Patent ID: 8348153

Claim:
A method for providing retrieval of customized transaction card images from long term storage, the method comprising the steps of: approving or rejecting a selected customized image; marking the customized image as approved or rejected; packaging the customized image into an image file for a transaction card issuer; sending the image file to the transaction card issuer via a secure transfer process; sending the image file to long term storage; retrieving the customized image from long term storage; setting customized image status to re-send; packaging the customized image into a customized image file; and sending the customized image file to the transaction card issuer via a secure transfer process; wherein creation of the selected customized image is provided through a card customization application on a country-specific website, the country-specific website being derived from a base website such that a change on the base website to a component of the card customization application is automatically reflected on the card customization application of the country-specific website.