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Cash is King: How is your Business protecting its Cash? Dunbar can help!

Friday, October 19th, 2012

“Cash still has one important advantage—a sense of control and anonymity that many other payment forms cannot offer.” – The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

If you take a look at the Value and Volume by Payment Type chart and Volume of Cash in Circulation, you will see that cash still has the highest volume – and is steadily increasing. According to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, volume of cash in circulation has more than doubled (from 13.5 billion to 31.3 billion) in the past 20 years, and the value of that cash has more than tripled (from $268.2 billion to $1.03 trillion). This puts the volume of cash transactions at 49 percent.

In some minority and low-income communities, whose residents are disproportionately unbanked, cash is used exclusively. In fact, a recent FDIC study shows that 25.6 percent of all U.S. households (30 million) are unbanked or under-banked. (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)

Despite the introduction of mobile wallets and mobile payments, several analysts have stated that there will not be much adoption until 2020.

  • In a non-random sample of 1,021 technology stakeholders and critics, 65 percent responded that they didn’t believe mobile payments would gain traction any time soon.
  • The remaining respondents said they simply didn’t trust mobile banking/payments.

Due to security issues and consumers’ lack of trust with smart phone banking, cash isn’t going away any time soon. Analysts reported that only 2 to 3 percent of smart phones even have the Near Field Communications technology that allows mobile payments to occur. Also, businesses are not convinced that such technology will become the industry standard in the future. Lack of knowledge on these new methods has created a very long learning curve for this technology.

With that being said and based on recent statistics, this is great news for your business. There is a substantial amount of cash in circulation and we hope you will take the necessary precautions in protecting your business. Be sure to secure your cash deposits and educate your employees on proper procedures.

With the holiday season approaching, your company is in need of quality security.

Dunbar will help you minimize cash losses, improve controls and accountability, enhance security and safety, and free your employees to focus on other critical business areas.

“Securely Managing Your Cash and Valuables”

If you would like to learn more about what Dunbar can do for you, please contact us by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

Dunbar specializes in working with organizations in a vast array of industries for the safeguarding of valuables. We deliver the most technologically-advanced integrated cash management, logistics, and loss prevention solutions available through a global array of innovative products and services tailored to meet your specific needs.

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Safety Tips for Small Businesses: Protecting your Assets

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Did you know that 30% of all small business failures are the result of burglary, robbery, shoplifting, or fraud? The financial loss can be too much for a small business owner to overcome. Because of this, it’s important that you take the necessary precautions to protect your business. And Dunbar can help!

Dunbar: Helping you Protect your Small Business

1) Dunbar Cash Management Solutions: Our Cash Management Solutions combines several of our industry leading services to provide small business owners, like you, with a comprehensive closed-loop system for securing your cash and profits.

2) Dunbar Guard Services: Dunbar Guards are expertly trained and professional. We supply uniformed, plainclothes, armed and unarmed guards for all types of locations and situations in the Mid Atlantic region, including: patrol and sentry, crowd control, and prisoner transport.

3) Dunbar Security Systems: Dunbar offers complete security systems for your small business. Our security offerings include:

4) Dunbar Security Products: Our fully customizable security products (listed below) help deter thefts before they can even happen.

Protect your Small Business while saving Time and Money with Dunbar!

If you would like to learn more about Safety Tips for Businesses, contact us by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today.

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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What to do AFTER you Spot a Counterfeit Bill :: Counterfeit Detection Tips

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Every day counterfeit bills pass through retail stores, bars, banks and restaurants across the country. As a business owner, this has to be chilling. You work hard to keep your business profitable, which is no easy task in today’s economy. The last thing you need is to take a counterfeit bill as payment.

Counterfeit Detection Tips

There are several ways to spot counterfeit bills. We explained some of these tips in one of our previous blogs, Counterfeit Detection Tips for Businesses and their Employees. But we at Dunbar also offer several products to help make this process even easier.

Dunbar Counterfeit Detection Products

The use of equipment and instruments, with magnifying lenses, magnetic ink detectors, chemical pens, watermark lights, infrared cameras and UV lamps are highly recommended. It is only with these tools that we can truly know if the bill being examined contains the security features that are placed to protect us and that the bill is authentic.

