Modular automated transaction machine

A modular automated transaction machine (ATM) comprising:

• a safe having a door and a first port spaced from said door;
• at least one currency cassette positioned in said safe;
• a dispenser positioned in said safe and operably engaged with said at least one currency cassette wherein said dispenser is configured to extract banknotes from said at least one currency cassette and direct the extracted banknotes to said first port and also configured to receive banknotes through said first port and direct the banknotes received through said first port to said at least one currency cassette;
• a recycler positionable on a top of said safe and having a second port and a third port, said recycler configured to receive banknotes through said second port and direct received banknotes to said third port, said recycler positionable in a plurality of different orientations on said top of said safe and also in a plurality different offsets relative to said top of said safe;
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• a plurality of linking transport assemblies each individually engageable with said recycler, each one of said plurality of linking transport assemblies having a respective fourth port configured to engage said first port of said safe and a respective fifth port configured to engage said second port of said recycler, each one of said plurality of linking transport assemblies defining a transport path along which banknotes are moved between said respective fourth port said respective fifth port, and each one of said plurality of linking transport assemblies individually positionable between said top of said safe and a bottom of said recycler.