Card Testing International

Why Test Cards?

The importance of manufacturing and issuing reliable card products is vital to maintaining a good client relationship. In days past, card quality was overlooked as a minor issue, after all, it was only a low value plastic token that was easily replaced. Today, with increasing card usage and reliance, and the added expense of smart card (chip card) productions, there is no room for complacency. The image and performance of your card is a direct representation of your organisation.

The single common binding factor between all of our clients, is the desire to have ISO and/or ANSI Standard compliant cards in their customer's hands. It is a fundamental truth that a non-ISO standard card will not perform for a customer as well as an ISO Standard compliant card. The net effect is often overlooked, however some of the costs associated with a failed card are:
  • Total cost of a replacement card
  • Staff time spent with customer complaints
  • Staff time associated with processing re-issued cards
  • Lost retail sale
    Loss of reputation and customer loyalty (ie. faulty card = faulty company)
  • Costs associated with the loss of VIP customers and their corporate group
  • Losses associated with finding replacement customers
As in most business situations, the production of a near 100% reliable product is financially far more preferable than having to deal with the ensuing consequences of having a number of poor performing cards. The cost of preventative maintenance testing, and an early commitment to quality is certainly cost justified, considering the savings made further downstream in the process.

Who Are We?

Card Testing International is one of the few independent card testing laboratories in the world. We are not involved in manufacturing test equipment or encoding cards, we just test them. Either after a problem has occurred, or as a preventative measure against issuing poorly performing cards.

What Do We Do?

We are card quality specialists catering to the requirements of companies including:
  • Financial cards:
    • Credit, including VISA® and MasterCard®
    • Debit/ATM/EFT-POS cards
  • Card manufacturers
  • Card equipment manufacturers
  • Loyalty and ID card issuers
  • Encoding bureaus
  • Chip card issuers
We will continue to offer one of the most comprehensive ranges of independent card testing in the Asia-Pacific region, and are confident that our range of services will fulfill your quality review needs now and in the future.