Thales Launches Payment Card With Onboard Fingerprint Scanner
22nd July 2021
The Thales Gemalto Biometric Sensor Payment card (BSPC), the company explained, replaces the traditional PIN with an on-card fingerprint sensor and requires no modifications to existing point-of-sale (POS) payment terminals. Banks signing up to use it, though, will need to implement a procedure for enrolling users’ fingerprints onto the card’s secure element.
Thales claimed to have implemented the card with banks worldwide, boasting of 30 months of live trials and 10,000 users across nine countries including the UK. “Over 80 per cent of users interviewed confirmed they love it and feel it’s more convenient and provides greater security,” Frédéric Martinez, product line manager for biometric and advanced payment at Thales, told The Register.