• Product Qualification & Certification Consulting
  • Product Qualification & Certification Consulting

Product Qualification & Certification Consulting

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  • A one-stop, expert-led service to navigate the full spectrum of global card scheme and industry standard certifications for premium payment cards (including metal cards), ensuring your manufacturing facilities and products meet the rigorous compliance requirements of Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, UnionPay, and EMVCo—accelerating market readiness and global interoperability.
  • Our team combines deep knowledge of card scheme requirements, EMV standards, and metal card manufacturing, with a proven track record of successful certifications.reducing time-to-market and minimizing the risk of costly delays or rejections.
  • Product Qualification & Certification Consulting

Description

Key Service Offerings

1. Manufacturing Facility Certification Support
We help your production facilities achieve and maintain the critical certifications required to operate as an approved card manufacturer:
    • PCI CPP (PCI Card Production and Provisioning) Certification: Expert guidance to implement and validate the security controls, processes, and documentation required for PCI CPP compliance, ensuring the secure production and provisioning of payment cards.
    • Card Scheme Factory Approvals: Tailored support to obtain and maintain factory certifications from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, and UnionPay, aligning your manufacturing operations with each scheme’s unique quality, security, and operational requirements.
2. Product Certification Support
We guide your product development and testing processes to ensure your premium cards (including metal cards) are fully compliant and market-ready:
    • EMV Contact/Contactless Certification: Comprehensive support to achieve EMVCo certification for both contact and contactless payment functionality, ensuring global interoperability with POS terminals and ATMs.
    • Card Scheme Logo Certification: Assistance in meeting the visual, technical, and branding guidelines for Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, and UnionPay logos, ensuring proper usage and compliance.
    • CSI (Card Structure & Integrity) Certification: Specialized guidance for metal cards and other innovative card materials, including testing and validation of physical properties, ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) resistance, and structural integrity to meet EMVCo, Visa, and Mastercard requirements.
    • Chip Certification: Support to ensure your card chips meet the functional, security, and performance standards set by EMVCo, Visa, and Mastercard, guaranteeing secure and reliable payment processing.