A card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method is provided. The machine is operate to read a financial card bearing account indicia with a card reader of the machine. The machine enables a user to perform banking operations responsive to account indicia read from the card. Such banking operations may include dispensing cash and accessing financial accounts. While a user operates the machine to dispense cash or perform other banking operations, the machine may further permit at least one portable wireless device to wirelessly access the machine to purchase and wirelessly receive digital information such as music and/or video files from the machine.