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Banco Popular Dominicano Selects Gemalto Bio-sourced EMV Bank Card

The green banking card is manufactured from renewable PLA material derived from corn.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Gemalto is delivering its bio-sourced Optelio EMV bank card to Banco Popular Dominicano, the leading bank in Dominican Republic. The green banking card is manufactured from renewable polylactic acid (PLA) material derived from corn, and allows Banco Popular to reduce the ecological footprint while ensuring an artistic, high quality product for cardholders.

The card is distributed by Gemalto’s local reseller Secumatic and it is issued with the “FCB Escola de Santo Domingo” football school. The card provides customers with value added benefits, including discounts on sporting event tickets and deals at major restaurants and hotels.

“Banco Popular Dominicano is committed to sustainability and Gemalto, as a long-term signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, stood out as the best partner to support us,” said Austria Gómez, Bank Cards VP of Banco Popular Dominicano.

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