The invention provided herein generally relates to devices, systems, and methods for handling cash or quasi-cash items in such a way as to substantially eliminate employee theft, error, or difficulties in reconciling a record of transactions with a total amount of money in a cash drawer. The invention also provides devices, systems, and methods for cash-collateralized electronic banking.

There are disclosed devices, system and methods for automatic exchange of change for cash using a smart safe. The safe has a computing device for receiving a selection from a merchant to exchange cash for change having a total value, and an identification of the denominations of the coins and cash of the change desired. The safe has a secure chamber for receiving cash deposits from the merchant and a sensor for counting the secured cash. The computing device sends an exchange agent the selection from the merchant to exchange the cash with the change, and the identification of the denominations of the change desired. A courier is contacted, retrieves the cash deposited, and exchanges the change for the equal value of cash.

Devices, systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for counting and managing currency are provided herein. Contemplated systems can comprise one or more currency counting devices, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the one or more currency counting devices. The computing device can comprise one or more processors and a memory storing software instructions for guiding an operator through a counting operation and controlling the one or more currency counting devices, for example, based on an operator input.

Devices, systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for counting and managing currency are provided herein. Contemplated systems can comprise one or more currency counting devices, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the one or more currency counting devices. The computing device can comprise one or more processors and a memory storing software instructions for guiding an operator through a counting operation and controlling the one or more currency counting devices, for example, based on an operator input.

A system includes a cassette including a bill storage component to retrievably store the plurality of bills, and a picker system to retrieve one or more bills stored in the bill storage component. The system further includes memory and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the cassette, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate a bill list comprising bill information for each bill of the plurality of bills stored by the bill storage component where the bill information includes a denomination and a storage position of each of the plurality of bills, receive a transaction request, identify a storage position of a target bill from the bill list for dispensing based on the transaction request and a denomination of the target bill, and cause the picker system to retrieve the target bill for dispensing.

A system includes a cassette including a bill storage component to retrievably store the plurality of bills, and a picker system to retrieve one or more bills stored in the bill storage component. The system further includes memory and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the cassette, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate a bill list comprising bill information for each bill of the plurality of bills stored by the bill storage component where the bill information includes a denomination and a storage position of each of the plurality of bills, receive a transaction request, identify a storage position of a target bill from the bill list for dispensing based on the transaction request and a denomination of the target bill, and cause the picker system to retrieve the target bill for dispensing.

Donation receiving apparatus has a denomination discriminator interfacing a storage area. The denomination discriminator has at least one sensor for sensing at least one physical characteristic of currency passing therethrough. A device controller interfaces a mobile communication device interface and the denomination discriminator. In use, the device controller establishes communication with the mobile communication device, detects a denomination using the at least one physical characteristic and transmits the denomination to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device may execute an application controller which displays a graphical user interface on a digital display thereof which may display the denomination.

There are disclosed devices, system and methods for automatic exchange of change for cash using a smart safe. The safe has a computing device for receiving a selection from a merchant to exchange cash for change having a total value, and an identification of the denominations of the coins and cash of the change desired. The safe has a secure chamber for receiving cash deposits from the merchant and a sensor for counting the secured cash. The computing device sends an exchange agent the selection from the merchant to exchange the cash with the change, and the identification of the denominations of the change desired. A courier is contacted, retrieves the cash deposited, and exchanges the change for the equal value of cash.

A method and system of validating cash transactions which comprises capturing a unique identifier of a banknote, storing the unique identifier against a user identity of a user; and upon receiving the banknote as tender for payment, checking the unique identifier of the banknote against the user identity, requesting an authorization for release of the banknote for payment, and in response to receiving a successful authorization, transmitting an accept banknote message and in response to a failed authorization, transmitting a decline banknote message.

A method for saving information about objects to be verified that were consigned to a self-service terminal and that were deposited by the self-service terminal in cassettes, with the following steps: acceptance of objects; verification of the objects; if verification was not successful, determination of a clear identification of the non-verified object and saving the identification on a memory system that is physically connected to the cassette and is transported with said cassette.