Other terms include any time money, cashline, tyme machine, cash dispenser, cash corner, bankomat, or bancomat.
In British English, the terms cashpoint, cash machine and hole in the wall are most widely used. In Canada, the term automated banking machine (ABM) is also used, although ATM is also very commonly used in Canada, with many Canadian organizations using ATM over ABM. An NCR Personas 75-Series interior, multi-function ATM in the United States An NCR SelfServ 6632 from Otto., a Finnish ATM network operatorĪn automated teller machine ( ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account information inquiries, at any time and without the need for direct interaction with bank staff.ĪTMs are known by a variety of names, including automatic teller machines (ATM) in the United States (sometimes redundantly as 'ATM machine'). Actor Reg Varney using the world's first cash machine at Barclays Bank, Enfield, north London on 27 June 1967 Smaller indoor ATMs dispense money inside convenience stores and other busy areas, such as this off-premises Wincor Nixdorf mono-function ICA ATM in Sweden.
