Last week at Mobile ID World we brought Biometric Software Month to a close with a roundup of July’s featured articles and relevant news items. The industry headlines were otherwise made up of major consumer biometrics announcements (including the launch of Windows 10), developments in the world of the Internet of Things, and mobile commerce.
Windows
Users all across the world were given the ability to authenticate via biometrics with the launch of Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 10. Thanks to the Windows Hello feature, the new OS offers multimodal authentication to users wanting to ditch passwords with FIDO adherent universal authentication factors.
Take a look at our launch coverage by following the links below:
Windows 10 Launches in 190 Countries
Windows 10 Launch Met With “Unprecedented Demand”
Smartphones
In smartphone news last week we saw two new handsets launch with Fingerprint Cards sensors (and therefore Precise Biometrics software). We also reported on a new and extremely affordable phone that will feature biometric authentication too, while counterfeit Samsung Galaxy S6 phones sold in Canada brought to rise big questions of security, underlining the need for consumer awareness in this time of unprecedented choice in terms of mobile device purchasing.
Huawei’s MaiMang 4 Features Precise Biometrics Tech
CoolPad Brings Fingerprint Sensor to Budget-Range Smartphone
Functional Counterfeit Smartphones May Bring New Security Threats
Fingerprint Cards Sensor On OnePlus 2
Precise Biometrics Tech Powers “Lightning Quick” Sensor
Commerce
Mobile ID World featured an exclusive interview with Credence ID CEO Bruce Hanson last week. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, one of which is the company’s recent financial inclusion deployments in Colombia and Panama. Meanwhile, in the industry news, ING and USAA joined the FIDO Alliance, PayPal and Apple Pay began the next generation of mPayment wars along with Samsung Pay (which is now supported by MasterCard). In the mean time, the leader of Wells Fargo’s new Innovation Team expressed excitement about biometrics and Citizens Bank announced its support of Touch ID, rounding out last week’s financial headlines.
INTERVIEW: Bruce Hanson, CEO, Credence ID
Studies Find Apple Pay Use on the Rise in US
Subway Shops to be Front Line in PayPal’s mPayment War
Citizens Bank Adopts Touch ID Authentication For App
MasterCard On Board For Samsung Pay Europe Launch
Wells Fargo Innovation Team Leader Excited About Biometrics
Connected World
Internet of Things consortium AllSeen Alliance announced its newest high profile member last week: Philips. Meanwhile, Jasper and Microsoft teamed up to develop an enterprise level IoT platform. Expanding out from the new Internet and into wearbale and vital tech news, Sentrian’s remote care solutions received FDA approval last week and we found out that the Apple Watch – which can help users interface with IoT – is coming to Best Buy stores.
Jasper Teams with Microsoft to Develop IoT Platform
Philips Joins AllSeen Alliance
Apple Watch Coming to Best Buy
FDA Opens Door for Sentrian to Market Across US
Software
With August here, we leave behind Biometric Software Month. Last week we looked back on the proceedings with a month long roundup while ImageWare Systems announced that it will be hosting a fiscal update conference call on August 10 and a new report from Acuity painted a glowing picture of the future of biometric apps.
Biometric Software Month: The Roundup
12.9 Billion Biometric Apps To Be Downloaded by 2020
ImageWare to Provide Fiscal Update August 10
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