IDEX Biometrics continues Asian growth with MCS good card deal 

IDEX Biometrics has strengthened its footprint in Asia after signing a partnership cope with MCS Microsystems for the supply of good biometric playing cards. 

Primarily based in Malaysia, MCS offers with good card options which are at present getting used for presidency identification and healthcare. The up to date model of the providing will incorporate IDEX’s fingerprint scanning expertise, which has beforehand events such asMastercard.

The IDEX Biometrics sensors will present MCS with the answer to make sure that its multi-purpose playing cards are geared up with a fast and protected authentication course of. The rollout of the answer is anticipated throughout southeast Asia, North America, and Europe by the top of this yr.

Catharina Eklof, CCO of IDEX Biometrics, commented: “Our partnership with MCS will assist drive our superior biometric card options into new segments and industries.

“The identification entry administration market is estimated to succeed in $53bn by 2026, and our joint answer with MCS positions us nicely on this rising market.”

On the partnership, MCS Managing Director Chas Yap added: “MCS is main the expertise growth for e-passports and multi-application ID playing cards, and our partnership with IDEX Biometrics ensures continued acceleration with industry-leading applied sciences.

“This new biometric multi-application card answer is cost-efficient, long-lasting, has superior biometric efficiency, and addresses key enterprise challenges for our prospects.”