Norwegian biometric card startup Zwipe and Swedish sensor maker Fingerprint Cards have announced a strategic partnership.In a joint statement, the companies said the partnership plans to take a leading role in developing the market around biometric smartcards in the payment industry and carry out joint activities and industry thought leadership.”Zwipe and Fingerprint Cards (FPC) have enjoyed a close relationship for several years during a phase when Zwipe has been preparing its offering for large-scale commercial roll-out. FPC is experiencing strong momentum and it made sense for Zwipe to join forces with them to grow market receptiveness within the biometric category of the rapidly growing smartcard market”, said Kim Kristian Humborstad, Founder and CEO of Zwipe.Zwipe has developed and introduced a biometric system that fits into a standard credit card form factor featuring energy-harvesting technology. The solution is currently undergoing pilots and tests performed by banks and leading actors in the payment industry.Already present in the fast growing access control market with its Zwipe Access product, Zwipe has also completed several pilots in the payment vertical.”With FPC's and Zwipe's respective strong market position, a partnership to address specific markets was inevitable,” adds Jörgen Lantto, CEO of Fingerprint Cards AB. “FPC's leading extremely low-powered touch fingerprint sensor technology combined with Zwipe's energy-harvesting technology brings forward a very compelling combined offering. We are looking forward to support Zwipe taking a leading position in biometric smart cards”

Also in the news:

Default ThumbnailADT invests in Percepta Labs Default ThumbnailEvents tech firm launches facial recognition event check-in Default ThumbnailGuest post: The evolution of smartcards