Biometrics play an important role in solving security issues related to human identification system. Human recognition requires a robust feature set to discriminate individuals, for which, unique features are to be identified and processed. Fingerprint matching is the most sophisticated method of the different biometric techniques because fingerprints are unique and reliable. Fingerprint matching systems are and validated through many applications. Most of the existing system is automated and provides acceptable performance. These systems address level 1, level 2 and level 3 features such as pores, ridge contours and minutiae. Sometimes they lack accuracy due to the poor quality of the images. This paper provides a review of various fingerprint matching systems and then discusses an automated, simple and robust fingerprint matching system with a hierarchical matching method. © 2016, International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All Rights Reserved.