The biometrics device combines Hitachi's Finger Vein imaging (VeinID) to detect the pattern of blood vessels under the skin, and Sagem Sécurité’s fingerprint identification technology (Morpho).

According to the vendors, it is the “only multi-modal device capable of simultaneously capturing and processing two sets of biometric data and can be used either for one-to-one or one-to-many verification”.

Jean-Paul Jainsky, chairman and CEO of Sagem Sécurité, said, “I strongly believe Finger VP is the next generation of biometrics and will open new opportunities for our identification systems. By combining Finger Vein Authentication with fingerprint analysis, security has never reached such a high level.”

Finger VP is designed to be used either standalone or integrated into a range of end-user devices such as access control terminals, ATM, mobile devices for identity checks and secure payments. It is expected to be ready for mass roll-out in 2010.