Issuance Compliance Solutions
Entrust issuance compliance solutions help issuers securely deliver payment cards, government IDs, passports, employee badges, and digital credentials across central, instant, and digital-first programs. Accelerate activation and deliver a simpler experience for cardholders, employees, and citizens.
Issue trusted credentials
Support physical and digital
Scale across channels
Meet evolving compliance standards
Solution Highlights
Simplify compliance across the issuance lifecycle
Meet evolving government and security requirements with solutions designed to help support compliant credential, payment card, and identity issuance programs, while preparing for regulatory reporting requirements and audits.
Adapt to changing compliance requirements
Stay ahead of evolving standards and industry mandates with issuance solutions built to support ongoing compliance initiatives and future regulatory changes.
Deliver secure experiences without sacrificing efficiency
Balance security, compliance, and operational performance while issuing payment cards, identities, passports, and other trusted credentials.
What Is Issuance Compliance?
Issuance compliance means adhering to the requirements governing how credentials are created, personalized, delivered, and managed. Those requirements vary based on the type of credential, where it is issued, and how the program operates.
There is no single issuance compliance checklist. Organizations need to protect credential data and issuance processes while keeping the experience fast, reliable, and straightforward for the people receiving those credentials.
Key Issuance Compliance Requirements
EMV Compliance
EMV specifications support interoperable chip-based payments. For issuers, implementation includes preparing and personalizing payment application data for the credential.
PCI Compliance
PCI compliance sets requirements for protecting account data and the systems that store, process, or transmit it, including environments connected to payment card issuance.
REAL ID Compliance
REAL ID establishes U.S. federal requirements for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards accepted for certain federal purposes.
ICAO Doc 9303
ICAO Doc 9303 defines international specifications for machine-readable travel documents, including chip data and the digital signatures and PKI used to authenticate ePassports.
Issue securely across physical and digital channels.
Secure Issuance Across Every Channel
Entrust combines issuance systems, software, and security capabilities to help organizations issue credentials securely, protect credential data, and scale programs across channels and requirements.
Issue Across Channels:
Support central, branch, self-service, and digital-first issuance with systems and software designed for each delivery model.
Protect Credential Integrity:
Protect credential data throughout preparation, personalization, issuance, and delivery.
Support Reviews:
Use certifications, validation materials, and technical documentation to support internal reviews, assessments, and audit preparation.
Adapt to Program Needs:
Configure issuance for the credential, market, standards, volume, and delivery model involved.
How Compliance Requirements Vary Across Issuance Models
Compliance looks different depending on where and what type of issuance is happening. A centralized program keeps production and security controls within a dedicated environment, while instant issuance extends those responsibilities to branches and self-service locations. Digitally enabled issuance introduces another layer as credentials move directly into apps and mobile wallets.
The underlying requirements still depend on the credential and market. What changes is how organizations apply and govern those controls across each issuance environment.
Explore Entrust Issuance Solutions
Central Issuance
Personalize high volumes of payment cards, government IDs, passports, and other credentials with modular systems built for secure, efficient production.
Instant Financial Issuance
Give cardholders ready-to-use debit and credit cards in branch or through self-service, helping speed activation and improve customer experience.
Instant ID Issuance
Issue employee, student, government, and other ID credentials on demand with integrated printers, software, and supplies for branch, campus, office, or public-service environments.
Digital Card Solution
Provision digital payment credentials directly from banking experiences, with tokenization and support for Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and other digital payment journeys.
Citizen Identity Orchestration
Orchestrate onboarding, physical and digital credential issuance, lifecycle management, and access to government services across the citizen identity lifecycle.
Regions Bank Delivers Instant Access
Regions Bank moved to branch-based instant debit card issuance, giving customers immediate access to funds, reducing mailing costs, and speeding fraud-related card replacement.
CSC Enables Scalable Card Issuance Across Three Continents
CSC scaled its global payments business by unifying digital and physical card issuance across 30+ countries and three continents with Entrust.
Colombian Utility Expands Instant ID Issuance
A Colombia-based utilities provider moved employee and contractor badge enrollment and card design to the cloud, increasing flexibility without replacing its existing printers.
Issuance Resources
Key Insights for Financial Issuance
See U.S. bank priorities for physical and digital issuance, KYC, and omnichannel service.
Understand the World of Credential Issuance
Explore central, instant, and digitally enabled issuance across finance, government, and enterprise.
Instantly Empowered: Your Key to Instant Card Activation
See how instant issuance can improve activation, onboarding, and cardholder experience.
Issuance Terms and Documentation
Issuance Hardware
Review terms governing Entrust card and passport issuance, personalization equipment, card delivery systems, secure capture equipment, and related hardware.
Issuance Software
Review software agreements and product-specific terms for Entrust issuance software, including Instant ID and Dynamic EMV offerings.
Issuance Compliance FAQs
Answers about issuance compliance, payment and identity standards, and how requirements can change across central, instant, and digital programs.
How Can Entrust Support Issuance Compliance?
Entrust provides issuance systems, software, and security capabilities that can support applicable credential and payment requirements. Compliance depends on which standards apply and how each organization implements and governs its program.
What Compliance Standards Apply to Payment Cards?
EMV and PCI address different parts of the payment environment. EMV specifications support chip-based payment credentials and transaction interoperability, while PCI focuses on protecting account data and the systems that store, process, or transmit it.
Which Compliance Standards Apply to IDs?
Requirements depend on the credential and jurisdiction. REAL ID applies to certain U.S. state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards, while ICAO Doc 9303 defines specifications for machine-readable travel documents such as passports and ePassports.
Do Issuance Delivery Models Matter?
Yes. Central, instant, self-service, and digital issuance create different operating environments. Teams still need to identify the standards that apply to the credential and market, then implement appropriate controls across each delivery model.
Talk with Entrust about secure payment card, ID, ePassport, and digital credential issuance.
Legislative and regulatory requirements can vary by jurisdiction, industry, product, and use case and may change over time. The information provided on this page is for general informational purposes only and reflects our understanding as of the date of publication. It does not constitute, and should not be relied upon as, legal, regulatory, or compliance advice. You should consult your own legal, compliance, or regulatory advisors regarding any questions or requirements that may apply to your business.