IDEX Biometrics

***Product Display*** Biometric smart cards from STMicroelectronics and IDEX Biometrics 🚀 ✅ Biometric #smart #cards from STMicroelectronics and IDEX Biometrics displayed at #TrusTech in Paris on December 3-5, stand 5.2 F005 ✅ The STPay_Topaz_Bio-I1 solution will bring market-leading #biometric performance, and will initially be available for Visa and Mastercard, followed by regional schemes ✅ Expected to be in market in 2025, these cards will come with a scalable fingerprint registration solution from IDEX Biometrics Contact us at sales@idexbiometrics.com for a meeting and product demos ✨

***Product News*** Biometric smart cards from STMicroelectronics and IDEX Biometrics displayed at TrusTech in Paris 💳 🚀 ➡️ Discover the #biometric #smart #cards from STMicroelectronics and IDEX Biometrics at TrusTech in Paris on December 3-5, stand 5.2 F005 ➡️ The STPay_Topaz_Bio-I1 solution will bring market-leading biometric performance, and will initially be available for Visa and Mastercard, followed by regional schemes ➡️ Expected to be in market in 2025, these cards will come with a scalable fingerprint registration solution from IDEX Biometrics Contact us sales@idexbiometrics.com for a meeting and product demos!

***Biometric Card Launch*** Serenity and IDEMIA Secure Transactions launch sAxess biometric card 💳 💫 ➡️ sAxess relies on Idemia's B.CHAIN hardware wallet including fingerprint biometric system ➡️ Beyond crypto, sAxess is also targeting regulated industries like banking, healthcare and insurance ➡️ The biometric card will be rolled out globally before the end of the year “By leveraging our cutting-edge hardware wallet in a biometric card, Serenity sets a new standard in trust, security, and user experience, empowering users protecting data online, as well as crypto owners,” says Idemia Secure Transactions VP Digital Currencies Jerome Ajdenbaum. “In a market that prioritizes security and everyday convenience, sAxess delivers an intuitive yet innovative solution, bringing secure data and digital assets management right to users’ fingertips.” Read the press release here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Za60d9

Sentry Enterprises introduces SentryCard 👉 One card. Every access point. Total peace of mind. Secures physical and logical access with unmatched biometric technology from IDEX Biometrics: ➡️ Unshareable: Bound to your fingerprint—only you can use it ➡️ Unstealable: Credentials stay locked within the chip ➡️ Unhackable: Decentralized, encrypted data stays on the card, never online Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Ve8LJd

***Certification News*** Biosmart granted Mastercard Letter of Approval for IDEX Pay biometric cards 💳 🚀 Biosmart is a Korea based manufacturer with an annual production capacity of 50+ million #payment #cards. Biosmart is a trusted partner of leading banks in Asia, Middle East, Europe and USA. “Making payments easier and more secure for consumers with #biometric payment cards, based on the leading technology from IDEX Biometrics, represents a massive opportunity. The interest from banks in the region underpins the commercial opportunity ahead of us” says Henry Kang, Chief Sales Officer at Biosmart.

IDEX Biometrics innovation partner KONA I, one of the top four chip operators in the world, with over 3 billion users worldwide, is revolutionising fintech with its payment platform, #biometric #cards and blockchain solutions, and consider biometric fingerprint cards as a driver of significant growth for the company. ‘Our approach to #innovation starts with understanding infrastructure trends. We’ve observed a major shift from magnetic stripe cards to #contactless payments, with mobile devices and smartphones now serving as primary tools for digital transactions. Recognising this trend, we identified the need for #biometric solutions, such as fingerprint cards. So, we believe that biometric or fingerprint cards have the potential to drive significant growth for our company.’ says Cho Chung-Il, CEO, Kona I Co., Ltd. Read the full article ▶️ https://bit.ly/3CAh0J6 Catharina Eklof Claus Hansen Anthony Eaton Suresh Marystella

IDEX Biometrics and #Cellfie Global partner to design, manufacture and market #biometric metal and PVC #cards for bank and fintech launches in USA, Europe and Asia. This gives IDEX Biometrics full coverage across the four leading card manufacturers in South Korea, representing a production capacity in excess of 100 million smart cards annually. “We are excited to provide state-of-the-art biometric capability to our metal card and PVC range of card products enabled by IDEX Biometrics. We see a huge potential for our USA company, ICK International, to accelerate deployment of the #next #generation of contactless cards and a means for us to differentiate.” says Yoo Ki Jong, Chief Executive Officer of Cellfie Global. “Biometric cards are a must have for leading smart card providers like Cellfie” he continues. Read the full release ▶️ https://bit.ly/3CwQ25b

*** Market Highlight*** The #metal #card market addresses 30 millon affluent consumers world-wide, growing at a CAGR of 25% globally, with regions such as #Asia exceeding 100% ✅ A growing middle class, pursuing premium products and experiences, are driving #consumer #demand in emerging and developing economies ✅ More than 90% of affluent consumers in India want biometric payment cards ✅ Biometric metal cards represent a compelling opportunity for banks, providing #status, #security and #ease of use for contactless payments ✅ Biometric metal cards give banks an opportunity to lead by #innovation, attract new customers and increase share of wallet ✅ Banks in Asia are taking the lead in bringing these cards to market and IDEX Biometrics is very well positioned to drive this market opportunity at global scale, partnering with world-leading metal card manufacturers Reach out to learn more 👉 sales@idexbiometrics.com

We are delighted to welcome Kristian Flaten as new Chief Financial Officer of IDEX Biometrics, starting November 1 ✨ Kristian Flaten brings over 25 years of #financial #leadership and experience with international business and financing, with background with Quantafuel, BW Offshore, Export Finance Norway and Handelsbanken. He will be based at IDEX Biometrics headquarters in Oslo. "We are most pleased to welcome Kristian to our executive team," says Catharina Eklof, Chief Executive Officer of IDEX Biometrics. "Bringing on Kristian is an important step in the business transformation of IDEX. Kristian comes with critical experience from growth companies and his proven track record will be key as we continue to evolve IDEX, and drive innovation in biometric platform and software solution expansion to key markets." "I am excited to join IDEX Biometrics at this pivotal time of the company's growth journey," comments Kristian Flaten. "I look forward to working with the talented team to support the company's strategic initiatives." Read the full release here 👉 https://bit.ly/2JMWIQb

IDEX Biometrics CEO Catharina Eklof is featured in the #ExtraMile podcast by HiTechNectar, sharing how her experience from #cybersecurity and #payments is a forcing function in bringing secure and frictionless #biometric experiences to consumers across the globe 🚀 Watch here 👉 https://bit.ly/4f5Y4QI