ASCC has personalized over 30 million cards over the past 10 years for Malaysia’s financial institutions. ASCC provides ATM, debit and credit and chip card personalization services for issuers and financial institutions

The first outsource personalization center in Malaysia, ASCC, provides smart card personalization for Malaysia’s Payment Multipurpose Card (PMPC).

Koh Chor Meng, general manager of the ASCC personalization center has used Datacard personalization solutions and systems in the previous years.

Koh said that the MPR5800 system gives the opportunity to offer card personalization services to global card manufacturers, who have developed card application software on their Datacard systems. The deployment of the MPR5800 system will help with a smooth integration process.

Datacard said that the MPR5800 system is fully equipped to meet the new standards and card trends. Whether it is in traditional embossing technology or indent printing, the system is designed to personalize up to 6,000 financial cards per hour.

Asia Pacific regional vice president Angus McDougall said that the range of system capabilities such as magnetic stripe encoding and contact and contactless smart card personalization, as well as laser engraving, thermal printing, embossing and indent functions, will allow ASCC a greater opportunity to grow their business with different kinds of card applications in one common system.

ASCC is a subsidiary of Boustead Information Technology, a member company of the KLSE listed Boustead conglomerate. Certified by the Malaysian interbank network service provider MEPS, Visa, MasterCard, and with the support and partnership of the PCI key players.