Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. IDEX Biometrics & Chutian Dragon to Jointly Develop Advanced Digital Currency Solutions IDEX BIOMETRICS ASAMay 5, 2021 GMT Oslo, Norway – 5 May 2021 - IDEX Biometrics ASA, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, and Chutian Dragon Co. Ltd. (CTD) today announced an expansion of their ongoing collaboration to include the development of a Digital Currency/Electronic Payment (DC/EP) card based solution supporting the People’s Bank of China initiative. The new, smart card based digital wallet will be secured by IDEX’s TrustedBio™ fingerprint authentication technologies.