Société Générale has announced France’s first biometric payment card trial, in collaboration with IDEMIA. The card will be based on IDEMIA’s F.CODE technology, which features Fingerprints’ T-Shape™ fingerprint sensor module.

The strong customer authentication offered by biometrics is enabling the bank to consider removing the contactless payment cap, which currently stands at €30 in France.

The T-shape module is optimized for integration into smartcards using existing industry processes and is part of the ultra-thin FPC1300-series. It has ultra-low power consumption and works with standard contactless POS terminals. The superior biometric performance ensures both security and convenience for cardholders.