The card named the Jordan Kuwait Bank Biometric World Elite Mastercard becomes the first World Elite card issued by the company that displays biometric authentication in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, paving the way towards a global integration of the biometric security standard in banking.
The partnership between Mastercard and Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) will allow cardholders to use a pre-registered fingerprint at any standard sale terminal point instead of PIN, adding a new security layer for fighting against fraud purposes and digital identity theft.
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