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 the BPS system in real time. This version of Card Service provides enhanced GetCards, CreateCardForEmployee and CreateCardForDependent methods

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.