About the Service
Our card management service covers the entire lifecycle of debit and bank cards, including issuance, renewal, and deactivation. As the leading center of expertise for debit cards in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, SIX offers complete solutions for your card strategy.
Debit Cards – a Versatile Experience
SIX supports you as a bank in providing modern debit cards such as Debit Mastercard and Visa Debit. These cards work worldwide, meet the highest security standards and are a popular and versatile means of payment. Your customers benefit from cash withdrawals, contactless payments, online purchases and reservations (e.g., for car rentals or hotel bookings). With direct debiting from their bank account, your customers always have full control over their spending. Integration with Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay enables convenient mobile payments.
Virtual Card – Digital, Efficient, Sustainable
Virtual debit cards are a modern alternative to physical cards. Your customers can activate them immediately and store them in wallets such as Apple Pay or Google Pay, to make mobile payments. Virtual cards offer many benefits, including immediate availability, reduced environmental impact, and lower costs for banks and customers alike. With most of the Swiss population using smartphones, digital wallets are becoming increasingly important while physical cards are being used less frequently.
Business and Premium Cards
With SIX, you can issue business and premium debit cards tailored to the needs of demanding customer segments. These cards offer enhanced features such as higher transaction limits, exclusive additional services, and advanced security standards. The cards can be seamlessly integrated into your existing systems and support all common payment types, including e-commerce and mobile payment. Ordering is efficient via our interfaces, and you benefit from a fast time to market.
Customer Data Security
SIX protects customer data according to the strictest security standards. We comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) requirements and FINMA guidelines. These measures ensure that all data is processed securely during the issuing process.
Economies of Scale
SIX processes debit cards for over 100 banks. As a participating institution, you will benefit from economies of scale, cost advantages, efficient implementation processes, and extensive market experience.
Chip Competence Center
The Chip Competence Center at SIX has many years of experience with EMV chips and their development. We provide proprietary supplementary services for cards and manage their continuous lifecycle.
EMVI'24 Chip and Life Cycle Management
Benefit from the extensive technical and commercial expertise of SIX in the introduction and use of chips on your debit and bank cards.
All information about the EMVI'24 chip and the comprehensive chip lifecycle management is available in the current product sheet.