But what do you do AFTER you spot a counterfeit bill?

  1. DO NOT confront the person who passed you the bill or return the bill to that person.
  2. Once the person leaves, write down everything you can remember about the individual, including license plate number (if possible).
  3. Notify the Secret Service Office or your local police department as soon as possible.
  4. Write your initials and date in the white border of the bill and store it in a plastic bag.

Once you hand the bill over to the authorities, the Treasury Department will remove the bill from circulation and later use it as evidence for the prosecution of the counterfeiter.

If you would like to learn more about Dunbar Counterfeit Detection Products, contact Dunbar Security Products by calling 800-766-9145 or visit our website today!

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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The Benefits of an ATM for your Cash-Heavy Business : Dunbar ATM Services

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Today cash is still king, and in a society that’s on the go, consumers rely heavily on ATMs for fast convenient access to cash when they want it.  So when running a company that relies heavily on cash transactions, perhaps nothing could be more beneficial to your business than investing in an ATM!

Benefits of ATMs

  • Increase Sales: Studies have found that an ATM can increase sales by as much as 8%. And who doesn’t want to boost sales?
  • Checks Bounce, Cash Won’t: Bounced checks cost your business money. So cut back on the risk. Invest in an ATM.
  • Retention Rates: Studies have shown that 25% of all cash withdrawn from an ATM is spent on the premises. This number increases to 75% for establishments like bars and restaurants.
  • Credit Card Fees: Credit card fees can be a burden. Instead, give your customers access to cash with an ATM.
  • Added Revenue: Between surcharges and boosted sales, your new ATM will greatly add to your business’ revenue.
  • Customer Satisfaction: Having an ATM at your business is convenient for your customers. They will appreciate it!

Dunbar ATM Services

Dunbar ATM services provide enhanced cash management solutions for your ATM network, ensuring operational efficiency. The core elements of our ATM Management service include:

  • Cash replenishment & settlement
  • Deposit sweeps
  • Processing & inventory management
  • Automated ordering and reporting
  • E-Cash (Emergency Cash service)
  • 1st & 2nd line maintenance
  • Conversion project management

As a leading provider of armored transportation and cash management services to financial institutions of all sizes, Dunbar Armored is thoroughly familiar with the environment of ATM services and the expectations of our customers.

If you would like to learn more about Dunbar ATM Services or the Benefits of ATMS, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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Payment Trends: Cash Isn’t Going Anywhere Any Time Soon!

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

Many people in society today are under the perception that with credit and debit card use up, that cash use must be on the decline. This, however, could not be further from the truth. We are far from a “cashless” society.

These predictions have been around since the advent of the credit card in the 1950s. Yet, cash still continues to be king. Just take a look at the graphic below, depicting the time series of the nominal value of US currency in circulation for the past 25 years. The amount of cash in circulation has grown substantially over the past 25 years and most importantly, growing faster than inflation.

Although the typical cash transaction amount has grown smaller, the frequency of cash usage and the average amount of cash in use appears to be on the rise in the U.S.

Cash Management and your Business

With cash not going anywhere any time soon, you should give the cash management specialists at Dunbar a call today! We specialize in working with organizations of all shapes and sizes for the safeguarding of your cash and valuables. Dunbar delivers the most technologically-advanced integrated Cash Management Solutions available, including:

“Securely Managing Your Cash and Valuables”

Throughout our history we have worked with cash intensive businesses like yours, developing a strong knowledge of the struggles in your daily operations, allowing us to develop proven and customizable cash management solutions to serve your needs.

If you would like to learn more about Payment Trends or Cash Management, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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The “Cashless Society?” Not Quite Yet.
Cash Usage: Reports of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

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Dunbar: Safeguarding Education with Innovating Security Solutions

Friday, June 8th, 2012

Dunbar’s extensive history of security excellence has allowed us to develop cash management solutions for nearly every type of company, including those in the unique education industry. We create customized security solutions tailored to your institution’s specific operations, focused on the protection of employees, students, property, and valuables.

