EyeVerify Eyprint recognition selected to offer primary or secondary factor authentication for mobile banking app users Today EyeVerify, the startup behind biometric technology that can measure the vascular paterns on the side of an eyeball (called an Eyeprint), announced that its mobile solution has been selected by The System Works Group (TSWG) as an integrator…
Cross Match Holdings and DigitalPersona have just now announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The result is what is being called the largest independent provider of biometric identity solutions. With this acquisition, Cross Match is also taking the opportunity to shake things up in terms of management, appointing Rich Agostinelli, current…
findBIOMETRICS was granted an exclusive interview with Rich Agostinelli to talk about the thinking behind the merger as well as what to expect from the resulting company.
Biometrics have a very special place in multilingual deployment scenarios. The human body speaks its own universal language of identity. We have seen this particularly benefit the healthcare industry through field deployments that leverage fingerprint biometrics to better keep track of health records regardless of language or literacy barriers. Now, we are beginning to see…
March 10, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter AEON Credit Services has taken the necessary steps to improve security and cut down on redundant administration costs associated with password resets by taking the plunge into biometric logical access control. The company is a subsidiary of AEON Credit Japan, which is primarily involved in…
March 9, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter After the heavy focus on consumers and mobility the week prior, this one most recently past put our eyes right back on the verticals, where the mainstreaming of biometrics is having an immensely positive effect. For proof, one need only take a look at the automated…
March 2, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter This past week, findBIOMETRICS spoke with Alexey Khitrov, president of voice biometrics company Speechpro. The discussion turned to how biometrics are a disruptive idea in a world so dependent on the ancient password and PIN system. Speechpro’s VoiceKey.OnePass is an example of the company’s purposefully disruptive stance…
February 25, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter As our reliance on cloud technology, high speed information transfer and the other luxuries that modern technology has made essential for businesses of all sizes, it is tantamount that the proper level of security is protecting the mission critical and confidential information constantly sent into the…
February 24, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter As is often said, the key to biometric adoption lies in a delicate balance between a promised increase of security and a decrease in the friction users experience when interacting with it. Essentially: next generation authentication is in high demand, but its biggest obstacle in…
February 10, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter One of the primary reasons behind the increasing traction biometric solutions are seeing right now in private, public and consumer markets is that data is in need of protection and passwords, PINs and security tokens are too easily compromised to secure the information that makes the…
February 9, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter If this is the year that biometrics go full-on mainstream – just as experts and analysts have been predicting – then nothing quite underscores it like their involvement in this year’s Super Bowl. I’m not talking about in terms of players having vital statistics measured…
February 5. 2014 – by Peter B. Counter Data is valuable and needs protection. It is the basic premise that drives biometric adoption in the area of logical access control, BYOD and mobile device management. The focus on the importance of virtual information is increasingly growing, and with this also grows the threat…
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January 20, 2014 – by the findBIOMETRICS Team As part of the findBIOMETRICS annual Year in Review survey, we don’t only ask experts to participate in our biometrics industry polls, we also provide everyone participating a chance to personally divulge their opinions on the year that was and preview what’s to come over the…
January 17, 2014 – by the findBIOMETRICS Team As part of the findBIOMETRICS annual Year in Review survey, we don’t only ask experts to participate in our biometrics industry polls, we also provide everyone participating a chance to personally divulge their opinions on the year that was and preview what’s to come over the next twelve…
January 7, 2014 – by Peter B. Counter The Chinese resident identity card is extremely important to life and the prominent Asian country. Citizens use these cards when voting, purchasing real estate and accessing essential government programs. There are already over a billion of these IDs in circulation, and that number is only expected…
December 15, 2013 – by Peter B. Counter The year is closing in quickly, and it simply would not be fitting of December in any industry to omit mention of the special recognitions doled out to companies deemed exceptional by various publications, testing organizations and awards granting bodies. This past week began with…
November 9, 2013 – by Peter B. Counter This week a report was published by Research and Markets estimating the value of the global biometrics market to reach $16.7 billion by the year 2019. This is a significant amount of growth, the market more than tripling in size over the span of six…
November 6, 2013, by Peter B. Counter Among the newest board members of the FIDO Alliance, smart card solutions provider Oberthur Technologies, has announced the availability of its new ID-One Personal Identity Verification (PIV) for eSE. The embedded Secure Element (eSE) solution is designed to offer a consistent level of smart card based security across…
October 29, 2013 – by Peter B. Counter Recently research firm Frost & Sullivan published a report titled “Emerging Opportunities in Global Biometrics Market.” The report details the global biometrics market growth over the next six years and predicts a total market growth of 22.5 percent between 2012 and 2019, singling out emerging areas of application and…
It’s been some time since we last reported on Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) outside of the mobile device fingerprint biometrics market, with the company’s aggressive stance in Asia being a constant staple of recent smartphone news. Today however, FPC announced the launch of a biometric smart card that features an embedded touch sensor and processor…