Apple patent application suggests skin texture pattern for biometric authentication
Apple engineers may have invented a new form of biometric authentication based on skin texture patterns as part of a…
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The future of biometric authentication lies beyond mobile apps
This is a guest post by Vivek Lakshman, VP of Innovation at ThumbSignIn. Once the domain of high government officials…
Nxt-ID biometric authentication and payments business spin-off delayed
The proposed spin-off of Nxt-ID’s assets, including its payment, authentication, and credential management business into an independent publicly traded company…
NIST finds security issues with first responder mobile, wearable devices
A range of potentially serious security issues with mobile information collection and sharing involving public safety mobile devices, backend storage…
Newly published Samsung patent shows smart watch with in-display biometrics
A patent application filed in the U.S and Korea by Samsung shows plans for a new hybrid smartwatch featuring an…
Tappy exhibits wearable biometrics-enabled payment device at Money20/20 China
This week at Money20/20 in China wearable payment technology pioneer Tappy Technologies exhibited a wearable payment solution developed in collaboration…
Zwipe develops new inlay for biometric payment devices using 70 percent less power
Zwipe has developed a way to reduce the power consumption of its dual interface biometric payment card by 70 percent…
Medical biometrics R&D proving to also have wide-ranging security applications
Rapidly advancing mobile-device technologies and information-sharing platforms like “wearable devices,” are hurriedly being developed which can “capture a wide variety…
Tappy introduces biometric watch strap for payments, access and digital authentication
Tappy Technologies has launched its passive biometrics-enabled watch strap that offers payments, access and digital authentication functionalities. The Hong Kong-based…
Motiv adds 2FA and biometric identification features to its smart ring wearable
Wearable technology developers Motiv has released a new version of its fitness tracking smart ring that includes new features to…
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