The partnership leverages on OT’s expertise in the smartcard industry and on its Common Personalisation System (CPS). With the opening of its state of the art service centre located in Dubai, OT will provide personalisation and fulfilment services to its customers across Middle East and Africa. It is fully certified by both MasterCard and Visa, measures 800 m² and has a capacity to issue 15Mu cards annually. The new service centre consolidates OT’s acquisition of Cupola Plastic Cards in 2012 and Obernet in 2013 to create a centre of excellence in this region.
Network International’s strong customer base and relationships across the Middle East make them an ideal partner for OT, in order to introduce advanced solutions in personalisation, mobile payments, NFC and authentication. Their decision to use OT’s technologies is proof of how the company is transforming itself to accelerate its development and capture new market opportunities.
„We are pleased to announce this partnership with Network International which has certainly played a vital role in transforming the UAE’s payment service industry. The continued cooperation between both companies and especially this new agreement enables us to increase the scale of our local business and offer an array of new valuable services in the country” said Eric Duforest, Managing Director of the Payment Business Unit at OT. “We are also pleased to have inaugurated our service centre in Dubai, which is the largest in the MEA region.”
Bhairav Trivedi, Chief Executive Officer, Network International, said: “With cards becoming an object of prestige and value beyond their payment capability, card personalization is becoming increasingly important today. Financial institutions view their payment cards as primary drivers in strengthening cardholder relationships, and are often on the lookout for innovation and security focused features that can add considerable value. Network International is confident that this partnership with OT will enable us to offer clients tailored solutions that will exceed their expectations.”