Tokyo, Japan
Hitachi
Based on the patterns of veins in one’s finger or hand, vascular pattern recognition (VPR) provides the ease of use of hand geometry with much improved accuracy, smaller readers and contact less use. Hitachi’s finger vein system scans the veins one’s fingers and then match the vein patterns of their respective pre-established templates.
Hitachi Biometrics News
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| Oct 24, 2025 | Hitachi revealed as Bunnings’ facial recognition supplier at OAIC appeal hearingDetails about the facial recognition system Australian retailer Bunnings deployed for theft prevention are emerging from an Administrative Review Tribunal… |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Biometric payment card from Idex, Hitachi launched with RuPay certificationA biometric payment card was launched this week at Mumbai’s Global Fintech Fest for the Indian market. The card is… |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Hitachi partners on biometric tourism service with Panasonic FRTHitachi and JTB Corporation have partnered to develop a digital ticketing service with biometric authentication for the tourism industry. The… |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Philippines introduces digital ID for pensioners as eGov user numbers increasePensioners and other users of insurance services in Philippines can henceforth access services from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)… |
| May 6, 2024 | Zero errors reported in device-free face biometrics Japan airport trialTwo officials of ANA Digital Gate have spoken about the success recorded by a face biometrics authentication Proof of Concept… |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Hitachi Vantara Federal newest member of IBIAHitachi Vantara Federal, a data storage company serving the U.S. federal government, is now a member of the International Biometrics… |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Concordium Foundation to collaborate with Hitachi on biometric electronic signaturesSwiss permissionless Layer 1 blockchain provider Concordium Foundation has announced a collaboration with Japanese IT company Hitachi on proof-of-technology for… |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Japanese companies, including Toppan, Fujitsu and Hitachi, create decentralized identity consortiumJapanese conglomerates Fujitsu, Hitachi, NTT Data and Toppan Digital are among the companies partnering with Japan’s largest financial group Mitsubishi… |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Biometric payment adoption grows as Amazon lawsuits allege data privacy violationsBiometric payment systems – and privacy concerns surrounding those systems – are on the rise. Biometric payments could provide frictionless… |
| Apr 11, 2022 | NEC, Hitachi biometrics planned for payments, hospitality check-in in JapanNEC has partnered with Osaka Metro to bring face biometrics-powered payments to retail stores, starting with a pop-up shop it… |
| Apr 4, 2022 | FinGo enters gaming market with biometric age verification, paymentsFinGo has joined the gaming sector with a NYCE International partnership to provide age verification and transactions with its finger vein… |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Hitachi and Digital Trust Networks test biometric system based on ADI’s open frameworkHitachi and Digital Trust Networks have tested a biometric solution based on the Accountable Digital Identity Association (ADIA) 1.0 Specification…. |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Hitachi trials vein biometrics to verify vaccination recordsA group comprising workers from three institutions namely, Kajima Corporation, Hitachi and Kyushu University, says it is conducting a pilot… |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Passwordless authentication with device biometrics awarded, launched and praisedPasswordless authentication solutions using device biometrics continue to draw interest from enterprises and observers, as a survey from Transmit Security… |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Aktif Bank partner to assess vein biometric authentication platform for Turkish marketMitsubishi will assess the potential of a biometric authentication platform in Turkey in a feasibility study, along with a European… |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Hitachi and Ubisecure partner to deploy frictionless biometrics for customer authenticationHitachi has partnered with Ubisecure to integrate its Hand Gesture Technology with Ubisecure’s Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) to deliver biometric authentication through… |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Barclays and Hitachi release updated biometric finger vein scannerBarclays and Hitachi have released an improved version of the Barclays Biometric Reader (BBR), a finger vein scanner that allows… |
| Sep 13, 2019 | High traffic identification tops this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsProgress in Nigeria and in airport biometrics systems make up several of the most popular articles on Biometric Update this… |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Hitachi to launch finger vein biometrics for any cameraJapanese company Hitachi will showcase its new hand gesture authentication technology in London on September 10, writes Forbes. The biometric… |
