MINNETONKA, MN (November 20, 2013) -- Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced that allpay Card Services, an established and fast-growing independent card bureau and manufacturer based in the U.K., has selected the Datacard® MX Series Platform for its next-generation card personalization and delivery solutions – optimizing its client services offerings with highly personalized cards and carriers.
Utilizing the Datacard® MX6100™ card issuance system with the Artista® VHD retransfer color printing module, allpay Card Services will be issuing bank and prepaid cards with personalized and unique card designs. They will also be using the MXD™ card delivery system for full-color card carriers that can be printed on-demand. This eliminates the need for predesigned card and carrier stock and ultimately reduces inventory costs.
In the past, allpay’s payment card process required a ‘rainbow deck’ preparation for the daily batches which was a labor intensive process and required holding large stocks of preprinted cards and carriers. The Datacard® solution overcomes these issues by allowing allpay to have a single stock of both “blank” cards and carriers; allowing all work to be produced in a single batch. This brings significant efficiency gains in operational processes and provides the customer with a professional and fully personalized service. The solution also builds on the existing standards of quality and security helping allpay meet PCI DSS compliance, as well as other payment scheme accreditations.
“allpay thoroughly reviewed all of the equipment available from the various suppliers, and we ultimately chose the Datacard MX series equipment because it is the only fully automated high speed system that meets allpay’s stringent requirements for print and personalization quality, reliability and security all in one inline process,” said Marshall Haldane, operations director at allpay. “We are pleased to announce this order placement for multiple systems to be supplied by Datacard Group and look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship in the coming years as we continue our rapid growth in the banking and financial services sector.”
About allpay Card Services
Built on a reputation for delivering a bespoke and high-quality service to clients, no matter how small or large the requirement, allpay Card services is one of the fastest growing and most trusted brands in card manufacturing and bureau personalization services. Certified by MasterCard and Visa, we produce everything from credit and debit cards for banks and building societies to prepaid, transit and ID cards for a range of industry sectors all over the UK, Europe and the rest of the world. Being one of only four Mastercard & Visa approved card producers with UK based manufacturing & bureau facilities, we have complete control of the process in-house – from design through to distribution – allowing allpay to respond rapidly to clients’ needs and deliver card programs on time every time.
About Datacard Group
Datacard Group empowers financial institutions, government agencies and other enterprises in more than 150 countries to securely issue and personalize financial cards, passports, national IDs, employee badges, mobile payment applications and other credentials. Our flexible solutions enable Secure Issuance Anywhere™, which helps both public and private enterprises succeed in a global, digital and increasingly connected marketplace. Datacard is the world's best-selling brand of secure issuance solutions. For information, visit www.datacard.com. Follow us on Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.