Russia’s Leto-bank looks to deploy ATMs with fingerprint authentication
Leto-bank, a subsidiary of Russia’s VTB, plans to deploy ATMs equipped with fingerprint scanners to authenticate its customers when banking…
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.
Animetrics to host free webinar: “how law enforcement is closing cases with face biometric technology”
Animetrics, a leading developer of advanced 3D facial recognition and identity management solutions for military, intelligence and law enforcement, is…
Superior Business Solutions and HT Systems to exhibit palm vein authentication tech at Arab Health conference
Superior Business Solutions and HT Systems, a leader in biometric positive patient identification, will be exhibit the PatientSecure palm vein…
Porn websites offer facial recognition to help find the girl next door … literally
Two porn websites are offering free facial recognition services to their users to find look-alikes or similar-looking performers online. SexFaceFinder.com…
Aware, Inc. declares special cash dividend
Aware Inc., a leading supplier of biometrics software and DSL service assurance products, announced a special cash dividend of US$1.80…
Almax creates mannequins that watch customers and track habits using facial recognition
Facial recognition is an increasingly prevalent biometric technology. Italian mannequin maker Almax has produced the EyeSee , a mannequin that spies…
NAB opts for voice biometrics, looks to consumers to dictate expansion
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has opted to use voice recognition for the biometric authentication of its customers rather than fingerprinting,…
AuthenTec sells embedded security division to INSIDE Secure, making a stronger case for biometric authentication on the iPhone
NFC and contactless chip provider INSIDE Secure will acquire the embedded security systems division of AuthenTec, the fingerprint, identity management…
Nigerian Interior Ministry warns of increase in claims of lost e-passports
Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, Anastasia Daniel-Nwabia, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior of Nigera,…
Medbox sees stock rise over 3000%, bumping market cap significantly
Medbox, a leader in the development, sales and service of automated, biometrically controlled dispensing and storage systems for medication and…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection