Cash handling apparatus, cash handling system, and cash handling method

A cash handling system comprising:

• a payer terminal operated by a payer who pays a recipient in cash;
• a cash handling apparatus configured to
• accept, from the payer terminal to a receiving unit, payment information including payer information for identifying the payer, recipient information for identifying the recipient, and a payment amount to be paid by the payer to the recipient,
• recognize and count cash deposited by the payer to obtain a deposit amount,
• store therein the cash, and
• store, in a memory, transfer information in which the payment information and the deposit amount are registered;
• and
• a recipient terminal operated by the recipient, wherein
• the receiving unit accepts the recipient information from the recipient terminal, and the cash handling apparatus refers to the transfer information to identify the payment amount corresponding to the recipient information, and dispenses therefrom cash corresponding to the payment amount.

A cash handling method comprising:

• accepting, from a payer who pays a recipient in cash, payment information including payer information for identifying the payer, recipient information for identifying the recipient, and a payment amount to be paid by the payer to the recipient, by a cash handling apparatus;
• performing a depositing process of accepting, recognizing and counting cash deposited by the payer to obtain a deposit amount, and storing the deposited cash, in the cash handling apparatus;
• storing transfer information in which the payment information and the deposit amount are registered, in the cash handling apparatus;
• and
• accepting the recipient information from the recipient, referring to the transfer information to identify the payment amount corresponding to the recipient information, and dispensing cash corresponding to the payment amount from the cash handling apparatus.