Cards
Our core activity is acquiring transactions for all types of cards. BBS processes transactions for a wide range of cards through the following steps: authorisation, storage, capture, clearing and settlement. We meet the standards and requirements of both national and international card issuers, such as EMV (Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA) and PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard).
BBS provides deliveries throughout the entire cards value chain, either independently or in collaboration with banks and processors. BBS can help you with smart card encoding and prepersonalisation, card administration, gift vouchers and tailoring of your own user portal with a search and statistics facility for your transactions and settlement. In addition, we offer card administration services through our customer and accounting services.
BBS delivers and operates card programmes for many nationwide chains in the wholesale and retail industries, for example gift vouchers for Steen & Strøm and smart cards for the catering company Eurest Personalrestauranter. They are also used by government officials in Oslo.
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BBS’ technology infrastructure for card-based transaction processing meets national and international stability and security standards. During December 2007, BBS processed 85 million card transactions.
International opportunities
Card-based payment has become the dominant form of payment, both nationally and internationally. In particular, this development has led to significant improvements for travellers with regard to currency management, security, efficiency and flexibility for payments and other financial services. Given the combination of chip and PIN technology and a variety of other services that have raised the profile of the card beyond a mere instrument of payment, making it a form of identification, a pass, a club membership card, a concierge service, a small change card etc.
