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Fime achieves UnionPay card manufacturer certification

June 23, 2016

Fime has announced that its French and Taiwanese test laboratories have become the first international centers to be accredited by UnionPay to perform card manufacturer certification testing.

Certification allows Fime to assist card manufacturers and personalization bureaus to become authorized UnionPay vendors, which allows them to supply the UnionPay global network of more than 200 issuing banks, according to a press release.

Fime certification services cover four areas: IC card embedding, IC card personalization, magnetic stripe card personalization and card manufacturing. Vendors wishing to work with UnionPay issuers must achieve one or more of these certifications.

"The global expansion of UnionPay represents a significant commercial opportunity for vendors and we can help them to tap into this additional revenue stream," said Arnaud Peninon, vice president of Asia Pacific and global laboratories at Fime. "Fime already supports banks and terminal manufacturers in achieving UnionPay certifications, so we're pleased to now support international card manufacturers and personalization bureaus."