Banks are switching over from traditional credit cards to smart cards and the banks have to pass through three stages before issuing the cards to the customers. The first stage involves upgrading the system of the bank to reach the level of the new technology; the second phase involves the upgradation of interface between the banking system and the card issuers, which include global Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) standards.
The final upgrading includes interface between banks and ATMs and points of sale with merchants such as shops and restaurants. These cards contain chips which will protect user information like the debit cards. The issue of this card insists on uniform upgrading of all the banks for the new technology. Banks like Absa has already issued it to its staff and plans to issue it to a wide customer base. These cards believe to make the customer cards more secure and the other possibilities will depend on the applications that would run on the chip technology
Banks to issue smart cards in the second quarter of 2006
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