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An 'upfront' approach to EMV at the ATM

A solution used by 70 percent of BPC clients in current EMV markets could take some of the sting out of U.S. implementation.

March 4, 2013 by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Last year at ATMIA US, all the buzz was about ADA regulations. That was so 2012; at this year's ATM Industry Association conference and trade show, the prevailing topic of conversation was EMV migration.

Particularly, conference delegates discussed the expense of implementing EMV — an investment with no clear return. But at the BPC Banking Technologies booth, the conversation was about a proven, lower-risk, lower-cost approach to EMV migration.

According to Marc Solomon, managing director at BPC Banking Technologies, the answer is SmartVista, a solution that eliminates the need to replace most existing infrastructure for an ATM network by taking on the role of frontline processor. The company's EMV solution has been in use for more than 15 years in European ATM networks.

Solomon said that SmartVista, an end-to-end e-payments solution, seamlessly "front-ends" existing systems, taking care of the EMV-related elements of a transaction before passing it off to the deployer's existing infrastructure — working seamlessly with the deployer's systems.

In the following video, Solomon explains how the solution by BPC technologies works to reduce the cost, complexity and risk of EMV implementation in an ATM network.

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About Suzanne Cluckey

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Suzanne’s editorial career has spanned three decades and encompassed all B2B and B2C communications formats. Her award-winning work has appeared in trade and consumer media in the United States and internationally.