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This Futuristic ATM Means You’ll Never Have To Go Into A Bank Again by IsheriNorthGRA: 4:27pm On Feb 19, 2017


Fifty years ago, the ATM was one of the first robots to start down the long path of stealing jobs. Even the name — Automated Teller Machine — shows that it was explicitly designed to put bank tellers out of a job.

ATMs have become far more sophisticated since their introduction, but their main function of dispensing cash hasn’t really changed. So, for ATMs themselves to remain relevant as banks increasingly go online, there needs to be change.

NCR, a company you likely haven’t heard of but almost certainly interact with frequently, has just released its latest take on the ATM. Called the SelfServ 80, it’s likely to have payment processing conference attendees all aflutter — but there’s a reason you should care too.

Rather than just dispensing cash, the machine uses a 19-inch touchscreen and video confrencing to let you do virtually anything you’d do in a regular bank. Apply for credit cards or loans can theoretically all happen without ever speaking to a person in the flesh: all the communication can happen with a bank advisor via fancy Skype.

Only ever talking to a bank advisor through a screen does sound like an awfully dystopian future. But the silver lining here is that by centralizing the bank tellers, banks could offer services for much longer hours, and you’d never need to wait in line to see one of your branch’s two tellers ever again.

The ATM will start rolling out this year, as according to NCR “several of the largest banks in the world, along with many community banks, have signed on for initial delivery contracts.”

http://bgr.com/2017/02/19/ncr-atm-the-future/

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Re: This Futuristic ATM Means You’ll Never Have To Go Into A Bank Again by kilokeys(m): 4:32pm On Feb 19, 2017
more jobs to be lost... bankers better come and learn how to play guitar like me o
Re: This Futuristic ATM Means You’ll Never Have To Go Into A Bank Again by chordrylateral(m): 5:08pm On Feb 19, 2017
And people are still looking for job in the banks?
Re: This Futuristic ATM Means You’ll Never Have To Go Into A Bank Again by paulsibility(m): 5:10pm On Feb 19, 2017
End time machine.....

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Re: This Futuristic ATM Means You’ll Never Have To Go Into A Bank Again by Nobody: 5:21pm On Feb 19, 2017
Very good development.

I hate going inside a Nigerian bank due to their inconsiderate entry systems.
Re: This Futuristic ATM Means You’ll Never Have To Go Into A Bank Again by Visionwriter: 10:17pm On Mar 18, 2017
You will not wait in line at the bank. You will just wait in line at the ATM.

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