Nuance Communications has shared the results of its second annual survey of financial services professionals, finding that employees in the financial sector are increasingly searching for automated tools that will help them do their jobs more efficiently. The survey incorporated feedback from more than 63,000 people, and highlighted workplace documentation and customer service as potential…
“…the combination of a human expert and an algorithm performed better than the combination of two human experts.” A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the best way to accurately match faces in two different photos is to combine the expertise of a human expert and a…
Acuant and iDentyTech have teamed up to bring the former’s document validation technology into the iDentyTech IDT platform. The partnership means that iDentyTech’s kiosks, such as its IDT Virtual Guard Tower, can be used to scan IDs using Acuant’s AssureID solution, which is designed to capture both biometric and biographic data from official identity documents.…
Precision Kiosk Technologies designed and introduced The Automated Breathalyzer Kiosk (AB Kiosk) in order to streamline court mandated testing for offenders in Wisconsin and Minnesota, USA. The AB Kiosk autonomously coordinates sobriety screening for law enforcement and correctional facilities. The system uses fingerprint authentication to verify identity, while also capturing still images and video as…
Air travel technology developer Rockwell Collins has brought facial recognition to its self-service baggage checking system for airports. The system links travelers’ facial biometrics to their passports and boarding passes at the time of registration. Thereafter, they can check their own bags, depositing them into an automatic baggage handling system with the help of facial…
Aurionpro, a banking digitization specialist, has launched a new product – the Virtual Teller Machine. If that sounds like another name for the Automated Teller Machines – or ATMs – that are now so widespread, the key difference lies in the breadth of the VTM’s capabilities. Because it makes use of multimodal biometric identification, Aurionpro…
“…biometric scans are used for authentication just before the test is taken, helping to ensure that applicants aren’t getting other drivers to take the test for them.” Safran Identity & Security subsidiary Smart Chip has worked with Punjabi authorities to establish a pioneering, world-first project: A completely automated driving test for license issuance. Those applying…
Biometric technology is helping to drive forward a major expansion of the self-service technology market, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. Entitled “Global Self-Service Technology Market (ATM Machines, Kiosk Machines, Vending Machines and Geography) – Size, Share, Industry Analysis Trends, Opportunities Growth Segmentation and Forecast, 2014 – 2020”, the report predicts annual…