- Business
- Automatic Bank Services Limited (SHVA.TA), known as SHVA, operates as Israel's leading provider of national payment infrastructure and financial technology services, managing interbank switching networks for automated teller machines (ATMs), credit card clearing and settlement systems, and payment card transaction processing. The company offers core products and services including the national switching system that connects issuers and acquirers for credit card transactions via points-of-sale (POS) terminals; the ASHRAIT software for EMV-compliant credit card clearing and billing at merchant sites; ATM network connectivity enabling cash withdrawals and customer data access across all banks regardless of account ownership; Shva CLP for closed-loop payments accepting food cards, gift vouchers, fuel vouchers, and loyalty cards; Shva TOP transforming smartphones into contactless payment terminals; 3DSecure for enhanced online transaction security; standing orders processing from credit cards and digital wallets; and Shva Insights, a Data-as-a-Service platform delivering real-time aggregated financial market data. SHVA serves banks, payment service providers, acquirers, merchants, and businesses throughout Israel as a PCI:DSS Level 1 certified service provider, utilizing advanced technological infrastructure for transaction approval, risk management, and information solutions. Founded in 1978 and headquartered at Harokmim 26, Merkaz Azrieli Binyan A, Koma 1, Holon, Israel, the company reported trailing twelve-month revenue of ILS 153.65 million and net income of ILS 51.59 million as of mid-2025, with approximately 130 employees. Recent developments include the commercial rollout of its proprietary Shva CLP closed-loop payment product and expanded adoption of Shva TOP for mobile tap-on-phone payments targeting small businesses, alongside a surge in digital wallet transaction volumes reaching a peak of NIS 3.2 billion in May 2025, nearly tripling year-over-year, and integration of new technologies into national credit card systems as highlighted in Q3 2025 results showing revenue of ILS 38.345 million.