Swedish biometric firm Fingerprints and South Korean tech firm Kona I plan to work together on biometric smart cards.Kona has launched 4 new biometric card versions using Fingerprints technology, integrating long-life batteries and patented energy harvesting solutions with display and LED indicators. Together with battery powered Internet Banking solutions such as, One Time Password (OTP) and Dynamic Card Verification Value (dCVV) smart cards, Kona's Electronic card solutions are the most comprehensive in the industry.”Combining the industry leading fingerprint sensors and technology from Fingerprints(TM) with our revolutionary electronic card solutions allows us to provide best-in-class security and convenience to our customers,” said Chung-il Cho, CEO of Kona I. “We are very excited about Kona I's role in bringing Biometric security to every day shopping.””We've previously announced the integration of our technology in Kona I's products. We are delighted to now partner with Kona I and to see our industry-leading technology integrated into an advanced biometric smart card. Our products are proven and we provide a solution that enable biometric card solutions for both contact and contact-less, battery-less and EMV capable payment experiences, for the end users as well as cost effective solutions for the card issuers. The Kona I partnership is significant as we continue our journey with the key partners in the smart card eco-system, and also a hall-mark example of how we progress our strategy for the smart card segment”, said Niklas Strid, SVP Business Line Smartcards at Fingerprints.Biometric security uses a person's bodily characteristics to verify an identity. Making it the strongest and most trusted physical security technique.

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