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 We continually invest in research and development to provide innovative smart card solutions, from design to manufacturing, personalization, fulfillment and distribution.
CPI Card Group offers a full suite of solutions for smart card programs in the financial, commercial, transit and government sectors. Our flexible business model and open infrastructure allow CPI to work with any chip supplier and software developer that best fit your needs.
We are experienced in working with financial institutions and with the stringent security requirements of card associations. CPI Card Group has American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover certified facilities in North America, offering full service EMV smart card solutions in Canada.
We also service the government and transit sectors with microprocessor cards – contact and contactless – and memory cards used for such applications as pre-paid telephone, library, access control, parking and loyalty programs.
CPI’s smart card products include:
Smart Technology
Our award-winning technology enables you to stay ahead of the competition. As a privately owned North American card producer, CPI can respond quickly to market changes and customer requests. Our customers have the advantage of working with an organization large enough to invest substantially into technology and provide leading and innovative solutions in smart cards.
CPI professionals can help you define your smart card parameters, such as:
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Identifying the most cost-effective chip for your company’s needs.
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Recommending first-class operating systems that are accepted by international institutions.
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Referring partners for access control, loyalty and closed environments.
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Assisting in determining all milestones required for smart card project implementation and roll-out.
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Project managing all steps required for the successful launch of any smart card project.
Manufacturing + Personalization + Fulfillment
CPI’s smart card professionals will create your card body and embed your specific modules according to ISO standards and your specifications. Our equipment allows pre-personalization and personalization of the chips. CPI can initialize and fully personalize your microprocessor cards. We can also download the file structure and personalize your memory chip cards; at the same time, we can ink-jet serial numbers.
In Canada we are EMV certified. We can support daily issuance requirements as well as mass production, having in-line fulfillment and distribution services available that can support any type of smart card program, from one-to-one marketing to full-scale card deployment.
Business Model
The CPI Card Group business model is based on offering a full suite of solutions for your smart card program.
Our established alliances with the producers of chips, modules, inlays, operating systems, personalization hardware and software are leveraged to offer a flexible and open infrastructure approach that is key to better serve your smart card requirements.
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