Biometrics Technology

It is very likely that in the near future, the use of biometrics in the workplace might change the way we work now. A recent survey conducted by Veridium titled “Biometric Consumer Sentiment Survey” shows that 70% of people in the US, who are experienced in using biometric authentication, positively support the expansion of it in the workplace. Among the participants, 35% think it’s required for the speed, 31% focused on security, and interestingly 33% support biometric authentication for password-less operation. Use of biometric at the workplace Forever 21, Inc., one of the leading fashion retailers from the US having 700 stores in 48 different countries, is using biometric technology in their stores. They have integrated RightPunch – a PC based biometric time clock from M2SYS Technology with their Kronos workforce management system to secure POS transactions and shift management. Using RigthPunch, they have saved millions of dollars every year by eliminating time theft and b...

There are two easy ways to improve workforce productivity: increase working hours by hiring new employees which increases production, or increase current workforce productivity. Both ways improve productivity, but which one is more efficient? Recruiting new employees is typical for companies that grow and expand. Fresher employers can also provide previously unknown new ideas and perspectives. However, at some point companies need to think about better capitalizing on the experience level of their current workforce. What is often discovered when evaluating staff experience is that progress remained stagnant because proper procedures were never established that address employee motivation. There are other reasons that serve as reminders to the problems of hiring new employees. Despite the positive vibes of employee recruitment, here are the top issues and concerns about hiring new staff: Finding the right candidate Finding the right candidates can be a big challe...

Recently CIO business review recognized M2SYS as one of the top KYC solution providers. KYC is known to be the armor of the banking industry to fight against bank fraud. Modern KYC processes utilize top-notch technologies such as AI, biometrics, social biometrics, the blockchain, and many others. M2SYS provides biometric account holders and non-account holders identity solutions for banks to accurately identify their customers. CIO Review is a technology magazine that talks about enterprise solutions that can redefine the business goals of enterprises for tomorrow. Every year their editorial board features the best solution provider who is the change maker in their industry. This year CIO Review features M2SYS for its customizable biometric identity management solution for the ‘know your customer’ initiative in the banking and financial services industry. Read more…

The need for authentication and identification technology keeps on increasing exponentially with every year of technological advancement passing by. Using biological data that is unique to every individual is one of the best ways to determine and verify someone’s identity as it offers little to no room for error. That is part of the reason why the biometrics-as-a-service industry keeps on growing every year, expected to become worth over $2.9 billion by the year 2022. There is a multitude of reasons which make biometrics-as-a-service the ideal choice for many organizations and firms as opposed to investing in their very own internal biometrics systems and operations. One of the major advantages biometrics-as-a-service brings to its users is the fact that it allows you to avail a handy service and apply it to your system without having to worry about instability, affordable costs, and system maintenance. The upfront costs are low, there are little to no hidden or extra expenditur...

The government of Togo is going to start the biometric census of its population soon. All related research and preparations have been completed, and the project is about to be launched very soon. A press release published at the end of December 2018 says that the project will be initiated by January 2019. The scope of the project is to provide biometric IDs to all of its citizens and non-citizen residents. The government is expecting to gain accurate information about its population to ensure better distribution of social and public services for everyone. Reasons behind the Implementation of Biometric ID As one of the leading biometric technology vendors for many years, M2SYS Technology has successfully deployed thousands of biometric systems in over 100 countries. In 2015, the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs in Turkey initiated the project of Biometric National ID for its citizens, where M2SYS was involved as a biometric technology vendor and enrol...

Kronos When it comes to workforce management and organization solutions, Kronos is undoubtedly one of the leading software solutions. Many organizations use Kronos to collect real-time employee attendance and punctuality data, putting to use a telephone, a clock, or a self-service portal using which employees can punch in whenever they arrive to work and punch out when they leave. In such a manner, the organization authorities are able to keep a record of the timestamps at which an employee comes and leaves. Unfortunately, there is a downside to using the time punching clock and self-service system with Kronos, and that is that it is extremely easy or employees to simply ask their work friends or colleagues to punch in on their behalf. While it may not seem like that big of an issue, it actually ends up costing companies over 3% of the payroll costs in the long run and may even get them in trouble in terms of compliance and labor laws. RightPunch Biometrics System- The Resoluti...

As technology is advancing day by day, we are developing more sophisticated solutions to operate our tasks with convenience. Companies are leading the way to advancement in technology, and as always, Microsoft will be the pinnacle of the mountain. Microsoft’s Windows Operating System has billions of users, and Windows 7 is still the king of the desktop operating systems around the world. The easy to use functionality is one of the many reasons that make this operating system extremely popular. To make the operating system even easier and secure, you now have the opportunity to integrate biometric fingerprint readers in Windows 7. But how? You may think that it is very complex and costly, but in reality, it is simple. We can show you different ways depending on your expertise. There are several ways to integrate biometric fingerprint reader in Windows 7. These include: Bio-Plugin SDK Bio-Plugin SDK or CloudScanr biometric capture application will allow ...

What is biometric authentication? Biometric authentication is an automated method of verifying a person based on unique physiological or behavioral characteristics. There are several biometric identifiers that are used to identify someone. The most common biometric modalities are fingerprints, finger and palm veins, iris, facial and voice recognition. Biometric authentication has many applications. It can be used to unlock a device, an app, a service and many more. It is being used in many spaces including governments, organizations, educational institutes, hospitals, banks etc. We use different types of lock systems to secure the devices like smartphone, PC, or services like ATM card. Currently, users have three options for authentication. These include: What you know (Password/PIN) What you have (Smart cards) What you are (Biometric characteristics) The system administrators suggest you make a password long, complex and have special characters. The smart card is a...

