DigitalPersona, Inc. has released its latest generation of biometric fingerprint sensors designed for mobile identification devices. The DigitalPersona U.are.U 5100 family of fingerprint modules and readers are designed to give handheld terminals used in applications like voting the ability to read fingerprints efficiently while complying with biometric standards. This enables users to implement affordable, power […]

Research and Markets has added a new Javelin Strategy & Research report to its catalog entitled “Banking Authentication And The FFIEC: Business Customers Crave Biometrics.” The report gives financial institutions insight into different types of authentication technology and how to find the balance between security and customer satisfaction. It looks at the regulatory expectations around […]

The state of Uttar Pradesh in India will be issuing smart card driving licenses with biometric features, reports India Today. The licenses will feature digital signatures, biometric thumb impressions and a picture of the license holder. License applicants must now apply for licenses in person in order to capture the biometric information. The government will […]

FIME, an independent consulting and testing services provider, has added mobile contactless services to its GlobalPlatform testing capabilities. This testing will verify that a UICC product meets the requirements of GlobalPlatform’s Contactless Services Specification. FIME has GlobalPlatform approval to conduct tests on tools and lab services for UICC product compliance in accordance with GlobalPlatform Card […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a report called “Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies.” Geared toward companies using facial recognition, it aims to help these users protect consumers’ privacy as the technology is implemented. While facial technology is used for a number of reasons, it also brings up […]

Centrify Corporation, a security and compliance solution provider, released Mobile Authentication Services (MAS), a method to deliver Active Directory-based authentication for mobile apps to cloud services. Additionally, it has partnered with Appcelerator, a mobile platform company, for mobile authentication services for titanium studio-powered mobile apps. Mobile Authentication Services allows for “zero sign-on” Active Directory-based authentication. […]

Experian has partnered with iovation, a device reputation authority, to add iovation’s device recognition software, dynamic referencing and device reputation checks to Experian’s global fraud prevention services. With its repository of mobile and online devices, iovation has identified one billion devices around the world and conducts nine billion device reputation checks annually. These checks enable […]

Payments technology firm CreditCall has joined the Smart Card Alliance’s EMV Migration Forum, a cross-industry group aimed at supporting the U.S. payment industry’s transition to EMV chip cards. CreditCall has helped implement EMV technology in previous transitions to EMV chip cards in Asia, Canada, Russia, Europe and the United Kingdom. It has deployed more than […]

London-based research and consulting firm Goode Intelligence has released a report and white paper that indicate that the mobile banking channel has the potential to be more secure than online banking. The report, “Mobile Banking Security,” looks at the current security measures of mobile banking and how banks are working with technology companies to create […]

Hospitals have begun implementing biometrics as a way to verify, authenticate and maintain the safety of patient records. While fingerprint and palm prints are common ways of capturing biometrics, iris scans may be the best solution for this industry, reports Becker’s Hospital Review. Some hospitals have begun implementing iris scans because it’s as unique an […]