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National Bank of Kuwait and Mastercard make GCC debut of pioneering biometric solutions

By | May 14, 2018
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Identity Check offers an innovative authentication solution for online transactions, while biometric card features an embedded fingerprint sensor to provide an additional layer of security when making payments in-store Answering the market’s growing demand for increased convenience and security associated with biometric technology, National Bank of Kuwait and Mastercardannounced two pioneering biometric solutions designed to improve online and in-store shopping at… Read More »

SmartMetric Reports 80% Of Credit Card Holders Are Concerned About Card Fraud While Other Research Shows 74% Of Consumers Value Security Over Rewards When Deciding Between Credit Cards

By | May 11, 2018
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB:SMME) – Security for credit card users is the single biggest issue uppermost in their minds.  SmartMetric contracted an independent research company that surveyed Visa Credit Card holders in the United States.  80 percent of the surveyed Visa credit card holders said that they were concerned about credit card… Read More »

SmartMetric Is Now Actively Offering It’s Biometric Multifunction Security Access And ID Card In South America Through Grupo DATCO

By | May 9, 2018
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NEW YORK, May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB:SMME), the maker of the biometric activated and protected multifunction cyber access, building access and identity security card, has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with one of the largest companies in the security infrastructure industry in South America, Grupo Datco. SmartMetric is a leader in biometric… Read More »

NEXT Biometrics Shipping First Samples of Advanced Smart Card Module to Customers

By | May 7, 2018
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  OSLO, May 7, 2018 — NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, today announced the company has shipped the first samples of its biometric module for smart cards to select customers. The modules are another key element of NEXT’s strategy for bringing its unique large-area fingerprint sensor technology to the smart card… Read More »

SmartMetric Biometric Card Uses 100% Card Holder Biometric Validation To Fight Against Wrongful Declined Transactions

By | May 3, 2018
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NEW YORK, May 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB:SMME) – “On average, nine in ten transactions that get flagged today for fraud turn out to be legitimate transactions,” said Nathan Rogers, senior manager, product marketing for CO-OP Financial Services. * Merchants face a serious challenge in today’s marketplace as they try to balance the need for strong antifraud… Read More »

Exclusive Interview to Mr. Dong Su Kim, CEO of KSID

By | February 2, 2018
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I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Dong Su Kim, CEO of the Korean Fingerprint Smart Cards developer Korea Smart ID, better known in the market as KSID. Q: Good morning Mr. Dong Su Kim and thanks for accepting my invitation to have an interview. Let’s start with few info on the company. Can you give us some… Read More »

Research: The Rise of Biometric Cards – Edition February 2018

By | February 1, 2018
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This is a research about Biometric Smart Cards conducted from January 2017 through February 2018. The data presented have been collected through various means, including interviews with company representatives, shareholders, researchers, developers, and people involved professionally in the smart card and biometric industry. The views and opinions expressed in this research are those of the authors and do not necessarily… Read More »

Mountain America Credit Union Becomes the First Financial Institution in USA to Trial Biometric Payment Cards

By | January 31, 2018
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Mountain America Credit Union has recently announced to have partnered with VISA for the first North American trial of EMV Biometric Payment Cards. The trial, which is expected to begin late February, will be conducted among 130 key Mountain America and VISA US employees and will last for about 45 days. Mountain America will use dual interface EMV Biometric… Read More »

Biometric smartcards expected to hit mass markets this year and IDEX focussing business to capture major share

By | January 30, 2018
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Oslo, Norway, 30 January 2018 – IDEX, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint solutions, continues to make strong progress in the buoyant market opportunity for biometric cards, and is re-shaping and focussing its business to ensure successful volume commercialisation.  Over the past few months, the market for smartcards with biometric sensors has reached a critical inflection point. Several of the… Read More »

Zwipe’s Latest Capital Raise Increased To $5.5 Million

By | January 18, 2018
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OSLO, NORWAY – 17 January 2018, – Biometric technology company Zwipe is pleased to announce that the company in December 2017 raised an additional $1.2 million (NOK 9.6 million) in relation to the $4.3 million (NOK 35 million) private placement of new shares to existing and new investors announced 30 November 2017. This latest round of financing then… Read More »

Precise BioMatch Embedded deployed in biometric payment card market trial in the USA

By | January 15, 2018
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Precise Biometrics’ algorithm solution for fingerprint recognition in smart cards, Precise BioMatch Embedded, has through the cooperation with Fingerprint Cards been deployed in the first market trial of dual-interface biometric payment cards in the USA, which is carried out by Visa and Mountain America Credit Union. The payment card, which can be used for contact and contactless payments… Read More »

Press Here! Visa Begins Pilots of New Biometric Payment Card

By | January 15, 2018
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Pilots with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus use on-card fingerprint sensor, offering an alternative to PIN or signature payment authentication NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 14, 2018– NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION “BIG SHOW” — Visa (NYSE: V) today announced it has initiated pilots with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus of a new EMV dual-interface (chip- and contactless-enabled) payment card, making these the first commercial pilots… Read More »

IDEX poised for commercial biometric card volumes

By | January 9, 2018
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Oslo, Norway, 9 January 2018 – IDEX, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint solutions, is making rapid progress on commercialising its products for biometric cards. Recently, IDEX and its partners commenced the certification process for contact-based payment cards, in line with previous communication. The certification process is expected to complete early in the second quarter of 2018, and… Read More »

Zwipe and Gemalto partner to launch fingerprint activated payment card pilot with Bank of Cyprus

By | January 5, 2018
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OSLO, NORWAY – 05 JANUARY 2018, – Biometric technology company Zwipe is pleased to announce that they have partnered with Gemalto, the world’s largest card manufacturer, to pilot the first battery-less dual-interface fingerprint activated payment card with Bank of Cyprus.  Gemalto has confirmed multiple upcoming pilots in 2018, with the first of these being with Bank of Cyprus. Commenting… Read More »

Gemalto launches the first biometric EMV card for contactless payments

By | January 4, 2018
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​Amsterdam, 4 January 2018 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been selected by Bank of Cyprus to supply the world’s first EMV biometric dual interface payment card for both chip and contactless payments. Using fingerprint recognition instead of a PIN code to authenticate the cardholder, the card is compatible with existing payment terminals already installed in the… Read More »

Research: The Rise of Biometric Cards – Edition January 2018

By | January 1, 2018
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This is a research about Biometric Smart Cards conducted from January 2017 through January 2018. The data presented have been collected through various means, including interviews with company representatives, shareholders, researchers, developers, and people involved professionally in the smart card and biometric industry. The views and opinions expressed in this research are those of the authors and do not necessarily… Read More »

Fingerprints And Linxens Are Partnering On The Next Technology Breakthrough For Contactless Biometric Payment Cards

By | December 13, 2017
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World-leading biometrics company Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints) is proud to partner with Linxens, a global leader in the design and manufacture of microconnectors for smartcards and RFID Antennas & Prelams®. In this cooperation, targeted towards card manufacturers, Linxens is bringing a new high performing contactless fingerprint-on-card Prelam® to the market and Fingerprints is providing the recently announced T-Shape™ sensor… Read More »

IDEX drives security and convenience for biometric cards with new large area sensor

By | December 11, 2017
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Oslo, Norway, 11 December 2017 – IDEX, a leading developer of advanced fingerprint solutions for mass markets, today announced a new large area sensor for biometric cards. Based on IDEX’s unique off-chip technology, the bendable sensor leverages the company’s advanced ASIC to deliver unparalleled biometric performance and optimal usability in biometric card applications. IDEX expects to begin sampling its large… Read More »