According to reports, fingerprints have become the main way to unlock the phone, it is convenient, unique, and more secure than the password and signature, so the bank card should also use the fingerprint sensor to protect the user's money security.

MasterCard is testing a payment card with a fingerprint sensor, without having to sign on a paper check, or enter a password, the user simply press his finger on the bank card to prove his identity.

Fingerprint card is currently being tested in South Africa, MasterCard hope before the end of this year in the global promotion of fingerprint bank cards.

The user must first collect the fingerprints at the bank, and the encrypted fingerprint data is stored in the EMV chip of the bank card. Users can store up to two fingerprints, but the fingerprints must be their own fingerprints and can not store fingerprints of others. It does not require support for businesses to modify the equipment to pay. Electronic component distributor will also have supply this chips.

Fingerprint bank card thickness is same with traditional bank card, fingerprint sensor is very small, located in the upper right corner of the bank card, user-friendly.

After the bank card is inserted into the payment terminal, the latter will ask the user to provide the fingerprint and verify the identity. After the sensor reads the user fingerprint, the fingerprint data is sent to the bank card's chip for comparison, to determine the user's identity, and eventually complete or halt the payment activity. You may interested on: 2474-04L ERG-2SJ111 SSA-LXH1225SRD