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The Collis Test Centre is very pleased that it is now a service provider accredited by MasterCard Worldwide to deliver chip implementation services for MasterCard Card Personalisation Validation (CPV) and Terminal Integration Process (TIP & M-TIP) services. Accreditation for Formal Approval Services combined with prior accreditation for delivering chip-related training & consulting services in the Guidance and the Technical Support categories and a range of Collis Test Tools qualified by MasterCard Worldwide, enables Collis to extend its portfolio of solutions for issuers and acquirers worldwide and strengthens its commitment to provide them with high-quality services, tools, and training. All in all, Collis is capable of giving issuers and acquirers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and risks. Collis' services for MasterCard Formal Approval CPV Services include the use of the Collis EMV Personalisation Validation Tool (PVT) which is qualified by MasterCard Worldwide for card personalization validation by the issuer in preparation of the formal CPV service. The Collis Brand Test Tool (BTT) incorporates the Collis Card Simulator qualified by MasterCard Worldwide and supports an acquirer in Contact TIP Validation and Contact NIV Validation. MasterCard Formal Approval Services for CPV, M-TIP and PayPass TIP test that card and terminal products carrying MasterCard brands, or accepting MasterCard branded M/Chip & PayPass payment applications, meet the minimum quality and interoperability requirements specified by MasterCard. MasterCard mandates that issuers and acquirers introducing a new card or terminal to go through CPV or TIP Formal Approval Services of MasterCard Worldwide. This enables early detection of issues which reduces further costs and the time-to-market.