Mike Vaselenak also provide examples of opportunities in next generation prepaid card issuance
The presentation highlighted Canadian provinces use of prepaid and instantly issued cards for social benefits program

Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalisation solutions, announced that Mike Vaselenak, director, instant issuance in Canada for Datacard Group will be speaking at the Canadian Institute’s National Prepaid Forum in Toronto, Canada.

The session was held at the Marriott Bloor in Yorkville, Toronto, Canada on Friday afternoon, December 7th. The presentation provided a unique opportunity to learn how Canadian provinces use prepaid and instantly issued cards for social benefits program. Vaselenak also provided examples of opportunities in next generation prepaid card issuance.

Using prepaid benefit cards give cardholders an efficient, effective and controlled process for the disbursement of government program funds,” said Vaselenak. “Prepaid models are not just for retailers and banks. They also have the opportunity to extend and enhance benefits programs.”

With over 20 years of experience in the payments industry, Vaselenak currently leads the Canadian instant issuance sales efforts for Datacard Group.  Vaselenak has specialised in business development and product management for payments and transactional systems for many years and co-chaired the Advanced Card Technology (ACT) Canada Prepaid Strategic Leadership Team.

Uniquely positioned in the market to help financial institutions design any card issuance program that fits their needs, Datacard Group offers Secure Issuance Anywhere™ which provides customers the flexibility to issue secure cards and credentials anytime, anywhere.  This integrated platform includes scalable and flexible hardware, software, supplies and global support–combining central issuance or instant issuance, as well as NFC mobile issuance and smart card programs using a single, integrated solution.

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