Creating a financially inclusive future with biometric smart cards

By Catharina Eklof, CCO of IDEX Biometrics

There is still a wide financial divide across many demographics in society. People who are visually impaired, displaced migrants, unbanked, and those suffering from dementia are the demographics that might benefit from a more smooth, secure, and inclusive method of making payments and verifying their identity.

Nearly one-third of adults worldwide are still without a bank account, according to research by the World Bank Group. This translates to almost 1.7 billion people, …

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