Fime achieves EMVCo recognition for biometric card sensor testing

24 March 2026

Paris, France. 24 March 2026 – 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,” said Noël Catherine, SVP Services at Fime. “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.”

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 here.

*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.