French digital security firm Oberthur Technologies (OT) has teamed up with Swedish lender ICA Banken to introduce dual interface payment cards in Sweden.

In the coming months, 500,000 cards will be distributed to ICA Banken customers by OT and ICA Banken.

These new contactless payment cards feature OT´s Dual Interface platform Chrysalis Fly and OT´s colored edge Smart Vibrant-e.

OT claims that s these cards will make transactions faster and more secure as well as provide customers a faster checkout, more fluidity and ease of use.

ICA Banken CEO Marie Halling said: "ICA Banken believes that contactless payments will play an important role in the future of payments and we constantly strive to make our customers’ lives easier with fast and convenient payments within ICA."

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