DBF and Equens close deal on Cultuurkaart

Cultuurkaart is a digital personal card with a magnetic stripe that will be issued to 900,000 secondary school pupils with effect from the 2008–2009 school year. The agreement is for a term of at least four years. DBF will be responsible for issuing the Cultuurkaart and performing the related database management in cooperation with the Dutch European Youth Card Association (CJP), on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Equens will manage the cash flow and transaction processing and ensure that the relevant POS terminals are ready to accept payments using the Cultuurkaart. These include POS terminals installed at various cultural institutions such as museums, theatres, cinemas and specific shops.