
Manufacturer Certification
Overview
Ensure that your personalisation bureau, manufacturing plant or card product is certified by testing with CTI’s fully qualified laboratory. CTI is a trusted test certifier and auditor for card manufacturers and issuers in all parts of the globe. Accepted by international card schemes and government bodies worldwide, CTI has a focus on high quality reporting and the industry’s fastest test turnaround time for testing. Tandem testing and careful resourcing structures enable CTI to achieve this point of difference as a test laboratory, with most certifications sent within days of the test samples being received. Testing that once took two to three weeks, can now be completed within one week.Please contact us for a copy of our Test Timeline Flowchart for further information.
VISA Innovative Product Testing
CTI is certified by VISA to perform the latest VISA Innovative Card Product testing and electro-physical testing to the latest VISA standards. This includes cards that use biometric authentication, powered features, interactive displays, dynamic CVV, metal layers, biodegradable or unconventional materials, unique card body shapes and many other new and exciting features. Most VISA Innovative Product certifications can be achieved within one week, with some products that contain a multitude of features requiring one to two weeks.MasterCard CQM and CSI Testing
CTI is certified to ISO/IEC for MC CQM tests (MasterCard Card Quality Management) and CSI testing (Card Structure and Integrity Program) for Alternative Materials. These set the specifications and methods required for both conventional and alternative or new technologies to enable manufacturing facilities to gain MasterCard approval. Most of the almost 100 card tests within the MasterCard documents reference the ISO/IEC, ANSI, and EMVCo standards. Both MC CQM/CSI specific and referenced tests can be tested by CTI, with turnaround time dependent on the number of technologies and material types included on the card product. CTI has been recognised by both MasterCard and MC CQM auditors for testing their products for almost 20 years and continues to offer services to manufacturers and card issuers alike.American Express Physical Testing
CTI is certified by American Express to perform Amex Enabled Physical Test certification for chip and contactless cards. This involves physical testing of the Card body, Magnetic Stripe, Embossing and Contact IC technologies so that manufacturing facilities are able to gain a letter of approval prior for the card product. The testing requirements are performed according to the card core construction which can be: cards with plastic bodies, cards with metal bodies, and cards with composite construction such as metal and plastic layers. Please click here for more information.CTI Certificate of Compliance
Promote Your Product and Reputation… Following successful testing and compliance to a standard or requirement, an official CTI Certificate of Compliance is provided to include the tests performed. This allows recognition of successful compliance for the card batch tested and can also be used to increase your company reputation to prospective clients by proving your ability to meet specifications. CTI certificates are professionally presented and counterfeit protected before being delivered to your facility by international courier within 4 working days. Each CTI certificate is security printed in full colour on archival paper, hand signed, embossed, and laminated for display and archival purposes.Below is a list of Card Products and Card Technologies that are involved with this Card Testing Service.
Products:
Credit Cards / Debit Cards, Loyalty Cards / Gift Cards, Transport Cards, ID Cards & Driver Licences, Passports / MRTD
Technologies:
Magnetic Stripe, Smart Card / Chip Card, RFID / NFC Contactless, EMV Certification, Powered Card / Display Card, Biometric Card, Embossing & Printing
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