Smartcard Standards Needed for Acceptance
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Contactless smartcards need greater standards compatibility if they are to gain international acceptance. The call comes from research company Frost & Sullivan. The market for smartcards is forecast to reach 850m by 2009. In 2004, 121.7m were shipped. The most widely accepted standard, ISO 1443, even has two types, A and B. So that even if cards follow the standard, they might not offer cohesion. International standards have to be worked out to enable terminals to accept payment through contactless mode, irrespective of its issuers, said Frost & Sullivan analysts Vihar Bhagwat and Karthik Nagarajan. “Higher shipments for application segments such as e-passports will be possible only if an international standard is agreed up on." User apprehensions regarding new applicatiosns have to be tackled, according to the report. A particular issue is the continued use of legacy systems even if they are faulty or inadequate. Improvements in passports and transport may provide a boost to the industry and interoperability. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has proposed guidelines for e-passports for Western and Central Europe.
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