Section 302 Certification (Interim Chief Executive Officer)        Exhibit 31.1
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     I, Martin H. Kern, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Global Payment
         Technologies, Inc. ("GPT");

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this annual report;

     3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this annual report;

     4.  GPT's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
         and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
         Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for GPT and have:

a)            designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
              material information relating to GPT, including its consolidated
              subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
              particularly during the period in which this annual report is
              being prepared;

b)            evaluated the effectiveness of GPT's disclosure controls and
              procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions
              about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures
              as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based
              upon such evaluation; and

c)            disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
              control over financial reporting that occurred during the
              registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
              fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
              materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
              the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;

     5.  GPT's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
         recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
         GPT's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
         directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

         a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
         or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are
         reasonably likely to adversely affect GPT's ability to record, process,
         summarize and report financial information; and

         b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
         other employees who have a significant role in GPT's internal controls
         over financial reporting

     Date: January 13, 2004                              S/ Martin H. Kern
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                                                        Interim CEO and Director