Biometric technology for smart cards

Hi everyone, I'm planning to develop an application that runs on an ATM card as my Final Year Project. I also want to integrate fingerprint technology. Simply put, I want the smart card to store the fingerprint of the user. When a user visits the ATM machine for any transaction, his fingerprint will be requested in addition to his PIN by the reader.
The aim is to have a more secure way of carrying out transactions.
I'll really appreciate it if I can get materials or links that can assist me in this regard. I`ll also like to know what API is best for this project.