Digital security firm OT-Morpho announces the creation of what the firm describes as the “market's first” complete range of biometric payment cards.In a statement, the company said the payment cards use biometric recognition through a fingerprint sensor which has been inserted into a fully EMV-compliant card.”As market leader, OT-Morpho is the first to deploy a full range of cards equipped with biometric authentication enabling both contact and contactless payments. OT-Morpho offers an end-to-end solution, including enrollment, biometric data management, card production and personalization”, said Eric Duforest, OT-Morpho, managing director of the Financial Services Institutions business at OT.The cardholder's biometric fingerprint template is securely stored in the chip of the card. As the card is inserted into/tapped onto an EMV payment terminal, cardholders place their finger onto the sensor and an OT-Morpho algorithm matches the fingerprint to the template stored in the card, replacing the manual entry of a PIN.OT-Morpho added that the payment cards can also be used to help governments distribute social benefits, knowing that they reach no one else than the eligible (proof of life) citizen.

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