Morix Co., Ltd, Brings Contactless Biometric Payment Card to Japan

Biometrics company Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) and MoriX Co., LTD, a leading Tokyo-based electronics company, are pleased to announce that MoriX has been granted a Letter of Approval from Mastercard to produce biometric payment cards, bringing Fingerprints’ leading biometric solution to the Japanese market. The card will feature Fingerprints' T-Shape® module and software platform, which has ultra-low power consumption and is tailored to be integrated in payment cards using standard automated manufacturing processes. “Working together with an innovative company like MoriX, we can now produce, deliver and market biometric payment cards with Fingerprints’ advanced and proven technology. Introducing biometric payment cards in this region offers great benefits for banks, merchants and consumers alike, as contactless payments in Japan continue to grow quickly”, says Michel Roig, President of Payments & Access at Fingerprints. For more information about Fingerprints’ payment solutions