Fingerprint Cards & Infineon launch biometric payment card solution

By Gloria Methri

Fingerprint Cards AB and Infineon Technologies have announced SECORA™ Pay Bio, an all-in-one biometric payment card solution that complies with Visa and Mastercard specifications. This new solution simplifies the production of biometric smart cards, making them as seamless and efficient as standard dual-interface payment cards.

The solution integrates Infineon’s SLC39B system-on-chip (SoC) Secure Element and Fingerprints™ FPC1323 sensor into the Infineon Biometric Coil on Module package, leveraging the inductive coupling technology. This will lead to a much simpler biometric payment card manufacturing process.

The solution uses the fingerprint credentials securely stored on the card as a second authentication factor, enabling a convenient and trusted contactless payment experience.

“With this all-in-one solution for biometric payment cards, we are pushing the boundaries of payment cards further,” said Tolgahan Yildiz, Head of the Trusted Mobile Connectivity and Transactions Product Line at Infineon. “SECORA Pay Bio enables easy-to-implement and scalable production of robust and reliable biometric payment cards with high throughput and a smooth consumer experience.”

“We are very happy that the SECORA™ Pay Bio is now compliant with two of the world’s biggest schemes. As we shift away from PINs and passwords, our collaboration with Infineon Technologies marks a significant step as we empower consumers with the convenience of biometric security in their everyday lives. The solution enables card manufacturers to use already existing card manufacturing equipment to produce biometric payment cards and enables scalable and efficient volume production,” said Adam Philpott, CEO of Fingerprints.

SECORA Pay Bio supports a wide range of enrollment options, including enrollment devices, smartphone apps and in-field enrollment. The innovative SECORA Pay Bio enrollment sheet makes fingerprint enrollment via smartphone easier than before.

In addition, SECORA Pay Bio is the first biometric payment solution to support in-field enrollment at the point of sale. This allows cardholders to start using their biometric payment cards without any additional effort or devices. Moreover, with these new biometric cards, the fingerprint template is trained with each payment transaction, improving the user experience even further.