WHAT CAN SMART CARDS DO?
Smart card is a versatile payment tool that can offer great value for the cardholder. It offers the highest level of security to-date for payment cards. In addition, it can carry multiple applications ranging from debit, credit to loyalty points.
In many countries, governments and many private businesses are also starting to adopt the use of smart cards in all sorts of applications, such as in national identity cards, transit cards, loyalty cards and so forth.
Smart cards can act as your credit card, debit card, membership card and frequent shopper card in the future. When that happens, you will be able to take care of all personal or company business, even when traveling between countries, with the convenience of just one card.
Smart cards can also hold and exchange account holder authentication information over the Internet for secure and mobile commerce. The first transaction over the Internet using a smart card took place in 1997. Since then, the technology has been constantly tested and advanced so that cardholders can extend the usage of smart cards in the virtual world.
In many countries, governments and many private businesses are also starting to adopt the use of smart cards in all sorts of applications, such as in national identity cards, transit cards, loyalty cards and so forth.
Smart cards can act as your credit card, debit card, membership card and frequent shopper card in the future. When that happens, you will be able to take care of all personal or company business, even when traveling between countries, with the convenience of just one card.
Smart cards can also hold and exchange account holder authentication information over the Internet for secure and mobile commerce. The first transaction over the Internet using a smart card took place in 1997. Since then, the technology has been constantly tested and advanced so that cardholders can extend the usage of smart cards in the virtual world.