Biometrics key technology to watch, says Gartner
Gartner Research has identified biometrics as a key technology to watch, according to its recent “Hype Cycle for Emerging Technology”…
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.
Bank BPH selects Hitachi’s finger vein biometrics authentication
Hitachi Europe Ltd. announced that it has completed its delivery of finger vein biometrics authentication to Bank BPH S.A., one…
IWS CloudID, the next-generation identity management solution
ImageWare Systems, Inc. introduced IWS CloudID on Tuesday at the Biometric Consortium Conference and Biometric Technology Expo in Tampa, Florida….
Cross Match unveils new fingerprint scanners
Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a global provider of biometric identity solutions, launched its next generation Guardian fingerprint scanners today. The…
iView Systems’ biometric identification solution wins ASIS award
This year’s recipient of ASIS International “Security’s Best” Accolade Award is iView Systems’ iGWatch IP(TM) iDentify Face Search Module. It…
Wavestore predicts high demand for facial recognition software in 2013
The facial recognition software market appears to be poised for huge growth next year. In an article that appeared in…
DNA paternity, profiling, banking advocated in Nigeria
In Nigeria, men are encouraged to take a DNA paternity test to ensure they are the rightful father of their…
Intel to use biometrics to replace passwords
Passwords remain the common, yet inconvenient way of protecting access to valuable or sensitive information. In an effort to eliminate…
Canada’s first permanent kid fingerprinting station launches in Calgary
A free fingerprint identification program is now available at Charlesglen Toyota, an auto dealership in Northwest Calgary. It is Canada’s…
Invixium Identity becomes Hitachi finger vein reseller
Invixium Identity has entered into a partnership agreement to become a value added reseller (VAR) of Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection