Card payment company, MasterCard,
has lainched the world’s first fingerprint authenticated payment card,
following a partnership with Norwegian startup Zwipe.
The Zwipe MasterCard uses a
fingerprint sensor on the card to authenticate contact-less payments and can be
integrated seamlessly with existing payment technologies.
The card provides the power to run
the fingerprint scanner by harvesting energy from radio frequencies emitted by
payment terminals.
Apple Pay and the rise of biometric
payments
The announcement comes days ahead of
the launch of Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payment system that utilises near-field
communication (NFC) technology, together with the Touch ID fingerprint sensors
found on the latest iPhone and iPad models.
Zwipe has already trialled the card
in Norway in collaboration with the bank Sparebanken DIN and the partnership
with MasterCard should see a much wider rollout of the technology.
Card
payment company, MasterCard, has lainched the world’s first fingerprint
authenticated payment card, following a partnership with Norwegian
startup Zwipe.
The Zwipe MasterCard uses a fingerprint sensor on the card to authenticate contactless payments and can be integrated seamlessly with existing payment technologies.
The card provides the power to run the fingerprint scanner by harvesting energy from radio frequencies emitted by payment terminals.
Apple Pay and the rise of biometric payments
The announcement comes days ahead of the launch of Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payment system that utilises near-field communication (NFC) technology, together with the Touch ID fingerprint sensors found on the latest iPhone and iPad models.
Zwipe has already trialled the card in Norway in collaboration with the bank Sparebanken DIN and the partnership with MasterCard should see a much wider rollout of the technology.
- See more at: http://bizwatchnigeria.ng/mastercard-launches-worlds-first-fingerprint-authenticated-card/#sthash.A5ta4GSe.dpuf
The Zwipe MasterCard uses a fingerprint sensor on the card to authenticate contactless payments and can be integrated seamlessly with existing payment technologies.
The card provides the power to run the fingerprint scanner by harvesting energy from radio frequencies emitted by payment terminals.
Apple Pay and the rise of biometric payments
The announcement comes days ahead of the launch of Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payment system that utilises near-field communication (NFC) technology, together with the Touch ID fingerprint sensors found on the latest iPhone and iPad models.
Zwipe has already trialled the card in Norway in collaboration with the bank Sparebanken DIN and the partnership with MasterCard should see a much wider rollout of the technology.
- See more at: http://bizwatchnigeria.ng/mastercard-launches-worlds-first-fingerprint-authenticated-card/#sthash.A5ta4GSe.dpuf
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