Oslo, Norway, 29 January 2020: IDEX Biometrics ASA, a leading provider of
advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, has passed the
EMVCo Security Evaluation for its development site in Farnborough, U.K.
This evaluation and certification recognizes IDEX as a secured provider of key
components included within EMVCo certified final products. This certification
marks another key milestone in the company's preparations for expected mass
production of biometric smart cards.
Stan Swearingen, CEO of IDEX commented, "We are proud to be the first biometric
sensor company to achieve this certification. Now, smartcard manufacturers, can
directly integrate IDEX's biometric software, use our reference designs, and
embed our sensors in their products and the smart card manufacturers can
experience a seamless certification process. We believe this critical milestone
will facilitate manufacturing and deployment of biometric smartcards in large
quantities."
For further information contact:
Derek D'Antilio, Chief financial Officer
E-mail: derek.dantilio@idexbiometrics.com
(mailto:derek.dantilio@idexbiometrics.com)
Tel: +1 197 827 31344
Erling Svela, Vice President of Finance
E-mail: erling.svela@idexbiometrics.com (mailto:erling.svela@idexbiometrics.com)
Tel: +47 4062 1040
IDEX Biometrics ASA (OSE: IDEX and OTCQB: IDXAF) is a leading provider of
fingerprint identification technologies offering simple, secure and personal
authentication for all. We help people make payments, prove their identity,
gain access to information, unlock devices or gain admittance to buildings with
the touch of a finger. We invent, engineer, and commercialize these secure, yet
incredibly user-friendly solutions. Our total addressable market represents a
fast growing multi-billion-unit opportunity.
For more information, visit www.idexbiometrics.com
(http://www.idexbiometrics.com) and follow on Twitter @IDEXBiometrics
EMVCo is the global technical body that facilitates the worldwide
interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions by managing and
evolving the EMV(®) Specifications and related testing processes.
Note: EMV(®) is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries and an
unregistered trademark elsewhere. The EMV trademark is owned by EMVCo, LLC.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section
5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act