Logika Comp has invented a system for the decentralized issue of credit cards and cards in general. Tried out with success in Japan, the new system, called KIOSK, issues five different types of plastic cards, credit and debit cads(Bancomat), electronic purses(Mondex, Visa Cards, etc.), and also perfomes other operations usually carried out by ATM terminals (withdrawing cash, displaying balances and operations, ect.). The machines are of the self-service type and are installed in credit agencies, in large-scales distibution stores, and on streets. KIOSK is an open, modular system, easily fitted with new modules and additional functions, and is equipped with a drum of 120 characters: Katakana, OCR7-b, Standar Gothic, Punctuation, Special Characters, and MasterCards. KIOSK is active 24 hours a day and is provided with anti-blocking devices that ensure the automatic removal of any plastic cards from the loader and from the stacker. And finally, the entire machine is enclosed within a burglarproof secure box. The user in fact gets his new card immediately, avoiding the waiting and delays associated with bank procedures and postal delivery. The identification process take place in four phases: entering a secret code, visual recognition of the client by means of a video camera, presentation of a document using a scanner, and vocal conversation with an operator.

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