Biometrics

New designs and easier authentication can boost adoption, says Fingerprints' Thomas Rex

Biometrics technology provider PopID has developed a business philosophy that tests the consumers' comfort level with facial recognition in a more casual setting.

By experimenting with palm-print hand wave transactions, Amazon is putting its resources behind another work-in-progress technology that traditional retailers will almost certainly have to invest in just to keep pace.

New smartphones have subtle differences that require more complex security solutions, says Fingerprints' Ted Hansson.

The current climate is akin to the wild west, with little protection for the consumer, and new regulations are needed if the technology is to continue to expand in a safe and sustainable way, argues Mitek's Stephen Ritter.

By adding strong authentication to the “tap,” consumers can benefit from greater security without harming the user experience of contactless. Or slowing throughput time for merchants, says Fingerprints’ Lina Aondolf-Orup.

Consumers face significant risk if this highly personal information is exposed, says Mitek's Stephen Ritter.

In the four years since Nets set up a laboratory at its Copenhagen headquarters to test new approaches to payments, it’s learned that consumer response to biometric payments technology such as finger-vein checkout is nearly impossible to predict.

The age of PINs and passwords are sadly not yet gone, but new devices and digital services will need more advanced authentication, says Fingerprints' Maria Philstrom.

Payments technology operator Nets’ Creation Lab has launched a pilot that uses facial recognition alone to authorized payments with one merchant in Copenhagen.