Fingerprint scanners to boost mobile security
The Apple bid to acquire AuthenTec further boosts its chances of outfitting the iPad with a fingerprint reader. However, some groups do not…
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.
AuthenTec investor challenges Apple takeover in court
An unhappy investor has filed a legal suit against AuthenTec, claiming that the company has been remiss in its duty…
VoiceVault sets new standard for voice biometric accuracy
VoiceVault, a U.S. based private voice biometric company, has released the next generation of its voice biometric speaker verification engine….
South African welfare agency issues biometric MasterCards
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has teamed up with MasterCard in a bid to offer its clients biometric…
Ford demonstrates its biometric car seat
Ford recently demonstrated its biometric wellness car seat at the “Ford Go Further” event in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford’s wellness seat…
Biometric security to be added to smart mobile devices
Goode Intelligence, a research consultancy, has predicted that mobile biometric security will become a “must-have” feature for all smart mobile…
Biometrics Institute releases survey
The Biometrics Institute today released the results from its third annual industry survey. The survey found that experts thought the…
Interview: Javier Peso, CEO of PayTouch
Javier Peso, CEO of Spanish biometric payment processing startup PayTouch is a tireless entrepreneur who envisions a world in which…
Security companies lack of IT expertise slowing biometrics adoption
Retail and enterprise companies have been slow to adopt biometric security measures of various modalities including fingerprint readers, finger vein…
Smith Groups sells its share in Cross Match for $77 Million
Smiths Group, a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange, has sold its minority holdings of Cross Match…
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