3M releases screen protectors to fade fingerprints
3M has released a screen protector that makes fingerprints on tablets fade away over time. Fingerprints and other biometric information…
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.
Danish researchers introduce new DNA-method to track seawater fish
University of Copenhagen researchers have introduced a new way of monitoring marine biodiversity and resources with the use of DNA…
UK nightclub uses biometrics to control entry
The Underground, a nightclub in Dundee, Scotland, recently installed biometric fingerprint scanners for first time visitors to prove they are…
Nigeria introduces biometric tracking for foreign oil workers
The Nigerian government said it will subject foreign oil workers to biometric capture to track their participation in the country’s…
Innometriks to demo multi-modal biometrics scanner
Innometriks will demonstrate its Rhino reader that utilizes Lumidigm fingerprint biometrics at the ASIS security convention in Philadelphia this September….
Biometrics beneficial to banking sector
The banking industry has used authentication measures for clients to access their accounts and other banking services, which includes PINs,…
Philippines using biometrics to provide government pensions
The Philippines’ Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Globe Telecom Inc have recently inked a deal which will see more…
Apple working on mobile eWallets with biometrics
Apple might continue to dominate the market due to its proposed purchase of AuthenTec for more than US$356 million. AuthenTec…
Touch screen keypad enhances LEID electronic lockers
LEID Products, LLC, a leader in electronic locker and cabinet storage with biometric asset protection and control, has enhanced protection…
Biometrics can now track students on school buses
BlinkSpot recently announced national availability of the company’s first to market biometric solution for identifying, monitoring and reporting students as they…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection