Some scoff at the idea of emerging biometrics, saying that the identification technology as a whole is still emerging. In reality, however, fingerprints have been used to identify criminals for nearly a century and around the world biometrics are used to gain access to buildings, get cash at ATMs and authenticate online transactions.
The days when biometric scanners were merely props in James Bond movies are gone. The North American market appears to be on the precipice of a change. Use cases for secure authentication are everywhere, and the technology foundations to enable biometrics have matured.
Re:ID editors spoke with a group of industry leaders to get their thoughts on what’s coming in the biometric market. The individuals deploy and look at biometric systems every day and the emerging trends they identified were remarkably consistent. They include the rise of two formerly outlying modalities and the coalescence of biometrics and mobile devices for two distinct applications.
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