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Intercard receives Saudi Arabia standards certification

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September 9, 2020

Vadim Pambuk displays Intercard's audit assessment.

Intercard, a provider of cashless technology to the amusements industry, has received the Saudi Arabia Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization certification, the first and only provider to receive this honor, according to a press release. The company has been working in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 1999, where it has more than 300 locations.

SASO, also referred to as the Certificate of Conformity, is a certificate required for each consignment, or a specific batch, of certain imported goods to clear customs. The SASO certifies that the product has been successfully tested and inspected to meet the country's quality and safety standards. The SASO certificate acts as a passport for the goods to clear customs.

In August 2020 Intercard completed the annual audit SASO assessment conducted by SGS, a certification provider. The scope of the audit was to review magnetic card readers for games, validate available documented processes and identify improvement opportunities.

"The audit assessment was successful and Intercard had zero nonconformities," Vadim Pambuk, Intercard's global project manager of application development who implemented the audit with SGS, said in the press release.

Photo courtesy of Intercard.