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Johannesburg - ATM bombing threats and fraud are not likely to hinder the first Gold to Go ATM opening up in SA.
German developer Thomas Geissler said on Tuesday that the first one in SA should open at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront this year.
Without elaborating on the security technology underpinning the concept, Geissler, from Geissler C-B-T, said: "Our security concept is very well done, so we are pretty sure that Gold to Go will come this year to the Waterfront in Cape Town."
The first gold-dispensing ATM was installed at Frankfurt's airport in 2009. There are now machines in 11 locations in Germany.
The concept also seems to be taking off in the US, with machines being planned for 250 locations across the country. There are ATMs in Spain and France and in Gulf states.
Geissler said his company was setting up a machine on Tuesday on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai - "the highest place a vending machine has ever been placed".
It is an interesting concept. Cash or a credit card is put into the machine and a packaged gold coin spews out the other end. The dispensed gold can include Krugerrands or other small gold bars and coins.
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