Embedded Electronic Smart Card for Financial and Healthcare Information Transaction

Abstract

—This paper gives a brief introduction to next generation electronic smartcard and its application in finance and healthcare sector to store and control the card holder's account and personal sensitive information such as electronic medical record (EMR), respectively. The survey explains how the modern technology is being integrated, smart card and corresponding framework, to provide the portability to personal health care information in order to benefit patient, health care provider, and health insurer. This survey examines electronic smart card as an efficient solution to meet those crucial security requirements (privacy, confidentiality, Integrity and Authenticity) of health care information and e-commerce transactions. The discussion is extended to touch on research opportunities and future trends in electronic smart cards.