ATM – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:57:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Police detain 15-year-old for trying to loot an ATM during protests https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/10/19/police-detain-15-year-old-for-trying-to-loot-an-atm-during-protests/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/10/19/police-detain-15-year-old-for-trying-to-loot-an-atm-during-protests/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:57:51 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=310589 TIRANA, October 19 /ATSH/ – A 15-year-old has been detained by specialists from the Sector for the Investigation of Serious Crimes Against Property, on suspicion of attempting theft from an ATM on “Luigj Gurakuqi” street in Tirana.

According to the police, the minor is suspected of being one of the individuals who broke into the ATM on October 15 with the intent to steal.

His detention follows investigative and operational efforts aimed at identifying and holding criminally liable those suspected of engaging in illegal acts during the protests that have taken place in recent days.

The police stated that efforts are ongoing to identify and detain other individuals suspected of involvement in this case.

The procedural files have been referred to the Prosecutor’s Office for further action. /gj.m/r.e/a.f/p.s./

 

]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/10/19/police-detain-15-year-old-for-trying-to-loot-an-atm-during-protests/feed/ 0 Number of active credit cards estimated at 118 thousand, BoA reports https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/10/17/number-of-active-credit-cards-estimated-at-118-thousand-boa-reports/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/10/17/number-of-active-credit-cards-estimated-at-118-thousand-boa-reports/#respond Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:02:37 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=163629 TIRANA, Oct.17/ATA/ The Bank of Albania announced today that, the credit card market in the banking system has followed a rapid recovery.

According to the official data published by BoA, in mid-2021 the number of active credit cards in the banking sector increased to about 118 thousand units.

Since the beginning of this year, the number of credit cards has increased by about 8%.

The use of credit cards by citizens has continued to expand in recent years in several directions, but their use remains dominant in Cash Withdrawals from ATMs.

Over 80% of the total volume of bank card transactions are cash withdrawals at ATMs, according to the BoA. //a.i/

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