Are your ATMs a profitable target?
Remove the reward from ATM attacks.
There are many types of ATM attacks, from hook-and-chain, rip-outs and ram raids to explosive attacks. However, every attack is driven by the same objective: access to cash. So, how do you make stolen ATM cash worthless?
a2m active is a complete ATM protection system designed to protect the cash from all types of physical ATM attacks. By instantly sensing an attack and permanently staining banknotes with intellignet banknote neutralisation system (IBNS) the security ink neutralises their value and helps remove the financial reward for criminals. From within the ATM, a2m active combines multiple anti-theft technologies into a single solution. Managed by Hub+, with two-way encrypted radio communication, the system continuously monitors ATM status and reports events in real time.
a2m active is proven to:
- Reduce losses from ATM attacks.
- Deter organised criminal activity.
- Provide an additional layer of defence alongside existing ATM security measures.
a2m active is more than just a smart cash cassette.
This is the next generation of cash machine protection with intelligent remote management and attack detection sensors.
The world’s only complete ATM protection system, protects against all types of ATM attacks to make stolen ATM cash worthless.
Intelligent Banknote Neutralisation – IBNS
How does Intelligent Banknote Neutralisation – IBNS – make stolen ATM cash worthless?
There are strict policies held by the European Central Bank and other major global financial authorities, that declare ink-stained banknotes are legally unfit for public circulation and cannot be redeemed by standard cash handlers or everyday citizens. Under regulatory frameworks like ECB Decision/2013/10, central banks treat the permanent dye as immediate, visual evidence of a criminal offense.
So what does this mean for stolen ATM cash?
Simply, banks and retailers will refuse to accept, reimburse or exchange any dye-stained currency unless the request is officially submitted by a retail bank or cash-in-transit (CIT) provider who can definitively prove they were the victim of the attempted or actual robbery. Any ordinary individuals presenting these notes face immediate confiscation of the cash without compensation, and the notes are handed directly over to law enforcement to be used as forensic evidence in a criminal investigation.
