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STMicroelectronics, Fingerprint to launch a biometric payment card solution

Friday 10 July 2020 09:30 CET | News

Biometrics company Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) has teamed with STMicroelectronics (STM), a global semiconductor company serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.

The reason behind this collaboration is to develop an advanced Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) solution based on fingerprint-recognition technology, addressing the market demand to facilitate contactless payment-card security and convenience.

The contactless payment card will be the first target under the agreement, with the intention to extend to other markets such as identification, health, access, and transportation cards.


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