System and method for modifying a card issuance file
A system comprises a communications module; at least one processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure the at least one processor to obtain a card issuance file that includes card data for printing a physical card; modify the card issuance file to include data for printing at least one machine-readable code on the physical card; and store the modified card issuance file in a data queue that includes a batch of card issuance files to be sent to a printing system. Sending the batch of card issuance files may be automated.
1 . A system comprising:
a communications module;
at least one processor coupled with the communications module; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure the at least one processor to:
intercept a card issuance file that includes card data for printing a physical card that is to be sent to a printing system;
modify the card issuance file to include data for printing at least one machine-readable code on the physical card; and
send the modified card issuance file to the printing system.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
prior to sending the modified card issuance file to the printing system, encrypt the modified card issuance file.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein when intercepting the card issuance file, the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
retrieve the card issuance file from a data queue.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the data queue includes a batch of card issuance files.
5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
store the modified card issuance file back in the data queue.
6 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the data queue is to be sent to the printing system.
7 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
encrypt the data queue; and
send the encrypted data queue to the printing system.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
receive a request to modify the card issuance file to include the at least one machine-readable code on the physical card.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
generate the at least one machine-readable code to provide data to a scanning device in response to being scanned by the scanning device.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
analyze the card issuance file to identify at least one position for the at least one machine-readable code on the physical card, the card issuance file modified to include the data for printing the at least one machine-readable code on the physical card at the at least one position on the physical card.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the at least one processor to:
send an application programming interface request that defines content to be encoded on the at least one machine-readable code;
receive an application programming interface response that includes the at least one machine-readable code;
extract image data that includes the at least one machine-readable code from the application programming interface response; and
store the image data in a database.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the content to be encoded on the at least one machine-readable code includes account data received together with a request to generate the card issuance file.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the account data includes loyalty point account data.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein sending the modified card issuance file to the printing system is automated in response to detection of a trigger condition.
15 . A computer-implemented method performed by at least one processor, the method comprising:
intercepting a card issuance file that includes card data for printing a physical card that is to be sent to a printing system;
modifying the card issuance file to include data for printing at least one machine-readable code on the physical card; and
sending the modified card issuance file to the printing system.
16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
prior to sending the modified card issuance file to the printing system, encrypting the modified card issuance file.
17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein when intercepting the card issuance file, the method further comprises:
retrieving the card issuance file from a data queue.
18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the data queue includes a batch of card issuance files.
19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , further comprising:
storing the modified card issuance file back in the data queue.
20 . The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the data queue is to be sent to the printing system.
21 . The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , further comprising:
encrypting the data queue; and
sending the encrypted data queue to the printing system.
22 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving a request to modify the card issuance file to include the at least one machine-readable code on the physical card.
23 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
generating the at least one machine-readable code to provide data to a scanning device in response to being scanned by the scanning device.
24 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
analyzing the card issuance file to identify at least one position for the at least one machine-readable code on the physical card, the card issuance file modified to include the data for printing the at least one machine-readable code on the physical card at the at least one position on the physical card.
25 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
sending an application programming interface request that defines content to be encoded on the at least one machine-readable code;
receiving an application programming interface response that includes the at least one machine-readable code;
extracting image data that includes the at least one machine-readable code from the application programming interface response; and
storing the image data in a database.
26 . The computer-implemented method of claim 25 , wherein the content to be encoded on the at least one machine-readable code includes account data received together with a request to generate the card issuance file.
27 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the modified card issuance file is sent to the printing system in response to detecting a trigger condition.
28 . At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions which, when executed, configure at least one processor to:
intercept a card issuance file that includes card data for printing a physical card that is to be sent to a printing system;
modify the card issuance file to include data for printing at least one machine-readable code on the physical card; and
send the modified card issuance file to the printing system.