an essential part of everyday life

The first electronic ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) was invented by Scotsman John Shepherd-Barron in 1967 and was installed at Barclays Bank in Enfield Town.

There are now over 65,000 ATMs in the UK, with 38,000 of these being ‘free to use’, which account for 96% of all transactions.

The UK is the largest ATM marketplace in Europe and the 5th largest overall;
(globally there are 2 million ATMs in use).
In the UK, in 2008 there were over 2.8 billion transactions, with the average withdrawal being £65.