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Gemalto Supplies First Mastercard Biometric Contactless Payment Card

Intesa Sanpaolo's initial pilot will run in Turin, Milan and Rome and is scheduled to last 16 weeks. 

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Gemalto is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, an Italian banking group, with the first Mastercard biometric contactless payment card. The pilot promoted by Intesa Sanpaolo and Mastercard allows testing an EMV contactless biometric card for the first time in Europe. Consumers may simply tap their card to any POS terminal to pay and authorize the transaction with their fingerprint, combining a fast and convenient user experience to an advanced cardholder authentication approach. In addition, the card wor...

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