How ATM card transactions work: operational procedures, transaction steps, and network security protocols
You insert your Card into the Card Reader, type your PIN, and $60 appears. How does money move so fast? The ATM is just a terminal, not the bank: a Display, a Card Reader, and a Cash Cartridge locked in the Vault. Your Card never carries your balance. So where does the money actually move?
Chapters 9
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