Mobile Biometric will Stand Out in the Asia Pacific Region

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 authentication.

In the Asia Pacific region, biometric technology is expected to rapidly grow and the main reason behind this expectation is the increase in the use of biometric-enabled smartphones. Consumers are now willing and able to do transactions with these smart devices and biometrics add the premium layer of security during transactions. This is eventually going to totally eliminate the traditional security measures such as pins, passwords, security questions, or different ID cards.

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Finger Vein Biometrics Identification for Membership Management Software

An article published today in the University of Vermont’s campus newspaper The Vermont Cynic reported that the campus recreation center has adopted M2SYS finger vein technology for student member identification. Tim Lewis, associate director for campus recreation made the decision to use finger vein biometrics for member identification after brainstorming ideas on how to eliminate students carrying ID cards. Happy to see our finger vein biometric identification system used at the University of Vermont through a partnership we have with Vermont Systems, a recreation and parks software provider based in Essex Junction, VT. Modern-day membership management software is designed to help create efficiencies that antiquated methods simply can’t provide. In an effort to eliminate ID cards, prevent identity fraud, and create a more convenient user experience, many membership management facilities are evaluating vascular biometrics (finger vein) for identification because of the distinct ...

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