When using an ATM, you generally enter your PIN code discreetly and keep an eye on your surroundings to ensure no one is spying on your transaction.
Amazingly, a new type of cash machine has been developed that not only stores your details but also displays your bank balance for everyone to see.
To add to the intrigue, it ranks you among all the users who have utilized it.
If that wasn’t enough, this ATM also features a built-in camera that captures a photo of you for the ranking – a detail that can either boost your ego or provide a humbling experience.
This controversial ATM is located in the US, and as you might expect, it’s not placed outside a Walmart.
Instead, it was found at Art Basel in Miami, Florida. At the time, the top-ranked person on the ‘leaderboard’ had an impressive $2.9 million in his bank account when he used the machine, alongside over 70 others who participated.
The video was captured by content creator Joel Franco and shared on the social media platform Twitter.
A crowd gathered to watch the ‘scores’ displayed on the machine, some of which showed accounts with no money at all. If I had used it, I’d likely be among those with zero balances, so no worries there.
Ranked at number 40 on the list was a grey-haired man with black glasses, who had a respectable $11,288 in his account – meaning 39 other users had more than that!
Many of the individuals using the ATM were older than I am, so perhaps it’s not that surprising.
Franco even points out the ATM’s popularity, with at least a dozen people observing the machine in the name of art.
Over on his YouTube channel, another user approached the machine, entered his PIN, and revealed his account balance to everyone – something many of us find difficult to do even with close friends and family.
He waited as the ATM made bizarre toilet flushing noises before showing that he had $40,000 in his account.
Whether he had it in one account or transferred from multiple accounts, it’s still a substantial amount of money.
While I don’t foresee this concept being adopted nationwide, would you be curious to see one installed at your local mall or another public place?