South African firm unveils multifunction biometric ID solution
A new biometric solution has been developed by a South African firm to fulfil a need in the marketplace for…
Financial Services
Biometrics are used in financial services to aid in the flow of money from account opening through payments and transfers. This includes biometric payment cards, point-of-sale and payments systems, transaction processing and other payment technologies, as well as onboarding and regulatory checks, and mobile wallet applications.
ElcomSoft finds major flaw in UPEK biometrics software
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd, a Russian-based provider of corporate security and IT audit products, issued a warning regarding a major flaw…
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…
Biometric firm Evermedia ups revenue 375 percent
Biometric firm Evermedia Group, Inc. announced second quarter 2012 revenue of $703,620, an increase of more than 375 percent over…
Philippines using biometrics to curb cash grant fraud
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Eastern Visayas, Philippines will be using biometrics to combat fraud in…
NIST sponsors biometric event in Tampa
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will co-sponsor the 2012 Biometric Consortium Conference (BCC 2012), September 18-21, 2012,…
