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Enhance profit, efficiencies with

hosted ATM, kiosk management

-Squared efficient infrastructure is needed to enable these changes
Systems Inc. and E2 provides this infrastructure."
(E2), a fin-
E tech company Englebardt mentioned several additional features and ben-
founded by former PAI efits of E2's remote hosting service. Among them are that
and Mastercard execu- E2:
tives Donna Embry • Reduces labor costs by connecting financial self-
and Leland Englebardt, service terminals to an offsite hosted virtual termi-
launched a remote hosting service for unattended kiosks nal manager, enabling real-time updates without the
and self-service terminals. need for on-site technicians.

Through a collaboration with global terminal manufactur- • Centralizes processes through centralized applica-
er Genmega and North American gateway provider Digital tion processes and integration at scale on behalf of
Cash Processing, the service aims to reduce the cost and client terminals and value-added services providers.
complexity of operating ATMs and kiosks by leveraging • Provides advanced data analytics with near-real
ATMIA's Next Gen ATM architecture to help enterprises time terminal operating data and availability of ad-
expediently scale and upgrade their terminal estates, ac- ditional functions.
cording to Donna Embry, CEO at E2.
• Offers real-time decisioning from relocating termi-
"Device operators will have a better way to respond to nal decision-making to the cloud, reducing storage
changing consumer needs and to manage their terminals in and information processing requirements for indi-
a much simpler, more secure and more profitable manner," vidual terminals.
Embry said, adding that E2 uses a remote hosted terminal • Improves efficiencies by minimizing the time and
manager to reduce the need to support payment applica- effort involved in adding and updating terminal
tions at the terminal level and provide terminal operators functionality.
with nearly instantaneous operating and terminal manage- • Increases security through enhanced oversight and
ment information. reduced vulnerabilities, increasing the security of
internal terminal operations. All terminal functions
Englebardt, president at E2, agreed, stating E2's objective is are protected against takeover by strong cryptogra-
to reduce the need for onsite service calls. "The net result phy and "zero trust" architecture.
for terminal operators is fewer technician visits to termi-
nals, reduced need for hardware and software upgrades Secure, flexible, cost-effective
to terminals, greater resistance to logical attacks on ter-
minals, and greater opportunities for terminal operators In a presentation on how to improve security, expand func-
to add revenue-producing functionality quickly and with tionality and lower ATM costs at the ATMIA 2023 U.S.
less downtime," he said. "All these advantages mean lower Conference, Englebardt mentioned that remote hosting can
costs, higher revenue and more satisfied customers for ev- help organizations rapidly grow and scale their financial
ery terminal using the E2 service." self-service terminal estates.

Secure, adaptable architecture E-Squared Systems Inc. is a fintech company focused on
helping ATM and kiosk owners and deployers deliver agile,
Englebardt further noted that ATMs are one of history's secure, transparent financial self-service solutions while
greatest consumer innovations and will continue to serve reducing the costs and complexities related to managing
as a preferred financial services touchpoint for many years and implementing them, Englebardt stated. He also em-
to come, despite current cashless trends. Having seen nu- phasized that the E2 cloud-based hosted management ser-
merous cash alternative solutions succumb to malicious vice for ATMs and kiosks is designed to be secure, simple
attacks, he urged organizations to deploy agile, adaptable and scalable.
technology to meet ever-changing consumer requirements
and preferences.
Company: E-Squared Systems Inc.
"Financial self-service terminals must adapt rapidly to ex- Product: E2 Remote Hosting Service
panding consumer desires for new services, from the ad-
vent of non-physical forms of value like cryptocurrency and Website: www.esquaredsystems.com
central bank digital currency, to growing fraud threats and Contact: lse@ua5h.com
ever-evolving regulations," he said. "A different and more
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