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Photos: Visiting the bank of the future
RFID and digital pens in the branch of the future

By Steve Ranger

Published: Tuesday 24 January 2006

The bank of the future will be crammed with cutting-edge technology, according to researchers from Accenture. RFID tags will be incorporated into bank cards and systems in branches will recognise you as you enter - and display messages.

Here Michael Redding, director of research at Accenture's technology labs, shows off a version of the system which could be used in banks' branch offices in years to come.

Photo: Steve Ranger