Bank of New Zealand looks to voice biometrics
The Bank of New Zealand is set to introduce voice identification technology to its call centers later this year. According…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Argus launches multi-modal biometric kiosk
Argus Global recently launched its ‘Smart Kiosk,’ a new self-contained unit which uses biometrics to verify users. According to the company,…
Novetta Solutions launches new info exploitation platform
Novetta Solutions has just launched its new information exploitation platform, Novetta eXit. The company, which calls itself “experts in solving sensitive,…
Uniqul launches facial recognition payment system
Uniqul, a new company from Finland, has developed what it says is the world’s first facial recognition payment system. According to…
Diebold, Tracom launch biometric ATMs in Kenya
Diebold, along with Kenya’s Tracom Services, have jointly launched a new line of fingerprint ATMs in Nairobi, in an attempt to curb…
Voice biometrics and how far we’ve come
When I first sat down to write about voice biometrics, I couldn’t shake the images of old TV commercials for…
Synqera brings facial recognition to Ulybka Radugi
Facial recognition technology is at the center of a new deal between retail technology startup Synqera and Russian cosmetics chain, Ulybka…
Nigeria’s Central Bank says ATMs, POS will be biometric by 2015
Debit cards could soon be obsolete in Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to introduce biometric authentication for point-of-sale…
Eid Passport gets cross-certification with CertiPath PKI Bridge
Eid Passport Inc. has achieved cross-certification with the CertiPath PKI Bridge. The CertiPath PKI Bridge serves as the central hub that enables…
Majority of Europeans support biometrics for ID cards or passports: Steria survey
According to a new survey conducted by Steria, the majority of European citizens support the use of biometrics for criminal identification…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection