- Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) is a biometrics company with its roots in Sweden
- The India biometrics market, as per a report by Research and Markets, reached a value of US $1.7 Billion in 2018
Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, announced that it has expanded its product portfolio by signing a global distribution partnership with Fingerprint Cards AB. Digi-Key will now be supplying its customers with standalone, compact biometric fingerprint sensor solutions from Fingerprint Cards AB.
“This is a step for us to be able to scale with FPC BM-Lite and to reach new verticals that require additional sales channels to drive business. Digi-Key will help us reach out and find new potential markets and application areas,” said Michel Roig, senior vice president, payments & access at Fingerprints.
Fingerprint Cards AB is a biometrics company
Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) is a biometrics company with its roots in Sweden. Its solutions are found in hundreds of millions of devices and applications and are used billions of times every day, providing safe and convenient identification and authentication with a human touch.
Technological advancements and higher biometric spending and implementations in the public sector due to the use of eGovernance, as per a recent report by Frost & Sullivan, are expected to drive the $18.78 billion market toward $45.96 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate of 19.6 per cent.
The India Biometrics market, as per a report by Research and Markets, reached a value of US $1.7 Billion in 2018. This report mentions a rising number of smartphone users, improving internet connectivity, increasing security concerns and adoption of e-Governance applications as factors driving the market.
“We are excited about the new partnership with Fingerprint Cards. Biometric authentication is growing as it continues to be implemented into new applications and devices. Digi-Key now offers customers an easy path to develop secure devices with integrated capacitive fingerprint sensor technology,” said David Stein, vice president, global supplier management at Digi-Key.
