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JCB Pilot of Japan's First Fingerprint Authentication Chip Card from IDEMIA

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JCB Pilot of Japan's First Fingerprint Authentication Chip Card from IDEMIA

To test improved security and usability of contactless chip card with biometric authenticationTOKYO, Apr 18, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - JCB Co. Ltd, the only international payments brand based in Japan, will conduct a pilot trial of its latest JCB Biometrics Card with fingerprint authentication. JCB Contactless's payment solution is provided by...

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