Europe hopes to set framework for biometric standards
A new Biometrics Evaluation and Testing (BEAT) project has been launched and is funded by the European Commission, under the…
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.
Philippines launches biometric system to authenticate cash grant beneficiaries
Philippines region Eastern Visayas implemented the use of biometrics to authenticate beneficiaries of the government’s cash grant program over the…
Identity science goes further with a new school of biometrics
The Center for Advanced Studies in Identity Science (CASIS) is currently helping to establish a new school of biometrics known…
LEID Products awarded patent for Biometrics Access Control System
LEID Products’ Biometric Access Control System (BACS) was awarded of a new patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office….
Las Vegas car dealer offers free kid fingerprinting
A Las Vegas car dealer is sponsoring a free child safety and fingerprint event this weekend. Friendly Ford is bringing…
Cognitec unveils new face recognition technology
A video screening product from Cognitec Systems now employs leading-edge face detection technology to analyze the count, flow, demographics and…
ImageWare biometric solution works on Fujitsu private cloud
ImageWare Systems, Inc., a leader in multi-modal biometric security solutions, announced that its patented ImageWare multi-modal biometric management engine has…
Kenyan MPs skeptical of voter biometric system
Kenya is contemplating the use of biometrics in its next elections. However, many members of parliament have raised fears about…
Nigeria introduces biometrics to hotel industry
The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) recently announced their plans to create an electronic database of all hotel staff and…
UVM using biometrics for gym facilities access
Gym facilities at the University of Vermont are now using biometric finger scanners for students, faculty and staff as alternative…
