What is a Smart Card?

A smart card is a card that is embedded with either a microprocessor and a memory chip or only a memory chip with non-programmable logic. The microprocessor card can add, delete, and otherwise manipulate information on the card, while a memory-chip card (for example, pre-paid phone cards) can only undertake a pre-defined operation.

Smart cards, unlike magnetic stripe cards, can carry all necessary functions and information on the card. Therefore, they do not require access to remote databases at the time of the transaction.

Today, there are three categories of smart cards, all of which are evolving rapidly into new markets and applications:

What is a Contact Smart Card?

A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit(s) card (ICC), is defined as any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. Although there is a diverse range of applications, there are two broad categories of ICCs. Memory cards contain only non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps some specific security logic. Microprocessor cards contain memory and microprocessor components.

The standard perception of a "smart card" is a microprocessor card of credit card dimensions (or smaller, e.g. the GSM SIM card) with various tamper-resistant properties (e.g. a secure crypto-processor, secure file system, human-readable features) and is capable of providing security services (e.g. confidentiality of information in the memory). Not all chip cards contain a microprocessor (eg. the memory cards), therefore not all chip cards are necessarily also smart cards. However the public usage of the terminology is often inconsistent.

Contact less Smart Card

You need a contact less solution? We can provide it. Our range of contact less products offers a breadth and specificity that might surprise you. IT comprises several kinds of smart cards: some have been designed for specific markets, and others are flexible enough to suit all markets.

We are centered on four primary markets: corporate, identity, proximity payment and transit. Cards are available in both native and multi-application solutions by, for example, combining payment or loyalty features with the contact less application. It consists of three different forms of contact less cards: dual interface cards, hybrid cards, and contact less cards. At CISM Research Pvt. Ltd., we give you plenty of choices and are able to match your requirements with the solutions that will drive your business forward.

Core Benefits

• A single component with single embedding and personalization processes
• Offers more services than full contact less cards and hybrid cards (link between the contact and the contact less interfaces)
• Same technical performances and same security (RSA algorithm) as with contact cards
• Sharing of the same application with the two interfaces, useful for electronic purse

Plastic Cards

We produce membership cards, discount cards, scratch cards, telecom cards, frosted cards, key fob cards, matt laminated cards, plastic business cards, magnetic cards, smart cards, hologram cards etc. Our plastic membership cards are four color litho printed with Heidelberg machines (same process as credit cards production, NOT digital printing or thermal printing) Exactly the same as your credit cards, ISO standard 30 Mil solid white PVC, professional looking and feeling. NOT the composite ones (encapsulated cards) with paper inside. Our plastic cards are four color litho printed (same process as credit cards production, NOT digital printing) Loyalty cards, membership cards, discount cards, scratch cards, telecom cards, frosted cards, clear cards, key fob cards, matt laminated cards, magnetic strips cards, smart cards etc. Full color printing plastic cards double sided, gloss laminated. 30mil ISO standard thickness (Other thicknesses from 12mil to 60mil are also available). Size: 3.375"x2.125" with rounded corners. Die cut to special shapes available. Additional features options: Signature strips, magnetic strips, barcode, sequential numbering, embossing, scratch panels, metallic gold/silver background, invisible UV printing, holograms etc.

Bulk Lamination, Card Printing & Data Processing

CISM Research is IT Enabled Service Provider, headquartered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India . With rich industry experience in Research & Development, Bulk Data Processing/ Scanning & Digitization, Bulk Printing Web-Solutions & Market Research like fieldwork and data collection. Our Capacity to produce more than one lakh Cards per day with card printing.