New credit cards feature integrated fingerprint readers to combat fraud

Credit card fraud is a serious problem and finance companies are constantly looking for new ways to minimize the risks. A PIN goes some way to keeping your money safe, but it’s far from foolproof, and one company thinks that biometrics is the way ahead -- SmartMetric has created a card with a built in fingerprint reader. Until now, fingerprint readers have been the domain of desktop computers, laptops and smartphones. But now this handy biometric tool has been miniaturized to fit on credit or debit cards and, importantly, conforms to ISO standards to allay the fears banks might have.… [Continue Reading]