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U.S. consumers would perform 14 billion transactions at ATMs·
ATMs would be placed on almost every street corner (and in almost every convenience store, airport, hotel, etc.)·
370,000 ATMs would be deployed across the U.S. by banks, credit unions and ISOs, covering every state and conceivable location·
ATMs would become an important part of consumers' everyday lives·
78 percent of consumers would say that ATMs are an important part of their lives, vs. 56 percent for email (Source: Recent eFunds survey)·
ATMs would become the primary service channel for many banks, with ATMs handling more transactions than branches·
Consumers would travel abroad without foreign currency or Travelers Checks, with only a simple ATM card, confident they can access local funds upon their arrival, day or night·
Companies could focus on ATM manufacturing as their primary capability.·
A leading ATM manufacturer-Diebold-would employ 10,000 people with revenues of approximately $2 billion·
The convenience value would drive consumers to pay $4.5 billion annually in surcharges to fund ATM networks
