The plastic card with a built-in finger scanner

The plastic card with a built-in finger scanner
Tags: Biometrics, Card Readers, Financial Self-Service, Retail Self-Service, Security
April 17, 2006

The Wise Marketer: US-based SmartMetric Inc. has developed a practical fingerprint microchip/sensor for use in any type of wallet-sized plastic card, whether credit cards, ID cards, smart cards, drivers licenses or passports. The potential of a card that can reliably verify its owner's finger print before allowing itself to be used is almost unlimited, especially if the price is low enough for mass issue. SmartMetric's technology stores the cardholder's fingerprint profile in digital form on the chip.