Methods and apparatus for a smartcard system are provided which securely and conveniently provides for secure transaction completion in a contact or contactless environment. The invention utilizes selection of processing applications based on the account issuer parameters and risk factors (stored on a smartcard) and merchant system parameters and risk factors (stored on a merchant system database). The invention permits a merchant system and smartcard to exchange information useful for determining if particular transactions should be completed online or offline.

 
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