NBS has been a leader in the card printing/personalization for the financial market for many years. Now that financial institutions are embarking on the migration from magnetic stripe cards to smart cards (both contact and contactless), NBS continues to supply the solutions that fit for either central issuance or instant distributed / remote / branch issuance environments. More and more applications can be housed on a smart card making it an invaluable tool for financial institutions and their customers alike.

Along with our market-leading hardware solutions, we are a full service solutions provider offer complementary leading edge software developed by our own software team, UbiQ®. Our complete solution approach gives the financial sector a complete, patented, cross-platform EMV (Europay MasterCard®/Visa®) solution from both a hardware and software perspective. Our own in-house developed software solutions can address the EMV needs of both central issuance or instant distributed / remote / branch issuance. Mix and match the printer and EMV software that fits your business -- for high volume central issuance or instant distributed / remote / branch issuance solutions, turn to UbiQPersoMaster™ software coupled with our Horizon® family of products or lower volumes utilizing the Advantage 2000® hardware.

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For EMV instant distributed / remote / branch issuance, our newest software Xpressi™ gives financial institutions the ability to issue EMV compliant cards, instantly, right at the branch on the card printer of their choice. Our level of expertise within the EMV migration/compliance arena is second to none and with our ability to tailor the EMV solution that's right for you, NBS is the best choice for your EMV migration project. For more technical information on EMV, consult our UbiQ® division's website.

Big or small, we can assist you in making a successful migration to the EMV standard. Contact us today and let us show you how!

Central Issuance Solutions (High Volume)

The Hardware:
For financial applications such as credit cards, centralized debit card production, etc. our trademarked Horizon® family of products allows NBS the ability to design a high-volume, high-speed card personalization system solution that meets your specific requirements. With individual Card Personalization Elements (CPEs), our Horizon® products offer flexibility AND complete customization -- you can easily expand your abilities by simply adding an additional CPE, not an entire new machine! CPEs include embossing, indenting, tipping, encoding label application, card mailing system, smart chip (both contact and contactless), colour or mono printing and laser.

Interested in setting up your own smart card production line? NBS can do that too! NBS' complete line of smart card manufacturing equipment gives you the ability to complement your personalization capabilities. We can supply you with milling and/or embedding, lamination, card testing and micro module testing equipment and you have yourself a total Smart Card Production Solution. The option combinations are endless and NBS can tailor the solution that's right for you.

The Software:
All of our Horizon® equipment is powered by our newest machine control software, SmartSys™, developed by our own software group UbiQ®, making personalization configuration a breeze.

Need to be EMV compliant? Our UbiQPersoMaster™ EMV software is the patented cross-platform specifically designed with the high volume centralized issuer in mind and offers you complete confidence that your card personalization operation works effiently and is fully EMV compliant.

Instant & Distributed / Remote/Branch Issuance Solutions

The Hardware:
Our Instant Issuance solutions range from instant issue to secure batch production. Our solution is your right choice for everything from traditional mag-stripe cards to EMV compliant smart cards (contact and contactless).

For branded and non-branded cards that require embossing, our Advantage 2000® family of products can surely deliver.

For non-embossing applications, our Javelin® and ImageMaster® card printers offer unsurpassed quality and reliability at a cost that is easy on the budget. These card printers have the ability to deliver single-sided or dual-sided cards in a full colour and/or monochrome, low volume, environment with optional encoding

Applications for instant issuance within the financial industry are almost endless! From debit/credit cards to membership/customer cards, we can design the instant issuance solution that fits.

The Software:
Card Design Software - Our own card design software - Javelin5, is an easy, user-friendly software that makes your individual card design a breeze! It's a great addition to your Javelin card printer -- one of the leading desktop card printer lines in today's market.

EMV Software - Specifically for EMV remote/branch/distributed issuance,our Xpressi™ software, part of the UbiQPersoMaster™ family of products was designed specifically to answer the needs of the financial market to have the ability to deliver EMV compliant personalized cards to customers while maintaining centralized control of data and design. Whether you require contact, contactless or mag stripe encoding, Xpressi™ delivers the utmost in flexibility - multi card support and multi printer support. Click here to learn more.

NBS is your "one-stop-shop" for all your card printing hardware and software requirements.

Simple, Flexible, Reliable Card Solutions.