2. A Smart Card is a plastic card
that contains a computer
microchip.
DEFINITION
A Smart Card is literally a ‘smarter’
card with greater memory and
processing capabilities for transaction
security and additional functionality
3. ADVANTAGES
• More secure :
> Cannot be counterfeit
• Portability:
> easy to bring anywhere
at anytime
• Increasing data storage
capacity:
> bigger space storage to
save data
DISADVANTAGES
• Malware attack:
> active malwares on systems
that result in modifying the
transactions.
• Probability of breaking:
> damage the chip of the card
if keep in wallet
4. Act as an identity
document
Storing a patient's
medical records
A faster way to pay