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More and more citizens are calling for a "citizen card" that integrates bank payment, social security, water and electricity payment and bus card. Technically, there is no problem. A card can fully carry all the functions of the card, and bank card, social security card, water and electricity card and bus card can all be integrated into one card. Avoid the trouble of "using fewer cards and running around" in the past.
Development track
The First Citizen Card-Hangzhou Citizen Card
Hangzhou (2005) will issue 400,000 citizen cards. Different from the social security cards issued by other cities in China, the citizen cards issued by Hangzhou cover a wider range of services, including personal information recording, identity identification, electronic certificate, information inquiry, electronic payment, credit payment and other functions. The card issuing object is Hangzhou citizens who have participated in medical insurance. The card has three functions, which can not only easily handle and enjoy the traditional government business represented by social security, but also be used for the consumption of urban public utilities represented by public transportation. At the same time, it can also be used as a small wallet for various financial payments, such as buying small commodities in shopping malls with cards.
Wujiang, the first county-level city to issue citizen cards.
In 2006, Wujiang, Suzhou successively distributed a smart IC card to the public for free. Through this card, citizens can apply for social security, receive pensions, take public transport, visit parks, and pay water, electricity, gas and telephone bills. At the same time, it can also be used for bank savings and other businesses, and it is suitable for three major fields 12 key industries, such as government services, public utilities and financial payment. As the first IC card integrating social security card, bus card and bank card in China, it was successfully issued in Wujiang, which has surpassed the application framework of existing citizen cards in most cities in China. With such a "universal" IC card, citizens will really get rid of the trouble of "using more cards and running less" in the past.
Subsequently, the citizen card was upgraded again, adding "electronic medical record" and bus credit card preferential functions.
Wujiang is the first county-level city in China and the first city in the province to issue citizen cards. The coverage rate is over 93%, and the city has more than 730,000 citizen cards. This citizen card, which integrates social security, public transportation and banking, records the basic personal information such as the citizen's name, ID number, social security number and personal photo. With this card, Wujiang citizens can make quick settlement in buses, taxis, libraries, Xinhua Bookstore, convenience stores, gardens, gas stations and other places.