SmartMetric Raising $5 Million to Further Fund Manufacturing, Marketing & Legal Case Against Visa & MasterCard

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Nov 1, 2013) - SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) -- Speaking today, SmartMetric™ Inc. President & CEO Chaya Hendrick said the company is moving forward with raising $5 million to fund expansion of its manufacturing and marketing efforts for both the medical keyring and fingerprint activated payment and ID cards. The company will also provide for, out of this round of capital raising, legal costs that may be required as the company moves forward with its patent infringement case against both Visa and MasterCard.

The SmartMetric Biometric activated EMV card provides absolute purchaser identity verification for both online and offline purchasing, providing a paradigm shift away from ever increasingly vulnerable traditional cards.

For further information on SmartMetric and its technology please go to www.smartmetric.com. For information on the SmartMetric™ MedicalKeyring™ please go to www.medicalkeyring.com

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