Essentially the EMVO Gateway is an alternative means of connecting to the European Hub. (alternate to developing a direct connection).
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The direct connection will suit many OBP’s however it is complex to realise (deliberately complex). The EMVO Gateway provides a lower effort route to connection using typically understood techniques and is aimed at those OBP’s who want to participate in pilot programs but do not yet have a direct connection established or smaller OBP’s who have no need for the direct connection because their volumes of batches are much lower. It’s highly manual in operation so not well suited to automated processes, however it is a very effective means for connecting easily with the European Hub and wider EMVS.