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IDEX fingerprint integrated into China UnionPay certified payment card

Thursday 23 April 2020 09:11 CET | News

IDEX Biometrics has announced that their fingerprint sensor and Tongxin Microelectronics (TMC)’ secure element have been included in a biometric payment card certified by China UnionPay. 

This is the first biometric payment card to be certified by China UnionPay.

TMC is a secure element supplier in China focused on the smart card industry and is partnering with IDEX to accelerate biometric smart card adoption.

A key part of IDEX’s strategy is to partner with secure element industry leaders such as TMC for providing solutions to all global card manufacturers. This ensures compatibility between the secure element and IDEX’s biometric solutions and seeks to simplify the card manufacturer’s development process.


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Keywords: IDEX Biometrics, smart card, UnionPay
Categories: Payments & Commerce
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Countries: China
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