Contactless personalization is now a mature business for Gemalto

Contactless technology keeps deploying very aggressively on all continents and Gemalto leads the market with 22 millions EMV contactless payment cards delivered. In order to make sure contactless technology and its related benefits reach the consumer, issuers need to rely on a trustworthy partner for cards personalization.

Allynis Personalization Services have always been an integral part of Gemalto’s activities - a key competitive advantage, in the eyes of many of our customers. Regarding Contactless and Dual Interface Cards, Gemalto provides the same high standards personalization services in the same bureaus, targeting mass transit and contactless payment. In addition to secure and efficient card issuance, Gemalto offers consulting services, turn-key project management, data management (including multiple sites data consolidation), and a wide range of added-value services such as change requests handling, online card tracking, fulfillment and packaging…

EMV dual interface cards can be personalized in a contact mode or in contactless mode. In addition, this new technology requires additional parameters, keys and certificates to be managed. Quality controls performed at all steps of the personalization process must also be enriched to ensure the right activation of applications in a contactless mode.

Gemalto as the world leader has a unique network of 20 certified personalization centers ready for EMV, contact and contactless (and CQM certified– Card Quality Management). Whatever the technology used (dual-interface or pure contactless, Native or Java, Multos…), Gemalto can provide the upmost level of service, anywhere in the world, close to the Banks and Transport Operators and with dedicated local resources.
Since first deployments in Asia (2005), Gemalto has personalized over 15 Mu of contactless cards over the world. Personalization volumes grow every year, following new contactless payment deployments like recently in Canada or Poland.
 

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