The Bank of Cyprus has selected Gemalto, a digital security provider, to launch the world's first EMV payment card that enables biometric authentication for both contactless and chip payments in Cyprus. ​Find Gemalto's Media Contacts in your region. The new card, which will be available from 1 October, is designed specifically with mobile devices in mind. Users complete an initial enrolment process that captures their biometric fingerprint data and transfers it to the card; the biometric data then remains on the card and is not stored anywhere else.
The Bank of Cyprus has selected Gemalto, a digital security provider, to launch the world's first EMV payment card that enables biometric authentication for both contactless and chip payments in Cyprus. The new card, which will be available from 1 October, is designed specifically with mobile devices in mind. Users complete an initial enrolment process that captures their biometric fingerprint data and transfers it to the card; the biometric data then remains on the card and is not stored anywhere else.