Other areas of application of TAU include the automation of starting and reconciling teller or cashier drawers (tills) in retail, check cashing, payday loan / advance, grocery, and casino operations.
A TAU provides a secure and auditable way of handling large amounts of cash by tellers without undue risk from robbery.
Some TAUs can be networked and monitored remotely, from a central location – thereby reducing oversight and management resources.
TAUs may delay dispensing of large amounts of money up to minutes to discourage bank robberies.
They use bill validation technology to help ensure the authenticity and fitness of the received cash before it is accepted and recycled to be presented to the customer.