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December 13, 2017
FINGERPRINTS AND LINXENS ARE PARTNERING ON THE NEXT
TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH FOR CONTACTLESS BIOMETRIC PAYMENT
CARDS
World-leading biometrics company Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints) is proud to
partner with Linxens, a global leader in the design and manufacture of
microconnectors for smartcards and RFID Antennas & Prelams®. In this
cooperation, targeted towards card manufacturers, Linxens is bringing a new
high performing contactless fingerprint-on-card Prelam® to the market and
Fingerprints is providing the recently announced T-Shape™ sensor module.
With an annual market of 4 billion smartcards for the financial services, eGovernment
and access-control markets, of which 50% are contactless, the benefit of biometrics
is enormous in terms of increasing security without compromising speed and ease of
use for consumers.
Linxens’ unique Prelam® technology integrates and connects all the functional
components of this type of next generation card. Additionally, Linxens’ tape
technology makes the fingerprint sensor fully compatible with the smartcard
industry’s requirements.
This partnership marks yet another important milestone for Fingerprints in the
execution of its smart card strategy, solidifying its leadership position as a biometric
solutions provider in this new segment. Together with the recent launch of the T-
shape™ sensor module, it constitutes a further step towards high volume production.
"Linxens is proud to work with Fingerprints on this innovation which provides a
fingerprint-on-card Prelam® solution for card manufacturers. Fingerprints is a leading
provider of fingerprint sensors, with market-proven leading-edge capabilities in power
consumption and biometric performance. Our common solution will offer a
contactless and battery-less experience", explains Thomas Hitzer, Senior Vice-
President, FTA Business Unit, Linxens.
Linxens showcased a working card solution, complete with its Prelam® technology
and Fingerprints’ T-Shape™ sensor module at Trustech, an international event
focusing on trust-based technologies, which recently took place in Cannes. To
ensure a low entry barrier for card manufacturers, Linxens’ Prelam® can be
converted into finished cards by means of standard smartcard machinery and
processes.
“Collaboration is key in the smart card ecosystem. Linxens is a leading provider in
the smartcard arena and this partnership means that we will be advancing in this
market together to offer a truly integrated and scalable solution for smart card
manufacturers of next generation payment cards”, says Thomas Rex, SVP, Business
Line Smartcards, at Fingerprints.
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To learn more about Linxens, please visit: www.linxens.com
To learn more about Fingerprints smart card solution, please visit:
https://www.fingerprints.com/solutions/smart-cards/
For further information, please contact:
Thomas Rex, Senior Vice President, Business Line Smartcards at Fingerprints
Investor Relations:
+46(0)10-172 00 10
investrel@fingerprints.com
Press:
+46(0)10-172 00 20
press@fingerprints.com
About Linxens
Linxens is a world-class provider of component-based solutions for the security &
identity market. We design and manufacture microconnectors and RFID Antennas
and Inlays. Linxens believes in innovation. We are a team of doers who relentlessly
work to achieve excellence. We are the leading solution-provider for telecom,
financial services, access control, e-Government, healthcare, hospitality, leisure &
entertainment, IoT and transportation markets. We also use our technical expertise to
offer innovative LED lighting solutions.
With 8 production facilities in Asia, Europe and North America, 4 R&D Centers, and
over 3000 employees, Linxens makes its large-scale production capacity available to
its customers, and delivers guaranteed product and technical reliability. The company
reported revenue of €535 million for 2016. More than 6 billion people worldwide use
Linxens products every day.
Linxens technology gives users the best connection possible. These connections
affirm our commitment to the future, and our expertise in creating technology that
serves the people. Linxens crafting the future of connections.
Press contact:
Susannah Duquesne
Communications Manager
susannah.duquesne@linxens.com
+33 6 69 94 39 30