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IDEX Biometrics’ TrustedBio Fingerprint Authentication Certified by Mastercard and Visa

Fingerprint biometric payment cards move one step closer to our wallets this month following full certification from Mastercard and VISA for IDEX Biometrics’ TrustedBio fingerprint authentication solution as part of IDEMIA’s F.CODE biometric payment card platform.

The certification means the TrustedBio sensor is now certified by the three largest global payment networks, with IDEX Biometrics having already received a Letter of Approval from China UnionPay in 2020. The Letters of Approval indicate that the TrustedBio sensor is fully compliant with EMV interoperability and the security and performance standards of all three networks.

According to Nielsen, Mastercard and VISA collectively have more than six billion payment cards in circulation, while 150 million UnionPay cards have been issued across 67 countries. Certification of the IDEX sensor presents an important achievement in the development of fingerprint biometric authentication payment cards for those payment networks, with associated card producers now able to begin high-volume deployment to meet increasing market demand for fingerprint authenticated payment cards.

With card-present fraud still on the rise, the pressure is on for payment providers to deliver more secure payment methods to consumers. Despite the use of chip and PIN authentication, the European Central Bank estimates that card fraud committed at POS terminals has increased by 2.2% in recent years. Overall 3.6 cents in every €100 spent in Europe using credit and debit cards is being lost to fraud. Fingerprint biometric authentication is one of the major technology developments to address this concern.

Momentum around fingerprint biometric smart cards is growing and the technology is set to play a critical role in the future of a better, more secure payment experience. The sector is set to generate more than $5billion in global revenue and account for 15% of the market by 2026.

Vince Graziani, Chief Executive Officer of IDEX Biometrics, commented, “This certification is a response to the proven demand for increased security in payments, delivered by our proprietary solution to card-based fingerprint authentication. We now have certified biometric solutions with the top three global payment networks, allowing for deployment of biometric cards, together with our integration and issuer partners, at a rapid pace to over 15 billion consumers. We are happy that our TrustedBio solution is contributing to the ground-breaking performance and cost profile of our partner’s biometric payment card platform.”

Following the certification, IDEX Biometrics has also received a mass production order for its TrustedBio fingerprint sensor from IDEMIA Group. This is the largest production order for TrustedBio to date and indicates the scale of demand for biometric payment cards has reached an inflection point.

“We are proud to announce this significant additional order from our partner IDEMIA. Our joint development has resulted in a highly integrated, biometrically-enabled smart card with industry-leading performance. This order reflects the rapid increase in demand we are seeing for smart cards secured by fingerprint authentication,” continued Graziani.

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  • Francis is a journalist and our lead LatAm correspondent, with a BA in Classical Civilization, he has a specialist interest in North and South America.

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