Entrust Enables Instant Card Issuance for Banks

In today's rapidly evolving financial services landscape, customers increasingly demand instant access, convenience, and security. Traditional card issuance processes often fail to meet these expectations, potentially damaging customer satisfaction and leading to lost business opportunities. Entrust's cutting-edge instant card issuance solutions are transforming how financial institutions operate, enhancing efficiency, strengthening customer relationships, and building robust security frameworks.

Financial institutions currently face multiple challenges that instant card issuance effectively addresses:

• Meeting customer expectations for immediacy: Consumers accustomed to instant gratification increasingly reject waiting days or weeks for physical cards, potentially driving them to competitors with faster services.
• Boosting activation and usage rates: Instant activation significantly improves card activation rates compared to traditional methods, with data showing up to 32% higher initial usage within the first 30 days.
• Mitigating security risks: With 20% of U.S. financial institutions ranking cybersecurity breaches as their top fraud concern, instant issuance reduces risks associated with card mailing processes.
• Streamlining operations: Traditional card production and distribution involve multiple time-consuming steps prone to errors, while instant issuance dramatically shortens cycles and reduces costs.

Entrust's comprehensive instant issuance ecosystem combines hardware, software, and security components:

• Sigma DS4 Series: Including direct-to-card printers, durable graphics modules, embossing modules, and self-service kiosk printers.
• Artista Series: Featuring high-quality printers with edge-to-edge printing capabilities and embossing functions.

• Dynamic EMV Solution: Ensures compliance with EMV standards.
• Adaptive Issuance Suite: Includes remote monitoring and key management software.
• Digital Card Solutions: Enables instant issuance of digital payment credentials to mobile wallets.

• HSM nShield: Payment hardware security modules for transaction protection and key management.

Entrust's solution delivers measurable benefits:

• Enhanced customer satisfaction through immediate card availability
• 100% activation rates and higher initial usage
• Improved security with local issuance and strong encryption
• Operational efficiency gains and cost reductions

The solution has earned prestigious industry awards including:

• Mastercard Engage Excellence Awards 2024 (Issuance category)
• Visa Ready certification
• Global Banking & Finance Awards 2025 (Best Card Issuance Technology Provider)

Leading financial institutions worldwide have successfully implemented Entrust's solution:

• Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
• Desert Financial Credit Union
• Walmart Chile
• DuGood Credit Union
• Navy Federal Credit Union
• Banco del Pacífico
• NIC Asia Bank (processing 2,000+ cards daily)

Entrust continues to innovate by bridging physical and digital card issuance through mobile wallet integration. Their comprehensive service offerings, including cloud-based issuance (IFIaaS) and full lifecycle management, provide financial institutions with flexible deployment options to meet diverse customer needs.

In today's competitive financial services market, instant card issuance has transitioned from a luxury to a strategic necessity. Entrust's technological leadership and proven solutions position financial institutions to deliver superior customer experiences while maintaining robust security and operational efficiency.