VaxTrac and Lumidigm have partnered to create a system that uses fingerprint biometrics to track vaccinations at 31 new clinics in southern Benin in Africa. The latest version of the VaxTrac system uses fingerprints of both mother and child for identification. The use of fingerprints for vaccine tracking has already become very popular. In a […]

The inclusion of fingerprint scanners in mobile handsets is gaining steam and rumors of iris being used has also been mentioned. Now Fujitsu is entering the game with its palm vein biometrics and plans to embed the modality into mobile devices, reports PCWorld. The vascular biometric technology scans the unique vein pattern beneath a person’s palm […]

HoyosID uses biometrics to secure personal data Digital security specialist, Hoyos Labs, has released a mobile app that enables consumers to use biometrics to securely and seamlessly replace the usernames and passwords for all of their favorite websites. The HoyosID mobile app leverages the user’s smart phone to acquire biometric identifiers without any additional hardware. […]

PayPal and its partner Samsung announced a collaboration that enables Samsung Galaxy S5 users to login and shop with the swipe of a finger in online, mobile and in-store payments wherever PayPal is accepted. With FIDO Ready software on the device and the new Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor, users can securely and privately communicate between their device […]

It is a common misconception that voice biometrics and voice recognition are one in the same. Recognition, however, lacks the biometric component. This confusion and the fragmented terminology used to characterize the technology are responsible for at least part of the apprehension that surrounds voice biometrics. “Voice recognition, to me, means talk and type – I […]

Acuity Market Intelligence reports that rapidly evolving Automated Border Control  eGate and kiosk market will generate more than $1.2 billion dollars in annual revenue by 2020. The total number of eGates deployed as automated replacements for border control stations is projected to exceed 6,000 by 2020. An additional 33,000 specialized immigration self-service kiosks and eGates […]

Morpho receives Lenel certification Morpho, through its U.S. company MorphoTrak, has received factory certification from Lenel Systems International and joined the Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program. Morpho biometric access readers now interface with the OnGuardaccess control system through BioManager middleware by Identity One. Lenel is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of […]

Fingerprints, facial recognition and iris scans have long dominated the biometric landscape, but Canada-based Bionym has developed an authentication device that moves to a different beat. The company is marketing a wristband called Nymi – pronounced Nim-Me – that leverages the wearer’s electro cardiogram (ECG) as a unique identifier. ECG-enabled authentication is relatively unknown, but as Bionym […]