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IDEX Biometrics’ dual-interface authentication technology is being featured in a new biometric payment card solution from FEITIAN. The new, contactless biometric payment card is the first such card to clear all of the requirements for China UnionPay certification. The testing for that certification was carried out by the Bank Card Testing Center (BCTC) in Beijing, […]
Smart card manufacturer and digital payments provider Masria Digital Payments (MDP) has announced a partnership with biometric technology company Zwipe to help deliver biometric payment solutions in the Middle East and North Africa regions. The partnership will involve Zwipe helping MDP to roll out biometric payment cards, while eventually also supporting biometric-enabled wearable devices. “To […]
IDEX Biometrics is once again highlighting some of the advantages of fingerprint recognition. In a post on its blog, the company notes that biometric authentication is more convenient and more secure than conventional alternatives like passwords, especially given the frequency of high-profile data breaches over the past few years. A biometric identifier like a fingerprint […]
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) is celebrating some of its recent milestones in the biometric payments industry. The company’s fingerprint sensors have already been featured in more than 20 biometric payment card trials internationally, and some of those efforts are finally beginning to enter the commercial phase. The Swiss Corner Bank deployed FPC tech in its limited-edition […]
Stan Swearingen is stepping down from his position as the CEO of IDEX Biometrics. His replacement is Vince Graziani, who is joining the company following a stint as the Vice President of Strategy Development and Implementation for Infineon Technologies. Though he will no longer act as CEO, Swearingen will maintain a leadership position with the […]
IDEX Biometrics’ new TrustedBio line of products is already generating interest with smart card manufacturers. The company has announced that it has formed a supply agreement with a “tier 1 smartcard manufacturer,” which will be integrating TrustedBio sensors into an upcoming line of next-generation smart cards. The news comes only one day after the TrustedBio […]
“As with other recent fiscal updates from Fingerprint Cards, the results could offer some indication of the state of the mobile biometrics market in general.” Fingerprint Cards will issue its latest quarterly results this week, the company has announced. The results pertain to the fourth quarter of FPC’s 2019 fiscal year, and will be issued […]
IDEX Biometrics has increased the potential scope of its on-card enrollment solution with new patents in the United States and Germany. The patents detail alternative ways to register a user’s fingerprint to a biometric smart card, and expand on the company’s existing biometric enrollment system. That system was patented in the United States, Australia, and […]
IDEX Biometrics has officially received EMVCo Certification. The company claims that it is the first biometric sensor company to accomplish the feat, which marks IDEX as a verified provider of components for EMVCo products. For IDEX, the certification will advance the company’s efforts to mass produce parts for biometric smart cards. Such cards are increasingly […]
Precise Biometrics’ former CEO is NEXT Biometrics‘ new Head of Sales and Strategy, the latter has announced. Håkan Persson will take the position effective February 1st. Persson left Precise Biometrics in January of 2018 after having helped to establish it as one of the world’s leading providers of fingerprint algorithm software for mobile devices. Now, […]
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