Oberthur Technologies has successfully completed the CUP (China Union Pay) certification for its Shenzhen manufacturing center in China.

The Oberthur Technologies Shenzhen manufacturing site is already providing several hundred million SIM cards globally for the Telecom industry, and is now supplying magnetic stripe and EMV cards to banking customers in China and throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Already certified by Visa, MasterCard and Amex, as a response to the steady growth of the EMV market in Asia, the Oberthur Technologies Shenzhen production unit is increasing the scope of its operations with this successful certification payment scheme standard.

The completion of CUP certification makes Oberthur Technologies the first major smart card vendor in China to be certified for all 4 schemes for magnetic stripe, contact and dual interface cards.

The benefit of this CUP certification is a major step for Oberthur Technologies in its objective to operate closer to its customers and strengthen its position in this key part of the world.