Electronic devices, namely, computer hardware, smart cards containing data and' or programming and smart card readers used for biometric recognition and/or for capturing, verifying and authenticating biometric data to secure communication and control access for use in financial, security, retail, transport and vending applications; biometric readers; security devices in this class, namely, smart cards containing data and/or programming and smart and biometric readers used for biometric recognition and/ or for capturing, verifying and authenticating biometric data to secure communications and control access for use in financial, security, retail, transport and vending applications, encoded electronic chip cards containing programming used to secure communications and control access to physical areas, computers, computer networks, and electronic devices and systems for use in financial, security, retail, transport and vending applications; computer software related to the foregoing application, namely, programs for capturing, verifying and authenticating biometric data and storage of biometric data; computer hardware in the nature of smart cards containing proximity payment devices known as transponders; card readers for magnetically encoded cards; radio frequency identification devices and cards containing an integrated circuit chip; telecommunication equipment, namely, transponders; computer hardware and computer and computer hardware and computer software for use in the financial services, banking, payment and telecommunications industries; computer security software; computer operating system for financial transactions on computer networks