CHANTILLY, Virginia –Oberthur Technologies (OT), a provider of chip payment cards in the United States, has announced the U.S. launch of its X-Press Solution, which provides turnkey, expedited EMV-card supply within five days for card orders up to 25,000. OT is a one-stop shop for card issuers with large or small card orders at national banks, credit unions and community banks.
OTs X-Press Solution offers card issuers unmatched high-quality chip cards at a fraction of the standard lead time, said Martin Ferenczi, President for North America at OT. "We thoroughly revamped our production processes to expedite chip-card supply based on feedback from issuers wanting to rapidly provide EMV fraud reduction benefits to cardholders."
The X-Press Solution features full product support for MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover chip cards.
According to the company, the market-first solution will be based at OTs 100,000-square-foot ISO 9001 and 14001 certified Manufacturing Supercenter located in Exton, Pennsylvania, which has produced more than a quarter of a billion chip cards. OTs X-Press Solution provides best-in-class card design and EMV technical support. A dedicated customer service team manages the entire process. Fully calibrated .pdf proofs are delivered within 24 hours and optional plastic samples in 48 hours. The X-Press Solution provides the speed, quality and service needed for flawless EMV migration, the company said.