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Smart Cards

Multi-application cards that combine attendance, access and cashless payments in one credential.

What it is

Smart cards carry an embedded chip capable of holding multiple applications — attendance, door access, and cashless wallet balance — on a single physical card.

Best for / not for

Where Smart Cards genuinely fits — and where it doesn't

Best for

  • Campuses or clubs wanting one card for attendance, access, and spend (canteen, POS)
  • Environments already issuing ID cards, where adding functionality is cheaper than a new system
  • Multi-purpose deployments where RFID alone isn't enough

Not for

  • Simple single-purpose attendance needs — plain RFID is more cost-effective
  • Environments wanting to eliminate physical credentials entirely
MemoFaceAI integration

Smart card attendance data flows into MemoFaceAI as a Source; the payment and access applications on the same card are handled by Metaguard's Commerce and Access Control solutions independently.

Industries best suited

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Frequently asked questions

Smart cards carry an embedded chip capable of holding multiple applications — attendance, door access, and cashless wallet balance — on a single physical card.

A proposal for pricing will be submitted after we understand what exactly suits you!

2-4 weeks, longer if multiple applications are being provisioned.

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