Smart Card Types

EMV Contact payment card: chip-and-PIN smart card for secure POS transactions.

EMV Contactless payment card: tap-to-pay with ISO 14443 for fast transactions.

EMV Dual-Interface card: contact + contactless on a single chip for universal payment.

SIM card (UICC): mobile subscriber identity and authentication smart card.

eSIM (eUICC): embedded SIM with remote provisioning for multi-carrier profiles.

iSIM: integrated SIM on SoC for next-generation IoT and mobile connectivity.

ePassport: electronic travel document with contactless chip and biometric data.

National eID card: dual-interface smart card for government identity services.

National health insurance smart card for healthcare access and patient identity.

PIV card: US federal identity smart card for physical and logical access.

CAC: US DoD smart card for military identity and access control.

Transit smart card: contactless fare collection for public transportation.

Access control smart card badge for building and facility entry.

PKI smart card for digital signatures, encryption, and certificate authentication.

JavaCard development card for applet development and smart card prototyping.

MULTOS card: high-security multi-application smart card with EAL5+.

Memory smart card: simple EEPROM storage for prepaid and low-cost applications.

MIFARE Classic: legacy contactless card with compromised Crypto-1 security.

MIFARE DESFire: secure contactless card with AES encryption for transit and access.

MIFARE Ultralight: ultra-low-cost contactless IC for disposable tickets.

Calypso card: open-standard contactless transit card for European transport.

FeliCa: Sony contactless technology for Japan transit and e-money systems.

EMV Biometric card: fingerprint-authenticated payment smart card.

FIDO2 security key: hardware authenticator for passwordless web login.

Loyalty smart card: contactless membership and reward program card.