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Reading Practice Text C The UKs first home online banking services was set up by② Bank of Scotland for customers of the ③Nottingham Building Society (NBS) in 1983. The system used was based on the UKs Prestel system and used a computer, such as the BBC Micro, or keyboard (Tandata Td1400) connected to the telephone system and television set. The system (known as Homelink) allowed on-line viewing of statements, bank transfers and bill payments. In order to make banktransfers and bill payments, a written instruction giving details of the intended recipient had to be sent to the NBS who set the details up on the Home link system. Typical recipients were gas, electricity and telephone companies Reading Practice Text C and accounts with other banks. Details of payments to be made were input into the NBS system by the account holder via Prestel. A cheque was then sent by NBS to the payee and an advice giving details of the payment was sent to the account holder. Now, in most of the branches you see computers being used to record banking transactions. Information about the balance in your deposit account can be known through computers. In most banks now the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) is replacing a human or manual teller counter. Banking activity carried on through computer and other electronic means of communication is called “electronic banking” or “e-banking”. Regardless of the given name, these systems certainly offer specific advantages over the traditional banking methods. Reading Practice Text C 1.Automated Teller Machine: Banks have now installed their own Automated Teller Machine throughout the country at convenient locations. By using this, customers can deposit or withdraw money from their own account any time. 2.Debit Card: Banks are now providing Debit Cards to their customers having saving or current account in the banks. The customers can use this card for purchasing goods and services at different places in lieu of cash.