ATAM and MagTek announce 'ATX Smart Issuance Kiosk' Instant Card Issuing Kiosk
Manchester, U.K. and Seal Beach, Calif. - 11th March, 2015 - Atam, a leading provider of distributed kiosk solutions and MagTek a global leader in retail card issuance systems, today announced the release of ATX Smart Issuance Kiosk.
MagTek's ExpressCard 2000 instant card issuing hardware platform has been integrated into ATAM's 'ATX Smart Issuance Kiosk', a cloud driven system allowing the instant issuance of branded payment cards such as Visa and MasterCard.
"The 'ATX Smart Issuance Kiosk' really is a self-service bank branch. All the functions required for account opening are catered for including; ID verification, KYC checks, PIN selection and legal signatures are incorporated into the kiosk allowing for the instant issuance of almost any payment card type world-wide" explained Graham Foster, Director at ATAM. "The integration of MagTek's ExpressCard 2000 offers us a high level of flexibility and reliability so essential in the remote issuance environment."
Steve Poulston, Managing Director of MagTek EMEA, said, "Instant card issuance at branch level is becoming more and more popular the world over. The Atam 'ATX Smart Issuance Kiosk' brings customer availability and service to bank branches, shopping malls, airports and other public and private venues not traditionally enabled for providing this type of personal, banking service."
About ATAM
Atam Technologies is a full turnkey kiosk solution provider that specialises in self-service kiosks that can issue fully personalised and programmed cards in real time. Atam provides bespoke applications and Know Your Customer processes along with a full back end system providing all services to efficiently monitor, report and maintain a live kiosk estate in the field.
Sentinel is Atam's dedicated kiosk management platform that has been built after years of experience in operating volume kiosk estates and is designed for kiosk operators to maximise their kiosks' potential.
Please visit: www.atam.com
About MagTek
Founded in 1972, MagTek is a leading manufacturer of electronic systems for the reliable issuance, reading, transmission and security of cards, checks, PINs and identification documents. Leading with innovation and engineering excellence, MagTek is known for quality and dependability. Its products include secure card reader/authenticators, encrypting check scanners, PIN pads and distributed credential personalization systems. These products are used worldwide by financial institutions, retailers, and processors to provide secure and efficient payment and identification transactions.
Today, MagTek continues to innovate. Its MagneSafe™ hardware architecture leverages strong encryption, secure tokenization, dynamic card authentication, and device/host validation enabling users to assess the trustworthiness of credentials and terminals used for online identification, payment processing, and high-value electronic transactions.
MagTek is headquartered in Seal Beach, CA. For more information, please visit www.magtekeurope.com
For further information please contact:
marketing@magtekeurope.com
gfoster@atam.com
For more information, please visit www.magtekeurope.com.