Collis releases Card Image Editor for EMV cards

According to a news release, the Collis Card Image Editor is a tool for editing EMV card data. It provides an editing function of a snapshot of data from a real EMV card. The edited snapshot can be used to create and manage profiles or card images. The tool also replaces various spreadsheets currently in use today.

The Editor provides a virtual image of data from the EMV card that can be saved as a card template for further use in the data preparation system. It can be saved as a card image for further validation, which helps issuers and personalization bureaus reduce the number of iterations required before producing personalized physical cards. Thus, physical test cards no longer need to be made. The same card images can be used with the Collis Card Simulator for the testing of payment terminals. 

"The Collis Card Image Editor is a result of several years' development, listening to feedback from customers currently using our test tools," said Berend van Geffen, Collis' vice president of sales and marketing.  "We now provide the glue that, in combination with other test tools in our portfolio, gives issuers and acquirers the ultimate flexibility and added value in card or terminal testing."