ASAI Appoints Atta Mateen New Chief Information Officer

Sept. 28, 2011 - PRLog -- Glendale, CA, September 28, 2011 – Automated Systems America, Inc. (ASAI), a long-established, unique payment processor specializing in the needs of the gaming and white label ATM industries, has appointed industry veteran Atta Mateen to the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO). Mr. Mateen will take on the role of managing ASAI’s Information Technology department, supporting the company’s gaming applications, processing services, and product development processes.

With more than 25 years of experience, Atta has held key project management & development roles at foremost industry corporations including TSYS Acquiring, FIS, and Diebold Incorporated. His accomplishments include designing the foundation of the 91x ATM/Debit processing platform and pioneering the development of the original All-in-1 cash access concept and architecture.

“Atta is a bit of a Cash Access Industry legend and we are very honored to bring his considerable expertise and creative product design flare to ASAI”, said Kent Cain, ASAI’s Senior Vice President & COO. “He is one of the founding fathers of the Cash Advance technologies for gaming and no doubt he will be a substantial asset to our company, our already considerable cash access suite of products and all our current and future clients.”

In addition to Mr. Mateen’s considerable industry achievements he also sports an
impressive educational background. Atta holds degrees from both the prestigious University of Karachi in Pakistan and the European School of Business in Frankfurt, Germany, bringing a global perspective to his vision of transaction processing products.  

"We are looking to Atta to continue infusing new innovations into our gaming products”, added John Steely, ASAI’s President and CEO. “He understands what the casino clients need the most and knows how to go about providing that functionality as a reliable, user-friendly addition to our software platform.”

About Automated Systems America, Inc (ASAI)
ASAI is the “full-service” ATM and Cash Access Company specializing in the needs of the gaming and white label ATM industries. Its innovative approach to incorporating all the best financial processing products and services under one roof has branded ASAI an industry leader ASAI currently processes over 4500 ATMs in 50 states; making ASAI one of the largest bank sponsored ATM processors in the United States. In the current fiscal year, ASAI will dispense over a billion dollars, paying clients in excess of 60 million dollars in surcharge revenues for over 12 million transactions. Through strategic alliances with powerhouse transaction processing and equipment companies like Royal Bank of Scotland, Western Money, NRT & Certegy® ASAI can provide any client the financial tools needed to keep cash flowing. ASAI owns and operates its own in-house ATM processing platform “DataStream” that allows clients to develop custom processing solutions while at the same time eliminating “middleman” transaction pricing structures. In addition to our transaction processing programs, ASAI specializes in providing cash vaulting funds and armored carrier services for loading almost any ATM in the country. Additional information about ASAI products and services is available at www.asaiatm.com.

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