Fime achieves EMVCo recognition for biometric card sensor testing. March 24, 2026

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Fime achieves EMVCo recognition for biometric card sensor testing.

2026年03月23日

Fime achieves EMVCo recognition for biometric card sensor testing.

Fime, a global leader in payments, digital identity and smart mobility, today announced that its EMEA laboratory has received EMVCo recognition for the evaluation of fingerprint biometric sensors, helping organizations establish trust and bring solutions to market. 

This new capability strengthens Fime’s role as a trusted enabler of innovation in the payment ecosystem. As biometric payment cards move from pilots to large-scale deployments, Fime’s recognized testing services help banks, card manufacturers and biometric technology providers validate performance, meet security requirements and accelerate time to market. 

The recognition enables Fime to evaluate fingerprint sensors against the EMV® Biometric Card Specification, assessing key criteria such as reliability, liveness detection and user convenience, to help ensure solutions meet global industry standards.

Biometrics are reshaping the future of secure payments. This recognition expands our ability to support the ecosystem as biometric cards scale globally. Our mission is to help innovators bring secure, trusted solutions to market faster.
Noël Catherine
SVP Services at Fime

Fime has been supporting biometric technologies since 2017, providing functional and security testing for sensors, biometric components and authenticator devices. This new recognition further expands Fime’s capabilities to support the next generation of secure, seamless and user-friendly payment experiences.

Learn more about the EMVCo recognition and its benefits, including increased interoperability through compliance with international standards.

Find out how Fime can support your biometric solution testing.

*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.  

About Fime
Fime, along with its consulting division Consult Hyperion, enables its clients to create and launch trusted and secure payments, smart mobility and digital identity solutions. We offer a global industry perspective with local insights and a unique track record in strategic and technical consulting, test platforms and testing services.

With over 900 consultants and engineers around the world we provide the expertise, partnering with clients to define, design, deliver, and test their products and services. We work with our clients to turn product ideas into reality, de-risking decision making, accelerating time to market and delivering competitive advantage. 

Together we are transforming powerful innovations into the future of trusted and seamless transactions and identity.

Making innovation possible.
Making the world work.

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