Regulatory Alerts2013-11-07
Circular No. 02/EPI/2013, November 7 – Minimum Specifications for Terminals
The Bank of Mozambique issued Circular No. 02/EPI/2013, effective November 7, 2013, mandating that all payment terminals (ATMs and POS) acquired from January 1, 2014 must comply with detailed minimum technical, security, and software specifications. The regulation requires compliance with EMV Level 1/2 standards, PCI 1.X/2.x certifications, specific hardware capacities (e.g., cassette counts, processor speeds, memory), and climate-adaptive construction for Mozambique's environment. It further establishes that the Bank will update these specifications according to technological evolution and requires suppliers to provide full XFS layer management, Windows XP compatibility, and accessibility features such as voice commands and headphone jacks.