Companies Partner to Enable NFC in Financial Self-Service Terminals

ROSH PINA, ISRAEL--(Marketwired - Jan 19, 2016) - On Track Innovations Ltd. (oti)^[1] (NASDAQ: OTIV^[2]), a global provider of Near Field Communication (NFC) and cashless payment solutions, has partnered with the leading global provider of magnetic card readers used in financial self-service terminals. Together, they plan to work with providers of integrated self-service solutions to equip financial terminals with oti's Saturn 6700 UNO and new Saturn 8700 UNO NFC readers.

The new partner's selection of oti followed an extensive evaluation and testing process involving hundreds of UNO NFC readers. Marketing to the magnetic card reader provider's existing global customer base has begun, initialing targeting the retrofit of more than 200,000 self-service terminals. Deployments expected to begin ramping up in the second quarter of 2016. The total addressable market is represented by more than 3 million terminals around the world.

"This major win with a leading provider of magnetic card readers, who is a highly-trusted vendor to major financial solution providers worldwide, reflects the fact that our NFC readers have the most advanced designs and highest reliability in the industry," noted oti CEO Shlomi Cohen.

"We see this also representing the beginning of a new wave of NFC applications that is made possible by our unique, innovative NFC technology. Financial institutions can now finally leverage the power of NFC to enhance the customer experience at the self-service terminal, while also improving security and lowering operational costs."

The UNO's ultra-compact form factor was designed to easily add NFC capability to existing unattended electronic transaction terminals, from ATMs and self-checkout kiosks, to access control points, vending machines and gaming machines. UNO's "plug-and-play" design makes it highly cost-effective to deploy alongside existing magnetic card readers, allowing the transaction terminal to seamlessly accept contactless cards and NFC-based mobile payments, such as Apple Pay™, Android Pay™ or Samsung Pay™.

"This engagement also demonstrates the success of our go-to-market strategy that focuses on partnering with industry leaders who can accelerate our reader sales in new geographies," added Cohen. "Given their dominant market share of magnetic card readers in self-service financial terminals globally, we could not ask for a more ideal partner to address this expansive, growing opportunity."

About oti
On Track Innovations Ltd. (oti) is a leader in contactless and NFC applications based on its extensive patent and IP portfolio. oti's field-proven innovations have been deployed around the world to address NFC and other cashless payment solutions, petroleum payment and management, cashless parking fee collection systems and mass transit ticketing. oti markets and supports its solutions through a global network of regional offices and alliances. For more information, visit www.otiglobal.com^[3].

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