Abstract: A device and method for biometric authentication of ownership of a bank card, including: (a) a smart card reader adapted to communicate with a smart chip operationally coupled to the bank card; and (b) a biometric sampler, configured to collect biometric sample data from a user of the bank card, wherein the device is configured to cross reference the collected biometric sample data with biometric reference data stored on the smart chip, and wherein a correlation between the collected biometric sample data and the biometric reference data authenticates the user as an owner of the bank card.