YAPI KREDI OF TURKEY SELECTS OTI'S CONTACTLESS READER TO EXPAND ITS CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS PROGRAM
Additional Order to a Total of 2,500 Saturn 6000 Readers This Year
Iselin, NJ – November 24, 2009 – On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that Yapi Kredi of Turkey has placed an additional order to expand its MasterCard PayPass contactless payment program bringing the total number of readers to be delivered to Yapi Kredi this year to 2,500 of OTI’s Saturn 6000 contactless readers. Yapi Kredi is Turkey’s first privately-owned bank with a nationwide presence and the fourth largest private bank.
OTI’s Saturn 6000 reader is stylishly designed, available in multiple colors with a large LCD display, allows for configurable images, and programmable lines of characters in multiple languages. Its plug-and-play design and small footprint allows for easy installation and multiple configurations - the reader can be placed on a countertop, be wall-mounted or lie flat. The Saturn 6000 reader supports major financial contactless programs including ISO 14443 Payment Implementation (EMVCo), MasterCard PayPass Mag Stripe and M/Chip (EMV), Visa PayWave MSD and qVSDC (EMV), American Express ExpressPay, Discover Zip, MIFARE, NFC and other proprietary systems.
Oded Bashan, Chairman and CEO of OTI commented: “OTI is the leading provider of contactless payment solutions in Turkey. We are proud to provide support to Turkey’s innovative banking industry with OTI’s contactless key fobs, cards, readers, smart stickers and additional innovative products.”
About OTI
Established in 1990, OTI (NASDAQ- GM: OTIV) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2005 and 2006 Company of the Year Award in the field of smart cards.
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