FB pixel

Fujitsu unveils multimodal biometric authentication technology for contactless retail

Combining palm vein and facial recognition
 

Fujitsu multimodal biometric authentication contactless retail

Fujitsu Laboratories has unveiled new multi-factor biometric authentication technology designed to deliver a contactless shopping experience for the post-COVID-19 “New Normal” era.

The new solution combines two different forms of biometric authentication, matching facial verification (even when users are wearing masks) with palm recognition for a reported accuracy of more than 99 percent.

Fujitsu has been working steadily on biometric technologies in the past few months.

The company says it recently ranked 6th overall among 147 participating global vendors and 1st amongst Japanese vendors in NIST’s original test of face biometrics with masked faces.

To update its face recognition tools to identify people wearing masks, the company now trained its algorithms to generate a composite image combining the mask with the face image and training the model, thus achieving great filtering accuracy, according to the announcement. Fujitsu also announced the development of a liveness detection technology for face authentication last year.

Fujitsu’s palm vein authentication sensor platform has also been improved by adding a palm-shaped light, in which color and light pattern change according to the distance of the hand. This helps users to understand more intuitively how to position their hand on the sensor to perform biometric authentication.

Fujitsu palm vein authentication sensor platform
(Fujitsu palm vein authentication system)

The new, contactless solution combining face and palm recognition is being trialed this month at a concept cashless Lawson convenience store at the Fujitsu Technology Square office in Shin-Kawasaki, Japan.

The company aims at commercializing the technology by the end of the year.

Earlier this month, Fujitsu also developed a model for higher accuracy in complex behavior recognition.

Article Topics

 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 

Latest Biometrics News

 

Alan Goode offers insights on booming transitional IDV market on BU Podcast

Technology is transforming identity verification. According to Alan Goode of Goode Intelligence, by 2030, digital identity verification will pass traditional…

 

Share less data in more places: inching towards decentralized digital ID for travel

The travel industry is slowly shifting to a more decentralized model of digital identity. This was one of the key…

 

Clearview takes fresh legal hits over Canada class action, UK fine

Few biometrics companies have taken a bigger regulatory and legal beating than Clearview AI. It has already been a rough…

 

Mexico makes biometric identifier mandatory for all citizens

Mexico has officially introduced a digital identification system by signing a law that turned the previously optional biometric-based citizen code…

 

MOSIP highlights the UN DPI Safeguards Initiative

The United Nations’ DPI Safeguards Initiative has released 259 recommendations designed to guide regulators, advocates, donors, technology providers and governments…

 

Brazil adopts DaaS for verifiable credentials

Brazil is the latest country to adopt DPI as a Packaged Solution (DaaS) — a practical framework designed to accelerate…

Comments

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Biometric Market Analysis

Most Viewed This Week

Featured Company

Biometrics Insight, Opinion

Digital ID In-Depth

Biometrics White Papers

Biometrics Events