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Robocoin’s "Romit" Software Tackles Remittance Market

Robocoin, an early bitcoin ATM manufacturer, is rebranding itself as Romit and debuting new software aimed at the international remittance market. The features will go live at existing Robocoin ATMs around the world, as well as internet-enabled cashiers who install the Romit application. The technology leverages the bitcoin blockchain in order to provide cheap money transfers at rates competitive with Western Union and MoneyGram. Robocoin was one of the earliest entrants in the bitcoin ATM space, releasing its first machine in October 2013. It was the first time customers could visit a....


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Former ATM Maker Robocoin Ends Bitcoin Services

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Robocoin Develops a Way to Send Cash Overseas

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Overseas Remittance is a $400 Billion Market, Can Bitcoin Dominate?

FastCompany’s report revealed that overseas remittance totaled $429 billion in 2016. Some of the largest Remittance markets include China and the Philippines. Already, bitcoin startups have begun to dominate the remittance markets in the two countries, with the Philippines leading bitcoin remittance innovation. Both domestic and international remittance is a massive market within the Philippines. Companies such as Lhuillier and Palawan operate thousands of branches throughout the country, with deeper market penetration in comparison to international remittance companies such as Western....