Global biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) has announced its Biometric Software Platform for payments, named FPC-BEP, targeting payment cards, wearables and USB dongles. The platform has been tailored to optimise the performance of its small and power-efficient biometric sensors for payments, which include the FPC1300-series and T-Shape module. Fingerprints can now offer card and device makers a complete hardware and software solution to secure biometric authentication and maximise the user experience.
Biometric Software Platform for Payments
As part of the Biometric Software Platform, Fingerprints has developed a new in-house algorithm, adapting its proven mobile algorithm, which verifies billions of 'touches' per day, to the specific needs of payment cards and payment devices. Extensive internal tests using a 1300-series sensor show impressive biometric performance and best-in-class robustness with <2% FRR* @ 1/20,000 FAR**, and the fastest matching time available on the market.
"Biometric performance can only be optimised when you consider the whole package; hardware and software working in harmony," comments Pontus Jägemalm, Chief Technology Officer at Fingerprints. "Our technology is used billions of times every day, and now we have poured our long and unrivaled experience from the mobile world into this software platform to maximise the performance in low-power and low-computing-power payment environments."