Barclays and Hitachi Unveil Unbeatable Fingertip Biometric Reader
1,783 views · Published 5 September 2014 · 0:25 · Indexed 27 October 2026
Channel: IBTimes UK · 2014 · News & Politics
Barclays has teamed up with Japanese technology giant Hitachi to produce a biometric banking authentication device which scans the vein patterns in customers' finger tips, the VeinID. The technology, a small box with an opening that attaches to the computer via USB, uses infra-red lights that scans the user's fingers and will allow them to access online accounts and make payments without the need for a PIN or password. The firms said that it is more secure than 'normal' finger scanning technology because the vein patterns and blood flow are very hard to replicate, with a one in a million chance of coming across two people who have very similar patterns. Barclays said that the biometric reader will be rolled out in 2015.
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