FINGERPRINT SCANNER SECURITY DEVICE
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for identifying stolen payment cards using a fingerprint scanner are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a transaction processing terminal, a payment card and scanning, by the fingerprint scanner, a surface of the payment card and capturing fingerprints disposed on the surface of the payment card. Aspects also include comparing, by a processor, the captured fingerprints to one or more authorized fingerprints associated with the payment card. Based on detecting that the captured fingerprints are different than the one or more authorized fingerprints, aspects further include determining whether the payment card has been reported stolen. Based on a determination that the payment card has been reported stolen, aspects include creating and transmitting an alert of an attempted use of the payment card.
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8. A system for identifying stolen payment cards using a fingerprint scanner, the system comprising:
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a memory; a transaction processing terminal having a card reader and a card scanner that are communicatively coupled to a processor and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to; receive, by a transaction processing terminal, a payment card; scan, by the fingerprint scanner, a surface of the payment card and capturing fingerprints disposed on the surface of the payment card; compare the captured fingerprints to one or more authorized fingerprints associated with the payment card; based on detecting that the captured fingerprints are different than the one or more authorized fingerprints, determine whether the payment card has been reported stolen; and based on a determination that the payment card has been reported stolen, create and transmit an alert of an attempted use of the payment card. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, by a transaction processing terminal, a payment card; scanning, by a fingerprint scanner, a surface of the payment card and capturing fingerprints disposed on the surface of the payment card; comparing the captured fingerprints to one or more authorized fingerprints associated with the payment card; based on detecting that the captured fingerprints are different than the one or more authorized fingerprints, determining whether the payment card has been reported stolen; and based on a determination that the payment card has been reported stolen, creating and transmitting an alert of an attempted use of the payment card. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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