Abstract: The transaction management system 100 includes a plurality of individually identifiable secure container holding facilities constituted by cash acceptance terminals 112 located at the premises of participating merchants 114 and a plurality of individually identifiable secure containers or cash containers, each adapted to dock with and un-dock from a cash acceptance terminal 112. The merchants 114, in each transaction, deposit transaction documents such as money, cheques, credit card vouchers or the like into the secure container within the cash acceptance terminal 112. Cash money fed into the cash acceptance terminal is scanned, validated and counted into the secure container. The cash acceptance terminals 114 include data entry facilities by means of which data pertaining to transactions is recorded in the cash acceptance terminal.

Abstract: A security device for transporting monies from a cash acceptance terminal to a bank or similar safe location includes a note tube and a pair of flexible bags containing dye. Cutters operated by explosive devices when an unauthorised attempt is made to break into the note tube pass down the sides of the bags and rip them open. There is provided spring loaded pressure plates which serve to compress the bags to cause the dye to be ejected effectively into the note tube to stain all the notes therein.