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, NBS continues to supply the solutions that fit. More and more applications can be housed on a smart card making it an invaluable tool for financial institutions and their customers alike. NBS enjoys a leading position in both hardware and software personalization solutions for the global financial EMV (Europay MasterCard®/Visa®) market.

NBS specializes in the design, development and manufacture of high and low volume card-based personalization equipment and software solutions tailored to meet your specfic needs.

Central Issuance (High Volume)

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.

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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.

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.

Remote/Distributed/Branch Issuance

Developed by our own in-house software team, RaBIS™ (Remote and Branch Issuance System) specifically to answer the needs of the financial market whereby having the ability to deliver personalized cards to customers while maintaining centralized control of data and design. Whether you require contact, contactless or mag stripe encoding, RaBIS™ delivers the utmost in flexibility - multi card support and multi printer support. Click here to learn more.

Instant Issuance (Low Volume)

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

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 cards in a full colour and/or monochrome, low volume, environment with optional encoding

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

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

Smart Card EMV™ Solution

NBS offers a complete EMV™ solution for high volume issuers using the Horizon® family of products or low volume issuers utilizing the Advantage 2000®. Both solutions bring the flexibility, quality and cost effectiveness that the financial market demands. Along with our market-leading hardware, we offer leading edge software developed by our own software team, UbiQ®, giving the financial sector a complete, patented, cross-platform EMV™ solution -- UbiQPersoMaster™.

Click here for more detail on our UbiQPersoMaster™ Suite, or consult our UbiQ® division's website for complete EMV™ information.