The first Visa and MasterCard EMV cards were issued to the bank’s customers in early November 2006, alongside the launch of the use of Giesecke & Devrient’s (G&D) Universal Production Platform, a flexible EMV personalization solution supporting a wide selection of chip platforms and quick customization to Chan Wanich Security Printing’s (CSP) specific production environment.
We made the decision exclusively for the complete package from G&D and CSP because we were very positive about the expertise of both smart card companies, said Virach Paisitsavet, senior vice president of the cards operations department at Siam City Bank. G&D has already successfully carried out several timely EMV migration projects in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia and CSP has excellent local card production capabilities.
