EyeVerify specializes in eye vein biometrics, the process of imaging and pattern matching the blood vessels in the whites of the eye. EyeVerify uses a cell phone camera to capture vascular patterns to achieve fingerprint-level accuracy using a device people never leave home without. Use cases include accessing enterprise VPNs, online bank accounts and medical […]

Natural Security in a partnership with Banque Accord, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Groupe Auchan, Ingenico and Leroy Merlin, announced a pilot that combines a smart payment card, biometrics and mid-range contactless communication. The pilot will be open to customers of Auchan, Leroy Merlin and other participating retailers in the Lille and Bordeaux […]

As schools in the United States begin implementing biometric data gathering to expedite processes such as lunch payments and bus rides, Anita Ramasastry writes on Justia that parents should also be concerned with privacy issues surrounding gathering this information on children. Ramasastry notes that a small number of schools around the nation are implementing the […]

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services, the state entity that aims to improve health care quality, cost, efficiency, and patient safety through electronic exchange of health information, announced an agreement with HT Systems to provide the PatientSecure biometric identification solution for health care providers in Michigan. The agreement means health care providers in Michigan will […]

Hitachi Europe, a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., has confirmed the delivery of a finger vein biometric authentication solution for Poland’s Bank BPH. One of Poland’s largest banks, and GE Capital group member, Bank BPH went in search of a more secure PIN-less method of authentication. The finger vein biometric— which has been in pilot testing […]

As a way to end computer users’ reliance on password technology, Intel is developing technology to use palm prints for identity, reports the Telegraph. Intel Labs’ director of research Sridhar Iyengar presented the concept at the Intel Developer Forum held recently in San Francisco as a way for people to do away with the multiple, […]

Hitachi Europe Ltd. announced a partnership agreement with Toronto-based Invixium Identity. The agreement enables Invixium to become a value-added reseller of Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication Engine (FVAE) and the H-1 Biometric Finger Vein scanner. The FVAE system promotes IT security through its identity assurance process and accurate matching. It uses near-infrared light to transmit light […]

Reportlinker.com has updated its catalog to include a new report entitled “Global Biometrics Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2017.” The report forecasts this market to reach $10.02 billion by 2014. The report covers some of the drivers in this industry, including limitations of other identification methods and terrorist attacks that have increased the need for better […]

Eye vein biometrics company EyeVerify announced its closing of a $1.4 million seed round. Think Big Ventures led the round for the company that has patented technology to identify users based on the blood vessels in the whites of their eyes. Along with patenting its intellectual property, EyeVerify has added to its management staff by […]

BT and Hitachi Europe Ltd. announced that they are jointly designing an identity management solution for the financial services market. In this move, BT is introducing BT Unified Trading federation, a cloud-based trust utility for secure identity exchange and will incorporate Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication Engine and technology to offer biometric security capabilities. The combined […]