The citizen card is an international banking card usable not only for payment but also for other transactions. It is accepted by the 150 million merchants in the Maestro ecosystem.
The card is issued in a prepaid format and can easily be refilled through the Internet or with cash in an OTP Bank branch, said Oberthur Technologies.
Oberthur Technologies managing director for Card Systems Division in Europe Eric Duforest said they are very proud of this strengthening of their partnership with OTP Bank which initiates the revolution in proximity payment and the democratization of city cards.
"The deployment of this solution by OTP shows the momentum of contactless payment in the Central European region and reinforces Oberthur Technologies’ position as the leading supplier of innovative payment solutions," Duforest said.
OTP Bank deployed the PayPass contactless banking card payment technology for first time in Hungary in September 2009.