The church is one of the most sacred places where millions of people gather to obey their religion. It becomes quite hard for the authorities of churches to maintain a huge amount of visitors day by day. An effective visitor management system for churches is crucial because of many reasons including security, management, cost, convenience etc. Here we will talk about the most important reasons you need to implement visitor management solution for churches. Automation: Every week, millions of visitors gather in churches to perform their religious duty. There are over 300,000 churches in America and almost 37 million churches around the world. These huge amounts of churches are mostly operated by a traditional visitor management system that isn’t compatible with the system. Manual paper logs for church members have become burdensome as the number of members is increasing day by day. A biometric-based visitor management system can make this process fully automated and fast ...

Hospital safety checklist is prioritized nowadays, but the question remains, is it enough? Are all measures taken to restrict intruders? Needless to say, hospitals require safety and security measures strongly. Despite having so many patients and so much medical data, security concerns are lower at any hospital, which makes it an easy target for possible data breach and or threat to the patients and staffs. With so many people going in and out all the time it is quite impossible to properly check everyone all the time. In case of an emergency check the patient or the accompanying person cannot be questioned and for obvious reasons. During patient visiting hours, many people come in to visit. All these visitors are let pass without proper identification and registration. Also to properly security check every visitor, it will take a lot of time and people will take it as extra harassment. However, all these factors could pose a serious threat to the hospital and people associat...

Recently The State Bank of Pakistan has mandated all of its banks to start verifying all of their account holders using biometric technology. The goal of this exercise is to stop money laundering in Pakistan. In the past; opening a bank account only requires the account holder’s details in printed/written form along with their id cards. However, after this current announcement, to open a bank account in Pakistan, one has to provide biometric data using an e-registration system. This procedure is also applicable for those who have registered before without biometric verification process. Many private banks throughout the globe have already deployed biometric identification solution to reduce fraud at their banks. Biometric technology help banks to know their customers better and revolutionize their KYC process. After implementing the biometric solution from M2SYS for customer identification in the microcredit loan process, this helped Grupo Monge (Costa Rican Capital Corpor...

In October 2016, Highland Hospices’ employees were not ready to experience something they haven’t experienced before. An unexpected visitor broke in their therapy center and did so many destructions in their center. The center was completely trashed as curtains were ripped off of rails with sections of the carpet torn up. Every organization has to face lots of visitors. Like Highland Hospices these visitors can cause destruction and harm to employees. For this reason, the organization today needs an official high tech visitor management system for their business that could track, manage and analyze visitor in a cost-effective way. Why Visitor Management System for Your Business In simple word, it is the security that matters most. You need a visitor management system so that you can build security to keep your business space free from an unwanted visitor. A proper visitor management system can ensure safety for your business property and also protection for your employees. Besi...

Banks and financial institutions worldwide are determined to provide convenient and personalized customer service without increasing exposure to the threats of cyber-attack and fraudulent activities. That’s why they have introduced KYC (Know Your Customer), a process that evolves to collect and protect customer’s information and personal details from outside threats. Traditional pen and paper-based KYC process are not sophisticated enough to provide seamless customer experience and safeguard from fraudulent attacks. How M2SYS is Revolutionizing KYC in Banking M2SYS, one of the leaders in the biometric technology industry, continuously researches the next generation identity management solution and knows all the downsides of a conventional KYC process. Working with the identity management industry for more than 17 years, M2SYS has developed CertisID, a solution that transformed the whole KYC process. It is a biometric-based account holder and employee identity management solut...

Rhino poaching for their horns has been a severe issue for some time now. According to WWF, a pound of Rhino horn sells for $132,000, because of the common beliefs that a Rhino horn is the ailment to many incurable diseases. Poachers kill these animals just to get their 2 to 3-pound horns. These species which have been around for millions of years are now critically endangered worldwide because of the massive poaching in Asia and Africa. Numerous steps have been taken to eliminate the poaching but poachers always seem to find way around. The problem with the steps was that all the methods were reactive and there was no way of real-time tracking or surveillance. The technology used against poaching was tracking the Rhino’s with trackers or using tiny cameras in their horns. But recently a well-known technology company came together to find a solution for the criminals and the poachers. South Africa is now home to the remaining 70% of the total Rhinos in the world. So, to ...

Recently published research mentions that M2SYS is one of the leading companies in the industry. The report goes on to say that M2SYS is going to lead the biometric deployment in the retail sector through 2025, offering their innovative, customized biometric solution for the retail industry, as for the banking and financial sectors, and retail POS. To be able to offer personalized customer experience significantly differentiates any organization’s ability to compete in the retail industry. That’s why many organizations are using biometric technology to improve organizational efficiency. For example, Forever 21, Inc. has more than 700 retail stores in 48 countries, and to increase service efficiency they implemented the biometric time clock for Kronos. Besides workforce management, biometrics facilitates accurate customer identification which enables companies to understand their customers’ behavior, build a customer persona, guess their buying pattern better and provide prompt c...

Biometrics on mobile devices have become very popular in recent years. The technology moved towards user friendliness and it also became much more affordable for consumers. In addition, biometric security is the most secure and hassle-free security system for users. Renowned smartphone companies used the opportunity to launch several smartphones with unique biometric security features integrating fingerprint scanner, iris scan or, voice recognition technology in the devices. This new trend also brought about a radical change in security operations in different places such as airports and international borders. Worldwide many countries deployed biometric identification at their borders. Also, many airports are going automatic facial recognition boarding system saving time and keeping the customers happy. Many companies or enterprises have implemented bring your own device system where identification of the individual will be done by his or her own smartphone using biometric authe...