Fingerprint Cards' (FPC) fingerprint sensors have been selected for the biometric authentication devices used with the Bloomberg Professional service.
As a leading global provider of financial information and technology services to business and financial organizations, the security and integrity of Bloomberg's platform is a top priority. For more than a decade the company has been using biometric authentication technologies for the Bloomberg Professional service, which is used globally by more than 315,000 financial market participants.
In the last decade, Bloomberg designed, developed and deployed two exclusive and complementary strong authentication tools. First, the B-Unit, a credit-card-sized portable authentication device, and then a finger image sensor on the Bloomberg keyboard, which was first introduced in 2004. Customers are able to access the service via the cloud on multiple computing technologies and platforms. FPCs biometric sensors are now used with Bloomberg's keyboard and BUNIT to help the company meet the needs of their clients. .
"Research, innovation and user-centric design have been central to Bloomberg's DNA for 30-years," said Adam Goldsmith, head of Bloomberg hardware technologies. "Bloomberg selects technology partners that deliver innovative solutions that help us meet our growing customer needs."
"Bloomberg's choice of FPC's sensors confirms the world leading market position that FPC occupies as a supplier of fingerimage sensor technology with highest quality, compact size and lowest power consumption," said Johan Carlström CEO of FPC. "The financial market is very important to FPC and Bloomberg's selection of our sensor represents a breakthrough in the important North American market. We are extremely proud of being selected as supplier of fingerimage sensors for Bloomberg's range of biometric authentication solutions."
For more information contact:
Johan Carlström,
CEO Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
+46 (0) 31-60 78 20
investrel@fingerprints.com
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About Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) markets, develops and produces biometric components and technologies that through the analysis and matching of an individual's unique fingerprint verify the person's identity. The technology consists of biometric sensors, processors, algorithms and modules that can be used separately or in combination with each other. The competitive advantages offered by the FPC's technology include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and complete biometric systems. With these advantages and the ability to achieve extremely low manufacturing costs, the technology can be implemented in volume products such as smart cards and mobile phones, where extremely rigorous demands are placed on such characteristics. The company's technology can also be used in IT and Internet security, access control, etc.
Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) discloses this information pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528) and the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). The information was issued for publication on December 6, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. CET.
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