Fime Achieves EMVCo Recognition for Biometric Card Sensor Testing

WHY THIS MATTERS

Fime’s EMVCo recognition for fingerprint biometric sensor evaluation comes at a crucial moment as biometric payment cards move from pilot phases into wider commercial deployment. One of the key barriers to scaling biometrics in payments has been the need for consistent, trusted testing standards to ensure security, reliability and usability. By aligning with the EMV® Biometric Card Specification, Fime is helping create that trust layer—giving banks, card manufacturers and technology providers confidence that their solutions meet global requirements. 

Fime, a global leader in payments, digital identity and smart mobility, today announced that its EMEA laboratory has received EMVCo recognition for the evaluation of fingerprint biometric sensors, helping organizations establish trust and bring solutions to market.

This new capability strengthens Fime’s role as a trusted enabler of innovation in the payment ecosystem. As biometric payment cards move from pilots to large-scale deployments, Fime’s recognized testing services help banks, card manufacturers and biometric technology providers validate performance, meet security requirements and accelerate time to market.

The recognition enables Fime to evaluate fingerprint sensors against the EMV® Biometric Card Specification, assessing key criteria such as reliability, liveness detection and user convenience, to help ensure solutions meet global industry standards.

“Biometrics are reshaping the future of secure payments,” said Noël Catherine, SVP Services at Fime. “This recognition expands our ability to support the ecosystem as biometric cards scale globally. Our mission is to help innovators bring secure, trusted solutions to market faster.”

Fime has been supporting biometric technologies since 2017, providing functional and security testing for sensors, biometric components and authenticator devices. This new recognition further expands Fime’s capabilities to support the next generation of secure, seamless and user-friendly payment experiences.

FF NEWS TAKE
Biometric payments are moving closer to mainstream—but trust remains the final hurdle.

Fime’s recognition highlights how critical certification and testing infrastructure is to scaling new payment technologies. As biometrics promise both stronger security and better user experience, the ecosystem will depend on trusted validation partners to ensure these solutions are not only innovative, but also safe, reliable and ready for global rollout.