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August 26, 2024

Idex Pay Biometric Card Solution Certificated by Visa

Idex Biometrics has received certification from Visa for Idex Pay, which combines the company's proprietary card operation system and fingerprint sensor with Infineon's SLC38 secure element. Idex Pay is already certified with Mastercard. Several card manufacturers have already received the Mastercard Letter of approval and others are in the final stages of process.

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July 31, 2024

Payments Dive

Is Visa readying for an expiration of cards?

"While Kupferberg also downgraded Mastercard, it’s more striking that he would take aim at the industry-leader, given Visa’s dominant global market share of about 39%, compared to Mastercard’s 33%, according to the research firm Nilson Report."