawals from an account in another Greek bank.
Four ATMs damaged overnight
Four automated teller machines (ATM) were damaged in Athens overnight, police said Monday.
Shortly after 2 a.m., vandals tried to burn an ATM in Petralona, while another three machines were smashed later in the night in the district of Dafni.
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Two Men Detained with Skimming Devices in the Area of Danube Bridge 2
A mobile team of border police and customs officers seized a package of bank card sklimming devices transported by car to a country from Western Europe, the Ministry of Interior announced on 31st iof October, reports BNT.