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Indian ingenuity increases ATM user convenience, safety

June 12, 2014

Thanks to innovative thinking by an Indian startup company, would-be ATM thieves could find themselves imprisoned — while still at the ATM.

New Delhi-based IAD Transaction Solutions Intl. has dispensed with India’s standard practice of stationing unarmed guards in every ATM vestibule, according to an article in India's Economic Times. Instead, it outfits its ATMs with alarm horns, direct police connections and a roll-up door that automatically closes, trapping anyone who attempts to tamper with the machine.

The company also has developed a power management solution that can monitor and control the power consumption at ATMs in power-starved villages.

Bangalore-based ConnectM has developed a remote management platform that includes motion sensors on vestibule doors, a microphone that customers can use to call for help, a temperature sensor to control the air conditioner, and a hidden speaker, among other features.

A single guard monitors several ATMs, watching for potential threats and keeping tabs on the operating state of the vestibule, including the diesel power generator and AC.