Infineon ships biometric chip card module with Fingerprint sensor
Infineon Technologies is using a sensor from Fingerprint Cards in Sweden for a new generation of biometric chip cards.
The Infineon Secora Pay Bio is an all-in-one biometric payment card implementation that complies with Visa and Mastercard specifications. It integrates Infineon’s SLC39B system-on-chip (SoC) Secure Element and the FPC1323 sensor by Fingerprint Cards into the Infineon Biometric Coil on Module (BCoM) package following a deal back in 2022.
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The chip card module uses the fingerprint credentials securely stored on the card as a second authentication factor and is also the first biometric payment solution to support in-field enrolment so that cardholders can use biometric payment cards without any additional effort or devices. The fingerprint template is trained with each payment transaction, improving the user experience even further.
The SLC39B Secure Element with an integrated power source offers large memory size and various peripherals, as well as excellent contactless performance. Based on inductive wireless coupling technology without wire connection from the BCoM module to the card antenna, manufacturing complexity can be drastically reduced, and the card robustness and long-term reliability can be significantly improved.
Payment card production can now be implemented on existing dual interface card manufacturing equipment with only minor operational changes. As the Secora Pay Bio solution complies with both Mastercard and Visa specifications, the use of BCoM technology would not require additional performance testing, enabling a flexible and rapid rollout with outstanding performance and a frictionless onboarding process.
The module supports a wide range of enrolment options, including sleeves, smartphone apps and in-field enrolment. The enrolment sheet makes fingerprint enroling via smartphone easier than ever before. In addition,
“With this all-in-one solution for biometric payment cards, we are pushing the boundaries of payment cards further,” said Tolgahan Yildiz, Head of the Trusted Mobile Connectivity and Transactions Product Line at Infineon. “SECORA Pay Bio enables easy-to-implement and scalable production of robust and reliable biometric payment cards with high throughput and a smooth consumer experience.”
ABI Research expects the market for biometric cards to grow to as much as 113.3 million units by 2028 as volumes increase and costs of biometric payment cards come down, as well as by consumer demand for more convenient and secured biometric authentication in personal payment transactions. Biometric payment cards could also offer an additional barrier against lost-and-stolen fraud and PIN phishing fraud.
The module has been proven in a successful pilot and is available with full design-in package and ready for mass-production. www.infineon.com/secorapaybio
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