1988 is clearly the year of the Smart Card: Honeywell Bull UK, which claims that Groupe Bull has captured 90% of the market with its CP8 model, and has manufactured over 3m of the things since the beginning of the year, looking to produce around 10m by the end of it, says that in addition to the CP8 pilot scheme currently being funded by the UK Department of Health & Social Security, CP8 cards are now being issued by the Swiss Post Office to cheque account holders, who can use them as credit and debit cards in Migros, the country’s largest retail chain.
