The ability to make envelope-free deposits at ATMs is the most important technological advancement in recent years for ATM deployers around the world, a new survey said.

And the ability to make mobile transactions is the top technology expected to fuel future ATM growth, according to the survey by the ATM Industry Association, a trade association that claims 3,700 members in 60 countries.

In ATMIA's first International ATM Innovation Survey, more than half of respondents identified deposit automation, which began in 2004 with approval of the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, as the top recent ATM innovation, and forecast mobile/contactless transactions as the fastest-growing value-adding service in the next five years. 

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