Visa certifies IDEX Biometrics’ solution
Norway-based card manufacturer IDEX Biometrics has announced that its IDEX Pay was certified by Visa via the latter’s VBSS biometric payment application.
Including the IDEX Biometrics card operating system and a fingerprint sensor with Infineon’s SLC38 secure element, the IDEX Pay biometric solution successfully passed Visa’s certification leveraging Visa’s VBSS biometric payment application. The receipt of the Visa certification follows comprehensive biometric performance testing and ensures that the payment’s scheme functional and security features are met. In addition, the certification confirms that IDEX Pay is prepared for scaled commercialisation on the Visa payment network. Currently having over 3 million Visa cards in circulation and a solid market position in APAC, Latin America, and Africa, the certification supports the capabilities of card manufacturers worldwide.
