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Apple filed a patent this week that looks to improve upon facial recognition by mapping the unique vein patterns beneath a person’s face. The patent — titled “Vein matching for difficult biometric authentication cases” — calls for the use of an infrared sensor to capture sub-epidermal vein patterns beneath the user’s face in a 3D […]
Netherlands-based independent R & D facility Holst Center announced recently that it has developed the world’s first organic near-infrared (NIR) image sensor capable of detecting vein patterns in a person’s hands via reflected light. The sensor, which measures 2.4 x 3.6 cm and has a resolution of 500 ppi, is able to image an area […]
Fingopay, the maker of a biometric payments platform, has been listed in Fast Company’s latest edition of their annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020, ranking 9th in the Europe section. The list shines a spotlight on the businesses that Fast Company deems are making the most profound impact in the constantly-changing […]
Biometric VeinID platform Fingopay has completed the world’s first bank-to-bank, face-to-face transaction using Finger VeinID. The transaction was a result of a banking retail pilot project between Fingopay and payments company Reflow, which allows retailers and merchants to handle bank-to-bank transactions in addition to traditional card-based payment systems, which can shorten the settlement time for […]
While the original announcement of LG’s next flagship smartphone made waves with its focus on 3D facial recognition, the LG G8 ThinQ has another innovative biometric system up its sleeve. Or maybe just beneath it: its new ‘Hand ID’ system is designed to scan the veins in users’ hands for authentication. The unusual approach makes […]
One set of responses to FindBiometrics’ Year in Review survey offers a glimpse at the potential in a perhaps under-explored application of biometric authentication: Proof of age. Question 16 of the 2018 Year in Review asked respondents how much they agreed with this statement: “If given the option to use biometrics to pay for age-restricted […]
“We are excited to be working with an industry leader such as Dankort, and extending the reach of finger vein technology in payments. The Nordic region is leading the charge towards a cashless future and is very receptive to innovative ideas. We have been working closely with the Nets Smart Payment team along with Dankort […]
“Looking forward, Fujitsu says it will continue to refine the accuracy of PalmSecure, and to expand its use into new applications…” Fujitsu is celebrating a new milestone for its palm vein scanning solution: The company has announced that global sales of PalmSecure have passed the one million mark. First launched in 2004, Fujitsu’s flagship biometric […]
While fingerprint recognition has tended to see strong growth and revenues in the past, new biometric modalities like vein, iris, and facial recognition are seeing “strong adoption across industries,” according to Frost & Sullivan TechVision Senior Industry Analyst Swapnadeep Nayak. That’s one of the key findings in Frost & Sullivan’s new report, “Cybersecurity Innovations in […]
A Chicago-based payments technology specialist is looking to pioneer naked payments – that is, payments made without the use of cards, phones, or any other physical device – and is using Fujitsu technology to make it happen. Called Keyo, the company has licensed the use of PalmSecure, Fujitsu’s palm vein scanning system, for use in […]
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