OMA Emirates to provide card solutions to Alizz Islamic bank

OMA Emirates-Solution Gulf recently announced the supply of instant issuance across branches of Alizz islamic bank, Oman’s latest entrant into the banking industry. The solution will enhance customer support by facilitating branch offices to instantly issue customer cards and allow them to key in their own PINs for debit and cards and hand them over instantly.

Other key advantages from the solution include a huge reduction in PIN mailer distribution costs, security with personal acceptance by the customer and increased level of customer support and satisfaction.
The end-to-end instant issuance rollout of the implementation by OMA Emirates will entail the supply of its Ingenico devices and utilise its in-house NANOPERSO instant card personalisation software solution at all branches. An open platform solution, designed to be bi-dependable by allowing the system to work with the bank’s existing card vendors as well as OMA Emirates supplied cards.

The solution will also integrate data from the bank’s Card Management System (CMS), apply strict EMV security procedures by using the latest Hardware Security Module (HSM) supplied by OMA Emirates and enable quick and safer cards to customers. While focusing on instant issuance, OMA Emirates will also concentrate on the highest levels of security standards required by Alizz Islamic Bank.

Niranj Sangal, Group CEO, OMA Emirates – Solution Gulf, “The Instant Card Issuance solution being provided to Alizz Islamic Bank is an indication of our capability to deploy a complete solution by providing our Ingenico PIN devices, EMV software solutions that are developed in-house, and the ability to offer strong after sales service. Our in-depth understanding of the Middle Eastern banking and financial markets has positioned us to become a strong player in the instant card issuance market and we look forward to assisting the bank with their specific requirement.”