The seminar was hosted by AFS, the region's first and most prominent provider of electronic-payments and consumer finance outsourcing services. A diverse audience attended the seminar, including senior members of the banking, financial, and business communities and the local press.
Discussions and ideas abounded on developing solutions that help banks to reduce the growing risks in counterfeit fraud, generate new revenue and avoid the industry's penalties for not migrating, quickly. AFS demonstrated how EMV compliance can be quick, smooth and cost effective.
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AFS hosts seminar on EMV card personalization
- Bahrain: Saturday, June 17 - 2006 at 14:05
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A seminar on EMV Card Personalization was held on June 13th, 2006 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Qatar - Doha.
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About AFS:AFS is the leading Arab company for electronic banking, personal payment instruments and related services. Established in 1984, AFS is in a strong financial position with backing from leading international financial institutions in the Arab World. The company pioneered the concept of outsourcing card
Processing in the region and was the first company to set-up an end-to-end state-of-the-art card-outsourcing environment in Bahrain.
AFS is the largest payment card processor in the Middle East and North African regions. AFS is Principal Member of Visa and MasterCard Payment Associations and an authorized third party processor centre. Over 50 Banks in the region are connected to AFS's online card management integrated solutions.
AFS offers diverse services ranging from 'get-started' to fully-fledged on-going card processing & related services, assisting banks to issue Visa and MasterCard to their customers through sponsorship card programs. AFS offers flexible and customized solutions to suit the specific requirements of financial institutions in the region, including full Arabic language functionality.
For further information on AFS, please contact:
Rabih Dib
PR Account Executive
Memac Ogilvy Bahrain
Tel: (+973) 17 57 87 24
Fax :17223266
Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorSaturday, June 17 - 2006 at 14:05 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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This article was updated on Mon Jun 19 2006.
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