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NCR to help Swiss FI prepare for 'ATMfutura'

March 24, 2017

NCR Corp. and Switzerland's Lucerne Cantonal Bank have teamed to roll out the first NCR SelfServ 84 terminals in that nation. The multifunction ATMs will go live March 28 in one of the FI's branches, according to a press release.

With the introduction of the newest NCR ATM family, the bank is positioning itself to seize the potential of ATMfutura, an infrastructure project intended to harmonize ATM software across Swiss banks, NCR said.

The new multifunction ATMs feature a 19-inch multitouch display that incorporates tablet-like interactions — such as swipe, pinch and zoom — into ATM transactions.

A recessed keyboard provides designed-in PIN protection while a picture-in-picture camera focuses on activity behind users, alerting them to a shoulder-surfing attempt.

With the launch of ATMfutura, ATM infrastructure in Switzerland will support a variety of new functions such as mobile prestaging of transactions and video banking.

"When it became clear that ATMfutura would go live in Switzerland in 2018, we decided to modernize our self-service offering to prepare for the new functionalities at an early stage," Daniel von Arx, spokesperson of Lucerne Cantonal Bank, said in the release. "Our customers can now become familiar with the new systems and will be able to reap the full benefits of the new innovative services from 2018 onwards."