With most countries around the world moving to EMV based payment for greater security, U.S. travelers are increasingly having trouble using magnetic stripe bankcards abroad, especially in offline applications like taxis, unattended ticketing and payment kiosks. UNFCU is the first U.S. card issuer to provide a globally compliant payment card option to their members. UNFCU is taking advantage of Gemalto’s recently announced World Traveler program in which Gemalto will provide UNFCU with complete issuance service including full card design and production, personalization data preparation and personalization of the dual interface card ensuring global acceptance and forward compatibility for both online and offline payment transactions. www.gemalto.com