20150339643 | AUTOMATED TRANSACTION SYSTEM - This invention relates to an automated transaction system, a method of operating the same, and to a method and system for vending a token for a prepaid service. The system essentially comprises a database storing rules to be applied by the system to financial transactions and a processor to direct operation of the system. In particular, the processor is operable to receive, in a real-time or near real-time, deposit data indicative of a deposit of a financial value made into a bank account held at a bank for a financial transaction for the purchase of goods and/or services. The processor is further configured to process the financial transaction requested and apply one or more stored rules to the processing of the determined requested transaction. The financial transaction may be for the purchase of tokens for a pre-paid service such as the provision of a commodity, e.g., electricity. | 11-26-2015 |