Apriva today announced a partnership with payments hardware company Globalcom Engineering that integrates Apriva's gateway with Globalcom hardware, according to a press release. The companies said the partnership will bring EMV hardware into a wide variety of unattended markets in the U.S. including parking, kiosks, car washes, banking, gaming, airline kiosks, vending and retail.

"Patrons of unattended solutions want simple, safe, easy payments," Alessandro Gardinazzi, who works in international business development for Globalcom, said in a statement. "Combining our proven EMV ready hardware with Apriva's connections gives consumers and vendors the customizable, high quality, easy experience they desire. Furthermore, Apriva has been a great partner for entering the U.S. market due to their knowledge of the U.S. unattended market and regulations, and their unmatched processor connections which will enable us to penetrate multiple market segments more quickly."

Apriva said the hardware will be capable of accepting contactless payments, but the feature will not be immediately available. 

This announcement follows on the heels of the recently announced partnership between Apriva and Amano McGann, a parking products provider serving more than 5,000 locations in North and South America, according to the announcement. Amano McGann will be using Globalcom hardware products with Apriva technology, marking the first joint customer between the two brands, as well as the debut of the joint product in the U.S. A unique feature of the combined Apriva-Globalcom product is that the payment application lives on the device itself, reducing the PCI scope and associated regulation compliance requirements, according to the announcement.