IDEX has partnered with Feitian Technologies in commercialising a dual interface biometric smart card for deployment in multiple use cases.Leveraging IDEX's off-chip biometric sensor technology, Feitian has developed a contact and contactless smart card for use in a variety of government ID, access control and payment use cases. The rapid card prototyping has been enabled by the provision of a complete biometric module from IDEX.The companies say that the use of biometric technology adds further complexity to the inlay and manufacturing processes for existing smart card integrators globally."Having watched the development of biometric technologies in other mass market verticals, we are excited to showcase our leadership in introducing biometrics to our existing leading smart card portfolio," says Yan Yan, VP, Feitian Technologies. "We are excited to be working with IDEX on these solutions, as they have clear demonstrable performance and cost advantages to conventional sensing solutions."