Hyosung America makes Bitcoin purchasing app available to 175,000 ATMs

Published at: July 14, 2022

Hyosung America has signed a partnership deal with cash-to-crypto provider DigitalMint that enables Bitcoin (BTC) purchasing across the firm’s 175,000 ATMs located in the United States.

Apart from offering its own BTC and Litecoin (LTC) payment rails such as ATMs, bank wires and tellers, DigitalMint also provides software API integrations that allow retailers or ATM operators to sell BTC through their machines.

As part of the deal, which was announced on Tuesda, Hyosung America will add DigitalMint’s crypto buying services to its upcoming API-based app store, which is being built for the firm’s ATMs.

However, it will be up to the specific ATM operator to decide whether they want to incorporate DigitalMint’s services or not, which means it is unlikely the majority of Hyosung’s 175,000 ATMs will actually support BTC buying.

The CMO for Hyosung America, Brad Nolan stated the API-based app store will not only offer ATM operators a chance to sell BTC but also offer a chance to provide a host of new services to them:

“With the app store, any ATM operator using our retail software platform can subscribe and download apps such as DigitalMint, to enable their ATMs to do more — driving new revenue streams for the operators and the retailers with whom they partner.”

Given the scale of Hyosung America’s ATM network, it may provide significant customer exposure for DigitalMint’s services. It is unclear if the duo has plans to launch further collaborations, however, considering that DigitalMint offers crypto buying services for just two crypto assets.

Excited to partner with DigitalMint in launching new innovative technology. Read more here: https://t.co/OyqzhJSmk4 https://t.co/ZkHVZWJB6U

— Hyosung America (@HyosungAmericas) July 12, 2022

Hyosung America is the North American subsidiary of South Korean firm Hyosung, Inc, and claims that it is the “largest provider of ATMs” in the United States. The company has not made any notable plays in crypto apart from this, but given that it is working on an API-based app store, more crypto partnerships could follow.

Related: Bitcoin ATM operators set up association to counter money laundering

According to data from Coin ATM Radar, as of this month, there are currently 33,772 Bitcoin ATMs installed in the United States, making it the country with the most BTC ATMs in the world. In contrast, second-placed Canada has just 2,438 BTC ATMs installed, while the combined figure for the entire world stands at 38,430.

Coin ATM Radar data suggests that interest in crypto-friendly ATMs is waning, with Cointelegraph reporting on June 5 that global Bitcoin ATM installations hit a record low in May of just 202, a range not seen since 2019. The figure did surge back to around 714 by June. However, the number is still well off all-time high figures of 2,037 posted in August 2021.

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