The Card Service provides clients card functionalities such as reading, creating, and updating information related to a card. This allows Administrators the ability to integrate their existing systems with BPS in real time.

The following operations are supported. For a formal definition, please review the Service Description.

• CreateCardForDependent
  This method is used to generate a card number for a dependent. BPS requires a unique card number for each employee and each dependent (for employers offering the card). Cards are issued on a daily basis (including weekends) at 3:00 p.m. CT. The cards are physically distributed approximately two business days after the card order is received. A card number must be created to allow transactions (including deposits) to be put into an employee account (for employers offering the card).
• CreateCardForEmployee
  This method is used to generate a card number for an employee. BPS requires a unique card number for each employee and each dependent (for employers offering the card). Cards are issued on a daily basis (including weekends) at 3:00 p.m. CT. The cards are physically distributed approximately two business days after the card order is received. A card number must be created to allow transactions (including deposits) to be put into an employee account (for employers offering the card).
• GetCards
  This method is used to get a list of cards for a cardholder.
• UpdateCardStatus
  This method is used to update information for a given card.