The companies have embedded FIDO-compliant technology in computers running the latest technology from semiconductor heavyweight Intel, enabling consumers to use non-password methods to authenticate payments and other types of transactions. Healthcare and national security uses could follow.

In this podcast, SIA’s CEO Don Erickson and SecureIDNews Publisher Chris Corum talk about the 2017 Women in Biometrics awards, highlighting the program’s growth over the years and what it has come to mean to the international biometrics and security community. Nominations are open until Sept. 29 so don’t delay.

In partnership with the healthcare non-profit Khushi Baby, OT-Morpho is helping deploy wearable NFC technology to reach underserved communities in rural India in an attempt to improve prenatal care for expectant mothers and postnatal care for infants.

The push in Europe to promote the use of standardized authentication for online transactions moves to cross-border banking. A test enables French consumers with eIDAS digital identities to open banking accounts in the United Kingdom, an effort that involves major players in the identity space.

To reduce identity fraud, it is crucial for modern organizations to optimize customer acquisition processes both in-store and via online channels. Governments, banks and telecoms are finding that automated identity verification is a crucial step in this process. Learn how multi-channel solutions can enable secure face-to-face enrollments or allow customers to self-enroll with smartphones anytime and anywhere.

Technology designed to make it possible for travelers to reach airport gates without producing boarding and ID documentation earns a thumbs-up from U.S. patent officials. The news comes as CLEAR allocates fresh capital to expansion efforts and improving its biometric products.

The SAFE Sports and Events Access Manager from HID, which was deployed at the 2016 Olympics, aims to reduce the threat from terrorists, thieves and vandals upping stadium security at public events. The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security says the secure identity technology can handle the unique rigors of sports environments.