A new Deloitte University Press report details the importance of mobile technology in the future of payments. The report cited a number of advantages that mobile solutions can provide, including biometrics. It is capability that financial services could leverage to make customer interactions easier and more secure. As for modalities, the Deloitte report notes that […]

The FIDO Alliance releases more details on the Samsung Galaxy S5’s fingerprint payment technology. The group also announced that Samsung and ARM have been added to the alliance’s board of directors.

It’s expected that 2014 will see more mobile devices incorporate biometric technology to safeguard the devices and the data within. While these this technology is better than PINs or pass codes no technology is completely hack proof. Biometric spoofers are always trying to find new and different ways to fool the scanners with different materials and methods.

User names and passwords are still the de facto authentication mechanism but enterprises are realizing that a change is needed. Consumer sites can be made vulnerable by a number of factors, but Forrester found that privacy issues, loss of consumer trust and regulatory compliance are the top three threats to consumer sites.

Many agree that NFC technology is yet to realize its full potential in the consumer marketplace, but a new piece of Android software could turn the tide and make way for a renewed NFC landscape. The forthcoming Android 4.4 operating system, more commonly referred to as KitKat, will push to Android devices everywhere complete with […]

HoyosID uses biometrics to secure personal data Digital security specialist, Hoyos Labs, has released a mobile app that enables consumers to use biometrics to securely and seamlessly replace the usernames and passwords for all of their favorite websites. The HoyosID mobile app leverages the user’s smart phone to acquire biometric identifiers without any additional hardware. […]

It is a common misconception that voice biometrics and voice recognition are one in the same. Recognition, however, lacks the biometric component. This confusion and the fragmented terminology used to characterize the technology are responsible for at least part of the apprehension that surrounds voice biometrics. “Voice recognition, to me, means talk and type – I […]

Fingerprints, facial recognition and iris scans have long dominated the biometric landscape, but Canada-based Bionym has developed an authentication device that moves to a different beat. The company is marketing a wristband called Nymi – pronounced Nim-Me – that leverages the wearer’s electro cardiogram (ECG) as a unique identifier. ECG-enabled authentication is relatively unknown, but as Bionym […]

Florida state legislatures are considering a proposal that would prohibit school districts from collecting biometric information – including fingerprints, handprints, iris and voice. The measure being considered by the lawmakers is part of a larger bill meant to address concerns over student data security. The fear expressed by biometrics skeptics is that the collection of students’ […]

Securing access to mobile devices has become more important and handset manufacturers are taking different steps to ease the process. Apple Made headlines with inclusion of a fingerprint scanner that can be used to access the device and make purchases in the App Store. Less publicized was Motorola Mobility’s unveiling of Skip, an NFC-enabled clip […]