The difference between social security card and bank card

The difference between social security card and bank card is as follows:

1. Accounts have different functions. As a financial payment and settlement medium, bank cards have only simple financial accounts, which belong to single-account cards. Social security card is a kind of composite account card, which contains not only financial accounts but also social security accounts.

2. The application procedures are different. Bank cards can be handled directly at bank outlets, and the cards can be activated and used normally. The social security card needs to print the social security information in the social security agency and apply to the bank before it can be used normally.

3. The fee concessions are different.

What's the difference between social security card and medical insurance card?

1, with different concepts. Social security card, referred to as social security card, is an integrated circuit card issued by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security. Medical insurance card or medical insurance card is a special card for personal account of medical insurance, which uses personal identity card as identification code and stores detailed information such as personal identity card number, name, gender, payment, account fund consumption, etc.

2. Different functions. Social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, but also is an important voucher for handling various social security businesses, such as receiving unemployment benefits. However, the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function and can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits;

3. The issuing place is different. The medical insurance card is undertaken by the local designated agent bank, and the social security card is issued to the society by the local human resources and social security department;

4. The safety performance is different. The social security card adopts a national unified three-layer key management system, and its security and reliability have passed the national acceptance, which can really make the social security card a "security card" and a "trust card" for the insured, and also lay a good foundation for realizing cross-provincial nationwide use in the future; However, the medical insurance card does not have such a management system, and the safety factor is low.

Legal basis: Article 5 of the Administrative Measures of the People's Republic of China on Social Security Cards.

Provincial human resources and social security departments or municipal human resources and social security departments may issue social security cards after being approved by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. No other institution or organization may issue social security cards.

Article 6

Social security card issuing areas (hereinafter referred to as card issuing areas) should establish standardized human resources and social security business processes, with strong comprehensive coordination between businesses, which can ensure the effective application of social security cards. At the same time, it shall also meet the following technical conditions:

(a) to establish a business management system, database and information network suitable for the use of social security cards;

(two) have the technical force to support the management and application of social security cards, including personnel and equipment, and be able to quickly complete the system layout of social security card applications;

(3) Formulating standardized and feasible implementation plans, including application design plans, cost solutions, information collection plans and specific distribution plans;

(four) to establish a scientific and perfect social security card issuance management system and clear internal control procedures, and formulate emergency plans;

(5) Other conditions stipulated by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.