An automated transaction machine such as an ATM (10) is provided. The ATM isoperative to digitally sign electronic documents (42). The ATM may be in operative connectionwith a storage server (32). The storage server is operative responsive to the ATM to maintainelectronic documents (42) in a data store (34) in association with the user's digital safe depositaccount (40) and/or a financial account (48) such as checking, savings, debit, or credit account. The storage server is further operative to store a private key (44) of a user in association with theuser's digital safe deposit account and/or financial account. The ATM is operative to causeelectronic documents to be signed using the private key associated with the user. The ATM isfurther operative to output the electronic document on a display device (18) of the ATM wherethe user may view and edit the electronic document.