Editing CEN/XFS (section)


{{Short description|Financial server architecture for Microsoft Windows}}
{{about|a computing standard|other uses|XFS (disambiguation)}}

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'''CEN/XFS''' or '''XFS''' (''extensions for financial services'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEN Workshop on eXtensions for Financial Services (WS/XFS) |url=https://www.cencenelec.eu/areas-of-work/xfs_cwa16926_340_release/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=CEN-CENELEC}}</ref> provides a client-server architecture for financial applications on the [[Microsoft Windows]] platform, especially peripheral devices such as [[EFTPOS]] terminals and [[Automatic teller machine|ATM]]s which are unique to the financial industry. It is an international standard promoted by the [[European Committee for Standardization]] (known by the acronym CEN, hence CEN/XFS). The standard is based on the '''[[Windows Open Services Architecture|WOSA]] Extensions for Financial Services''' or '''WOSA/XFS''' developed by [[Microsoft]].

With the move to a more standardized software base, financial institutions have been increasingly interested in the ability to pick and choose the application programs that drive their equipment.  XFS provides a common [[API]] for accessing and manipulating various financial services devices regardless of the manufacturer.