Datacard Group to Speak at Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2012

Company to discuss how financial organizations can build successful card programs while minimizing costs

MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced that Dave Ewald of Datacard Group will be speaking at the 2012 Middle East Banking Innovation Summit taking place on Oct. 1-2, 2012 in Dubai.

“We look forward to discussing how card issuers can complement their card programs with instant issuance to help drive activation, as well as reduce issuer costs and the risks of sending the cards and PINs through the mail.”

The summit is an interactive event that will showcase the most recent innovative banking strategies, products and services that have been launched in the Middle East, as well as showcase experts in the region that will offer their thoughts, experiences and industry projections for the region.

The session presented by Ewald will be given on the second day of the conference, Oct. 2^nd at 11:00 a.m., and will highlight how financial organizations can integrate various innovations, technologies and card personalization capabilities into their programs that will help them improve efficiencies and minimize costs. He will also highlight how card programs can help meet consumer demands by supplementing centralized card production with instant card issuance.

“We are seeing continuous growth in instant issuance across the globe as issuers are recognizing the benefits of enhancing customer service levels, and increasing card sales, activation and usage rates,” said Ewald. “We look forward to discussing how card issuers can complement their card programs with instant issuance to help drive activation, as well as reduce issuer costs and the risks of sending the cards and PINs through the mail.”

Datacard Group currently has thousands of financial branches and retail locations utilizing its technology for in-branch card issuance and personalization. Instant issuance is also part of the company’s Secure Issuance Anywhere™, which provides customers the flexibility to issue cards and credentials anytime, anywhere, with complete security. This integrated platform includes scalable and flexible hardware, software, supplies and global support – combining central issuance or instant issuance, as well as emerging mobile issuance into a single, integrated solution.

For more information, please visit http://www.bankinnovation-me.com/ for complete event details.

About Datacard Group

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