It may look like you’re taking a selfie but it’s actually an extra layer of security for access to a mobile device, app or network. Most are familiar with iris biometrics but a new ocular identification is making waves: eye vein.

Face recognition technology is enabling motorcycle riders in Canada to get a license from the comfort of their home. MSI Motorcycle Safety Institute rolled out an online system for folks to take courses and get a motorcycle license, the Canadian government asked for verification that the online students were who they claimed to be.

HID Global tapped for multi-factor authentication project in Poland; the latest government smart card predictions; Cross Match available via UK’s G-Cloud CloudStore; SeureKey and Oberthur Technologies partner on mobile identity initiative and Gemalto supporting African health project.

In order to enable quicker and more secure payments on mobile devices, retailers are turning to different APIs that store payment card data in the cloud but use stronger authentication — such as biometrics — to identify consumers.

Archbold Memorial Hospital deployed the iris biometric system because it wanted an identification system that could help to prevent mix-ups, stop patient identity fraud, eliminate the creation of duplicate medical record and reduce billing errors.

Passwords aren’t the answer to online access and entrepreneurs are proposing new ways to enable easy and secure online access. Two solutions being proposed include a watch that uses iris biometrics and a color wheel that would plug into a USB drive.

HID announced that its Trusted Tags meets the Electronic Visit Verification requirements for home health agencies enacted by several states as a condition of Medicaid participation; GlobalPlatform has published white paper examining how its Specifications can address the key privacy and security concerns for the deployment of Internet of things or machine-to-machine devices; Biometric Signature ID released an authentication solution for use with Epic’s electronic medical record software; ImageWare Systems was selected to implement a multi-modal biometric driver license system for the State of Baja California, Mexico.