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ATM maker Wincor Nixdorf USA Tuesday took the wraps off of its "Mixed Bundle" envelope-free ATM that the company expects to revolutionize deposit automation or, at the least, keep it a step ahead of the competition.
Unveiled at the BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla., the ATM enables bank customers to deposit of up to 50 checks, 50 bank notes or a combination of both at one time into the ATM's single deposit-acceptance slot.
"This innovation has allowed us to increase our lead over our competitors and offer bank customers an even better service with the new technology," Alan Walsh, Wincor Nixdorf USA's sales director, said in a statement.
Currently, bank customers making envelope-free ATM deposits must separate checks and bank notes and deposit them into the ATMs' separate deposit-accepting slots.
Austin, Texas-based Wincor Nixdorf USA promoted the ATM by mailing to nearly 1,000 individuals attending the BAI conference fake bank notes and fake checks with Magnetic Ink Character Recognition lines, which include account and bank-routing numbers.
Wincor Nixdorf enclosed the fake money into an envelope that said "You Mix and We Match," Chad Wagner, Wincor Nixdorf USA's director of marketing, tells ATM&Debit News. The company invited mailer recipients to visit Wincor Nixdorf's booth to test the machine, Wagner says.
Wincor Nixdorf USA, which is owned by Wincor Nixdorf AG in Paderborn, Germany, is preparing to pilot the ATM with San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. sometime next year, Wagner says (ADN, 10/2). ATM
