Saturday 12 October 2013

ATM & CTS

History of ATMs
1939 - ORIGIN OF ATMs
Bank automation started as early as 1939 with the invention of the ATM by Luther George Simjian. He came up with the idea of creating a hole-in-the-wall machine that would allow customers to make financial transactions. The idea met skepticism but he persuaded what is now Citicorp to give it a trial. After six months, the bank reported that there was little demand.
1960 - ATM PREDECESSOR INSTALLED
New York's First National City Bank (now CitiBank) installs a Bankograph in several branch lobbies. The idea is for customers to pay utility bills and get receipts without having to see a teller
1967 - FIRST BANKING CASH DISPENSER
On June 27 1967 De La Rue wins the race to unveil the first machine, drawing crowds to the unveiling.The concept is developed by John Shepherd- Barron. He came up with a self-service machine which dispenses paper currency on a 24/7 basis. The first of this type of machines will be installed outside a north London branch of Barclays Bank in 1967.
1987- INDIA'S FIRST ATM
HSBC has installed the first ATM in India during 1987.
Cheque Truncation System





CTS at a glance
Reserve Bank of India has initiated a new retail payment system with the introduction of an Image based Cheque Truncation System [CTS] in the Country. This initiative is aimed at improving the efficiency in the payment systems by eliminating the existing process of realization of cheques which have to be physically presented to the Drawee Bank.
This means that instead of the physical cheques, the images of the cheques will be presented in the clearing houses. As this is going to be purely an electronic payment, RBI is aiming to consolidate all the clearing houses in future. Also, the geographical barrier will be completely eliminated in this process.
What is a Cheque Truncation System?
Truncation means retaining the movement of physical Cheque from one place to another for the purpose of clearing / collections. Instead, only the images of the cheques will be presented in the clearing houses for clearing settlement.
Truncation Point
The location at which the physical cheques are retained and the images are used there after in the clearing system is called a Truncation Point and the process is defined as Cheque Truncation System.
The introduction of the CTS will change the roles and the responsibilities of the banks in the clearing process and may lead to introduction of certain risks that will have to be mitigated. So far, the Drawee Bank branch is responsible for ensuring the genunity of the Cheque presented in the clearing. With the introduction of Cheque Truncation System, the presenting Bank will be responsible for the same.
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