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“The TrustedBio fingerprint sensors will be used in a forthcoming biometric payment card, which IDEX’s partner is aiming to deliver to financial institutions by the end of this year.” IDEX Biometrics has received its first volume order for its TrustedBio fingerprint sensors from a global card manufacturer. The company has not disclosed the name of […]
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has found another customer for its T-Shape fingerprint sensor module and its FPC-BEP access control software platform. In that regard, the US-based Sentry Enterprises has placed a volume order for the sensor and signed a global licensing agreement for the software, with plans to deploy both products in its new SentryCard solution. […]
COVID-19 has made a comeback in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular stories, appearing in every single headline of the top five. Two of the week’s top stories also pertain to air travel. Thales, for example, got a lot of attention from FindBiometrics visitors with its projections on how COVID-19 will transform the air […]
Biometric smart cards are finally poised to become a commercial reality. In a recent memo, Zwipe CEO André Løvestam noted that several “1st Generation” biometric cards will achieve small-scale commercial launches in 2020, paving the way for an even greater breakthrough as demand increases in the next few years. Of course, Løvestam believes that Zwipe […]
Israel-based digital ID card maker Pangea has announced that it has developed a new biometric smart card that can be used as an ‘immunity passport’ by governments to identify individuals who are safe to travel, thus helping to open borders to tourism once again in the wake of COVID-19. Though the details behind the immunity […]
While various companies are reeling from the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zwipe is staying its course and proceeding as planned, the fingerprint biometrics specialist suggests in its Q1 2020 operational update. Zwipe’s overarching plan is still to establish itself as a leader player in the emerging biometric payment and smart cards space, and […]
IDEX Biometrics has revealed that it has received more than $700,000 in production orders through the first four months of 2020. The company is currently ramping up production to meet those obligations, and expects to ship the orders in the second and third quarters of the year. The components will be shipped to customers in […]
At the end of February, IDEX Biometrics announced it had a new CEO in Vince Graziani, a former Infineon Technologies executive. And now that he’s had a bit of time to settle in as the head of one of the biggest names in fingerprint biometrics, Graziani shared his excitement about IDEX’s activities in an interview […]
Zwipe is continuing to make inroads in the Asian market. The company has formed a partnership with Hong Kong’s Asia Credit Card (ACC) to develop a full portfolio of biometric payment services and products. The partnership will focus primarily on biometric payment cards. Zwipe is planning to launch its Pay ONE platform later this year, […]
IDEX Biometrics has issued its annual report for 2019, with the company’s board of directors declining to propose a dividend, but expressing optimism about its future. IDEX says its financial results are consistent with those disclosed in a preliminary report issued in February. For the 2019 fiscal year, IDEX Biometrics ASA saw revenues of about […]
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