Biometric Cards news and trends

IDEX Biometrics Debuts Payments Cards in Turkey
Payments Innovation // July 25, 2022

Due to consumer demand, IDEX Biometrics on Monday (July 25) launched a biometrics payment card program across Turkey that should be in consumers’ hands by the first quarter of 2023, according to a press release. Earlier this year, IDEX, a provider of fingerprint identification technology,...

Mastercard Eyes Biometric Tech For UK Cards
Mastercard // July 09, 2018

As the second payment services directive (PSD2) is set to take effect in Europe next year, Mastercard wants to test out its fingerprint-scanning cards in the U.K. PSD2 sets out the requirements for SCA, an identity verification procedure that leverages multifactor authentication (MFA). SCA pulls in...

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Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe

March 13, 2023
From tap-to-pay debit and credit cards to mobile smartphone wallets, contactless methods have been driving new waves of innovation in payments post-pandemic, buoyed by growing consumer demand for flexible, convenient and touchless transactions.  Biometric payment cards, what Michel Roig refers to as contactless 2.0, promise to take things up a notch and improve the card user experience, enabling consumers […]

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IDEX Biometrics Debuts Payments Cards in Turkey

July 25, 2022
Due to consumer demand, IDEX Biometrics on Monday (July 25) launched a biometrics payment card program across Turkey that should be in consumers’ hands by the first quarter of 2023, according to a press release. Earlier this year, IDEX, a provider of fingerprint identification technology, teamed up with Turkish card manufacturer E-Kart. Turkey is one […]

Mastercard Eyes Biometric Tech For UK Cards

July 09, 2018
As the second payment services directive (PSD2) is set to take effect in Europe next year, Mastercard wants to test out its fingerprint-scanning cards in the U.K. PSD2 sets out the...