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Mastercard certifies first contactless biometric payment card from Thales and Fingerprint Cards
“This certification is a key milestone for the introduction of the biometric card to the market,” Frederic Martinez of Thales Biometric & Advanced Payments told Biometric Update. “Thales is the first company to achieve this certification. It will allow us to go beyond the pilot phase, and serve the first banks’ demands for commercial roll outs in 2020.” Read the full story here.

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Mastercard certifies first contactless biometric payment card from Thales and Fingerprint Cards
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