Safety deposit box 007 would love
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 25/01/2011 (5586 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
IT all sounds so 007-ish.
The new Sunova Credit Union branch at 803 Leila Ave. features a safety-deposit-box vault that boasts some of the latest in high-tech security — things like a window that frosts over as you step in to ensure your privacy and a biometric scanner that reads your index fingerprint to confirm your identity.
Sunova associate Scott Davey said Monday the company that installed the units — Gunnebo Canada — told them Sunova is the first financial institution in North America to get them.
There are no more ledgers to sign and you don’t need a key or a teller with a duplicate key to open the compartment where your box is stored.
Instead, all you need is your bank (debit) card to get into the vault, which is accessed through the ATM lobby.
Inside, there is a computer terminal where you once again insert your bank card, then enter your personal identification number. Once that’s done, you run your index finger over the biometric scanner, and when your identify has been confirmed, a robotic arm behind the wall retrieves your deposit box and sets it on a small table below the computer terminal.
A door slides open, you get what your need from the box, and when you’re done, you push a button and the door slides shut. The robotic arm returns the box to its compartment, you retrieve your bank card and away you go. Because an employee no longer needs to be present, you can access your safety deposit box at any time. Davey said the new vault has been getting rave reviews since the Leila Avenue branch opened last week.
“People are very impressed. They absolutely love it,” he said. “A few people have said… it’s very James Bond-ish.”
He and Sunova marketing director Vanessa Foster said the credit union is installing the new vaults in its three newest branches — the one on Leila and two others that are under construction and expected to open in March. One is at 2526 Main St. in Winnipeg, and the other is in Oakbank.
murray.mcneill@freepress.mb.ca