Card Issuing & Acquiring Services

CardsConsult has extensive direct issuer portfolio & acquiring estate technology & Scheme migration experience across international markets including the UK, Ireland, Canada, Malaysia, EU and Australia. A detailed knowledge of Visa and MasterCard specifications and requirements, together with market dependencies are critical when defining your migration initiative.

Clients engage CardsConsult to leverage expertise and knowledge of the pitfalls that often beset a portfolio migration project for both Card Issuers and Merchant/Acquirers. This may involve Magnetic stripe to Chip; Chip to Contactless; Scheme to Scheme changes; or new value add offerings and partnerships

Available for full end to end program delivery, the most beneficial areas on which to leverage CardsConsult include:

Project Scoping & Strategy Setting (Full or Early Grade, Base or Enhanced functionality)
Program Requirements (Business and Technical)
Chip card profile configuration (Business area training on implications of risk settings)
Program Planning and Phasing (Avoid unexpected critical path items)
Procurement (Tendering for Card Fulfilment or POS solutions)
Business, Operational and Technical Training/Workshops (Payments 101 through to Specifications and Standards)