APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ISSUING TRANSACTION CARDS

摘要

A transaction card production apparatus for producing transaction cards comprising user card designs, the apparatus comprising: a processor module configured to receive a user card number and a user card design from a user, associate the user card number with the user card design and store the user card number and associated user card design in a storage module; a card issuer module configured to receive the user card number from the processor module and generate a user embossing record comprising the user card number; and a card production bureau configured to receive the user embossing record from the card issuer module, retrieve the user card design associated with the user card number from the storage module and print a transaction card comprising the user card number and user card design.