G8 plugins
The G8 architecture includes support for a range of product plug-ins. These integrate SmartNS, Emvelink and Touchlink products with G8. They also provide the access point to newly developed products and value added services. This delivers flexibility and protects investments made in hardware devices, G8 and Emvelink.
- Smart card enablement framework
- Integrates Emvelink, Touchlink and any smart card application
- Modular architecture providing upgrade path and investment protection
- Simple to maintain, modify or upgrade in the field
- Market leading EMV Level 2 software kernel with installations worldwide
- International product with online and offline PIN support
- Field proven, high performance product delivering fast transaction times
- More PIN pad choice and EMVCo certifications than anyone else
- Flexible contactless chip card acceptance solution
- Helping migrate low value sales to bank card transactions
- Deployed by the world’s largest food service provider
- Fully EMVCo, Visa, MasterCard and Amex certified
Features
Investment protection
Protects hardware investment through advanced EMV software kernel
Future proofs investment in G8 providing upgrade path
Extends life of SmartNS, Emvelink and Touchlink
Any card
Support for all EMV contact smart cards
Visa, MasterCard and Amex contactless cards
Framework for value-added smart card applications
Ease of integration
Architectural design simplifies device and application integration
Clear APIs published and SDK available to developers
Full integration support made available to partners
Time to market
Fast project implementations and certifications
Rapid software development by STS or third parties
Quick to introduce new features or value added services