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Dutch supermarkets trying out fingerprint purchasing

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Albert Heijn, a chain of Dutch supermarkets, is starting a new payment option for their customers using payment via fingerprints, according to VNU Net. The chain is treating this as a six-month trial called the Tip2Pay project and is working with Equens, a fingerprint payment processor.

Those wishing to register will need to present proof of ID, a debit card, their customer loyalty card and their fingerprint. Heijn and Equens will conduct the six-month trial with IT-Werke, a company that helps commercial businesses integrate biometrics. IT-Werke has already seen success with a similar program in 120 German supermarkets.

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Multicard has announced the expanded roll out of its Cashless Betalen mobile banking solution with NFC payment stickers across the Netherlands.

Cashless Betalen, the account management application behind the digital wallet offered by Rabobank, enables users to check their account balances, transfer and deposit funds and make payments and can be accessed via any connected mobile device. As part of the roll out, Multicard is also providing digital wallet customers with NFC stickers, or “tokens,” that can be affixed to the back of a user’s mobile phone to purchase items with a simple tap at the point of sale.

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In Europe, the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) and EPASOrg has developed a new global standard to help accommodate changes in new payment technologies, according to SupermarketNews.com

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VoiceTrust announced it has been awarded a grant from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Private Sector Investment (PSI) Program to roll out biometric identity systems in Pakistan.

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Oracle has released a new version of Oracle Retail Point-of-Service that aims to increase security, operational efficiency and functionality in part by integrating biometrics.

Oracle partnered with DigitalPersonal to add integrated biometrics to the POS package. Users of the software will login using their fingerprint, which will replace the need for PINs or passwords. This feature intends to reduce fraud by eliminating the possibility of unauthorized employees using a manager ID or swipe card to access the POS and approve overrides.

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The Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) has chosen Identive’s SmartFold smart card readers to provide secure remote network access for its employees.

The agency has a lot of restricted and sensitive data that has particular management requirements. The MoD felt that the Identive contact smart card reader would provide the desired level of security, yet be flexible enough to incorporate into the existing network security infrastructure.

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A recent survey conducted by Wincor Nixdorf shows that a strong majority of French consumers are interested in using fingerprint scanning technology to secure transactions.

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