Dunbar’s Educational Security Services

  • Armored Transportation / Cash In-Transit: The need to secure cash within your schools is just as important as it is for any other business.  When we service educational institutions, we often use armored vans instead of our signature red and black armored trucks. This gives us a lower profile and can help avoid any unnecessary additional attention on your campuses.
  • Cash Vault Services: Deposit verification, preparation, consolidation and customized cash management solutions designed to meet your campus’ needs.
  • Dunbar Valu-Trak®: Designed with your campus’ information reporting needs in mind, Dunbar Valu-Trak® offers a comprehensive online portal for tracking your cash.
  • Automated Banking Solutions: Does your campus utilize payment kiosks, parking pay-and-go machines, replenishment machines for student payment cards, or other automated banking machines? If so, you need Dunbar! Our automated banking solutions are designed to manage your extensive network of payment machines and guarantee the most efficient operating manner and maximum up time.
  • Dunbar Security Systems: A secure campus starts with a top-notch security system. And at Dunbar, we provide only the highest level of electronic solutions, including access control, video surveillance, and fire & intrusion detection.
  • And much more!

Dunbar is a name known across the country for providing businesses and educational institutions like yours with the best in safety, reliability, convenience and peace of mind!

If you would like to learn more about Dunbar Educational Security Services, contact us by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

“Securely Managing Your Cash and Valuables”

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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Business Safety Tips from the Security Experts at Dunbar

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Aside from turning a profit, when it comes to running your business, nothing is quite as important as security. Having good security practices in place can save you time, money, and headaches down the road.

Business Safety Tips

  1. Lighting: Dark entrances, like doors, windows, and alleys, are the perfect targets for potential burglars. Keep the exterior of your building brightly lit and check bulbs often.
  2. Doors and Locks: Heavy, solid doors and commercial grade security locks are your first line of defense against a break-in.
  3. Keep it Locked Up: A burglar will try any means to get into your building. So be sure to lock all skylights, vents, loading docks and other openings to your business.
  4. Be Smart: Do not keep large amounts of cash on the premises. If a burglary does happen, they leave with little.
  5. Secure Your Cash Immediately: Securing cash at the point-of-sale with Dunbar Cash Manager Safes can prevent internal and external shrink.
  6. Security Systems and Surveillance: A Dunbar security system serves as a deterrent and can help to apprehend burglars; access control and remote monitoring is also available.

You can trust Dunbar and our many Alternative Security Services and Products to keep your business safe!

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have evolved to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

If you would like to learn more about Dunbar’s Security Services, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

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Dunbar’s Alternative Solutions: More than Just Armored Transportation

Friday, April 20th, 2012

People know Dunbar for our armored car and armored transportation services, but we offer so much more to help securely manage your cash and valuables and cover your organization’s full security needs. Our other services solutions include:

Dunbar Security Products: Our security products help deter thefts before they can even happen. Dunbar’s Security Products team can customize and design products to your specifications. Our security products include:

Dunbar Security Systems: Dunbar offers complete security systems for both businesses and residential customers. Our security offerings include:

Dunbar Guard Services: Dunbar Guards are expertly trained and professional. We supply uniformed, plainclothes, armed and unarmed guards for all types of locations and situations, including: patrol and sentry, crowd control, and prisoner transport.

At Dunbar Guard Services, we listen to your organization’s needs and work diligently to customize a security solution that best fits those needs. Our experienced team of security professionals will analyze your requirements, anticipate potential problems, and implement the necessary security measures to ensure your safety.

Dunbar Global Logistics: Dunbar Global Logistics specializes in providing first-class service in the secure armored transport logistics of precious metals, diamonds and gems, pharmaceuticals, electronic media and data from coast-to-coast.

  • Diamond & Jewelry Show Services – Dunbar Global Logistics annually services over 200 jewelry trade shows, securely transporting diamond and jewelry lines for manufacturers, wholesalers, and designers. Learn more.
  • Domestic & Specialized Services – We provide efficient and secure transportation of valuables in a timely manner. Learn more.
  • International Logistics – Using our long-term partnerships and global affiliates, Dunbar’s International team ensures efficient and secure logistics of your international shipments. Learn more.

And much, much more!

At Dunbar, we want you to be more than satisfied with the services you receive. We want you to become a Dunbar customer for life.

If you would like to learn more, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

“Securely Managing Your Cash and Valuables”

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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