Punjab National Bank a state-run lender considering its social responsibility has installed its first disabled-friendly ATM. PNB Chairman and Managing Director K R Kamath inaugurated biometric automated teller machine (ATM) at the Action for Ability Development and Inclusion (AADI) campus to celebrate International World Disability Day. In few years bank is expected to set up more such machines in the city.
During the inauguration Kamath said, "As part of PNB's corporate social responsibility, we brought in the initiative of disabled-friendly ATMs and we hope to bring in more and more such ATMs in the years to come".
Although, Kamath, did not specified that how many ATMs will be set up by PNB and in how much time.
The biometric ATM reduces the use of a debit card and can be accessed by reading biological features like finger prints, retina and face recognition.
Monday, December 7, 2009
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