ATM System For Receiving Cash Deposits From Non-Networked Clients

A method for providing a transaction card associated with a native currency in exchange for foreign funds at a foreign transaction machine, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of transaction cards to a consumer for selection;
• receiving, at a foreign transaction machine, foreign cash from a customer, wherein the total foreign cash received from the customer amounts to a foreign currency amount;
• receiving a transaction card selection from the consumer;
• receiving a native currency type from the consumer;
• receiving exchange rate information;
• converting the foreign currency amount into a native currency amount according to the exchange rate information;
• and
• assigning the native currency amount to the transaction card.

A method for depositing foreign funds in a first transaction machine and receiving native funds from a second transaction machine, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a first transaction machine, cash in a first currency from a customer, wherein the total cash in the first currency received from the customer amounts to a first currency amount;
• providing the consumer a transaction identifier from the first transaction machine;
• receiving, at a second transaction machine, the transaction identifier;
• receiving exchange rate information for converting the first currency amount into the second currency;
• converting the first currency amount into a second currency amount according to the exchange rate information, wherein the second currency amount is in a second currency;
• and
• providing cash in the second currency to the consumer.