Abstract: A cash card dispensing and revaluing system having payment apparatus for receiving and validating payment operating in conjunction with a cash card dispensing assembly for storing a number of cash cards and for dispensing a cash card upon consumer request and payment of a predetermined payment amount. Additionally including in the system a cash card revaluing assembly for revaluing a cash card upon insertion of the card into the revaluing assembly in conjunction with insertion of payment into the payment apparatus. The payment apparatus includes currency accepting and validating systems such as bill validators or, alternatively, credit and debit card validators.

Abstract: Apparatus for scanning a data card which comprises a thin, flexible medium having leading and trailing edges and one or more data stripes formed thereon at a prearranged location and extending transverse to said leading and trailing edges. The apparatus comprises a card guide for defining a linear card guide path and an entrance slit for accepting the data card into the guide path. A card positioning assembly is cooperatively associated with the card guide and drives the data card through the entrance slit and into the card guide. The card positioning assembly positions the card in a stationary prearranged location. A transducer positioning assembly linearly scans transducers along the data stripes on the data card.