Fingerprint Authentication news and trends

WhatsApp To Include Fingerprint Scanning For Android Devices
Authentication // January 09, 2019

WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, is gearing up to add fingerprint scanning for Android devices. According to a report in Money Control, the launch of the new feature, which is aimed at boosting privacy for users, will require users to authenticate their identity to unlock...

Precise Biometrics Teams Up With NXP For Smart Cards
Payments Innovation // June 07, 2018

With the growth of contactless payments, Precise Biometrics is teaming up with NXP Semiconductors for a smart card solution. Precise BioMatch® Card software will be integrated into NXP’s contactless biometric smart cards with the collaboration, Precise said in an announcement. “We see contactless payments growing rapidly,...

InAuth Gets Into Biometrics With InMobile Solution
Security & Fraud // April 20, 2017

InAuth, the device authentication and intelligence mobile-focused company, announced Wednesday (April 19) it is formally launching InMobile Biometrics, an enhancement adding biometric authentication to InMobile’s capabilities. InMobile Biometrics combines fingerprint technology with InAuth’s InMobile solution to deliver a device identification offering with integrated and secure...

Apple Gets Patent Approval For Biometrics Reader
Apple // March 01, 2017

One of Apple’s patent applications for a biometrics reader using fingerprints that would be used in future iPhone models has been approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This brings users one step closer to auto-authentication when making purchases with their iPhones. According to 9to5Mac, Apple...

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WhatsApp To Include Fingerprint Scanning For Android Devices

January 09, 2019
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, is gearing up to add fingerprint scanning for Android devices. According to a report in Money Control, the launch of the new feature, which is aimed at boosting privacy for users, will require users to authenticate their identity to unlock the device. The report noted that the feature was spotted […]

Precise Biometrics Teams Up With NXP For Smart Cards

June 07, 2018
With the growth of contactless payments, Precise Biometrics is teaming up with NXP Semiconductors for a smart card solution. Precise BioMatch® Card software will be integrated into NXP’s contactless biometric smart...

InAuth Gets Into Biometrics With InMobile Solution

April 20, 2017
InAuth, the device authentication and intelligence mobile-focused company, announced Wednesday (April 19) it is formally launching InMobile Biometrics, an enhancement adding biometric authentication to InMobile’s capabilities. InMobile Biometrics combines fingerprint...

Apple Gets Patent Approval For Biometrics Reader

March 01, 2017
One of Apple’s patent applications for a biometrics reader using fingerprints that would be used in future iPhone models has been approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This brings users...