Oberthur Technologies said in this market which represents more than 10 million banking cards in circulation, the demand for personalization services is currently booming.

In addition, Oberthur Technologies has reinforced its offer in mobile services such as SIM "Personalisation on Demand", "Delivery on Demand" and Point of Sale packaging that will now be available for this region.

From this new service centre, Oberthur Technologies will be able to offer new services to the local market such as Disaster Recovery or the issuance of PIN code via SMS.

Oberthur Technologies managing director of Card Systems Division for Europe Eric Duforest said Oberthur Technologies benefits from a unique experience which helps its customers through the personalization process.

"Our clients and prospects in the region will be able to take advantage of the expertise we have acquired all over the world throughout the years. We are particularly proud to add Prague to our service centre map," Duforest said.