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The security press under the Ministry of Interior (MoI) will print cheque books for QNB in addition to handling its personalisation, storage and printing services. |
The press is also to print other documents for QNB, according to a memorandum of understanding signed yesterday between MoI’s logistics
department and QNB.
Within three months’ from now, the security press also will print credit cards as well as its personalising services such as magnetic cards, EMV chips and NFC cards.
The storage, lamination and dispatch services for the cards also will be done by the press.
The MoU was signed by Brigadier Abdul Azeez Abdullah al-Ansari, director of the logistics department on behalf of MoI while QNB was represented by Abdullah Kamal, general manager of services and administrative affairs department.
Brigadier al-Ansari described the MoU with QNB as the first step in the field of co-operation with financial institutions in Qatar.
“The security press, which operates at international standards, employs highly skilled Qataris,” he said, adding that discussions are on with Commercial Bank and Masraf Al Rayan.
“We are looking forward to entering into similar agreements with all banks and financial institutions in Qatar,” he added.
Kamal stated that the highest quality, accuracy and full confidentiality as well as ultra-sophisticated equipment and technology used in the press have prompted QNB to sign the MoU.
