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When you put your card into a cash machine the machine recognises your account and allows you to take out money. How does it recognise the account?
A member of staff in the bank picks up the card, reads the numbers on the card and checks them again
The account information is held in the magnetic strip on the back of the card
The machine uses a laser to read your name and account number on the front of the card
