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Fingerprint Biometrics Solutions for Mobile IDFingerprints are practically synonymous with identity. The unique ridges and whorls on the tips of your finger have been distinguishing one person from another since 1788, when German anatomist Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer discovered that every fingerprint is different.

Fingerprint readers do exactly what their name describes. Using optical, capacitive, or ultrasound sensor technology, they measure the characteristics of a fingerprint. This can be used to identify an individual by comparing the scanned print to many different templates stored in a database, as is commonly done with criminal background checks, or it can be done on a one-to-one basis in order to authenticate a user.

Fingerprint biometrics are a standard security feature on smartphones today, and as the consumer-facing industry demands larger, buttonless screens, innovations in sensor technology are now enabling in-display biometrics. Fingerprint biometrics can also be used to secure payments on smartphones with Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, and similar wallet apps.

Thanks to the widespread availability of consumer grade fingerprint sensors on smartphones, the average user is becoming familiar with the modality as it continues to proliferate digital security and identity across all manner of vertical markets. Wall mounted access control terminals, police squad cars, patient sign-in areas at clinics—these are all areas where biometric fingerprint readers have been deployed.

The automotive industry, too, is increasingly turning to biometrics to address security concerns, and solutions designed to bring fingerprint security to connected cars have begun to emerge. In some countries it has become mandatory to enroll a fingerprint in order to open a cellphone account; other places require fingerprints to vote in elections. And soon, fingerprints are set to replace credit card PINs as biometrics sensors are integrated into smart cards.

Fingerprint readers are all around us, ushering us into a new era of identity.

Educational Papers on Fingerprint Biometrics

Enterprise Security in the Age of Remote and Mobile Work [Aware, Inc. White Paper]

Aware, Inc., a leading provider of biometric software and services, offers a compelling assessment of the enterprise security landscape in the era of the data breach in this white paper. Its assessment of the big picture in enterprise security is valuable for enterprise administrators looking to avoid the kinds of data breaches that have already hurt so many prominent businesses and brands.

Powering Trusted Identities with Biometrics [HID Global White Paper]

This white paper from secure identity solutions provider HID Global illustrates how biometric technology can be used to establish irrefutable identity and maintain trust. The paper explains the advantages of identity solutions based on “who you are, not what you know,” and makes a strong case not only for HID Global’s solutions, but for biometric authentication more broadly.

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Read on to meet the leading providers of Fingerprint Biometrics solutions.

BIO-key (NASDAQ: BKYI), provides biometric identification solutions that scale to any size application. Our superior matching technology is compatible with EVERY major fingerprint reader manufacturer. BIO-key application engineers are available to assist in identifying the most appropriate fingerprint reader(s) to meet you application needs. Partnering with vertical solution providers, OEMs, and integrators, BIO-key delivers convenient, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy solutions to identify and authenticate individuals. BIO-key’s strong authentication is the ideal choice to satisfy industry regulations including HIPAA and FSTC, or to establish user identities as part of an audit trail. NIST ranks BIO-key in the top tier of MINEX and SDK performers.

NEC has been at the forefront of defining leading-edge biometric identification solutions for over 40 years. NEC’s identification technologies include finger/palm print, DNA and face recognition solutions. NEC has developed some of the world’s largest and most complex identification infrastructure projects for government and law enforcement. Our mission is to help government and businesses use technology to build a safer environment for life and work.

Green Bit has been in the market space since 1997 and is headquartered in Turin (Italy) and designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of FBI certified fingerprint readers ranging from single finger, dual/rolled, 10-prints up to Palm-Livescans for Law Enforcement and ID Management markets. A slim organization combined with an unequalled flexibility to develop custom solutions for biometric enrollment applications, providing a competitive edge to our customers which is proven by a long track record of successful installations all across the world. Green Bit is acting globally with subsidiaries in the US, Kazakhstan and China.

IDEMIA is the global leader in Augmented Identity for an increasingly digital world, with the ambition to empower citizens and consumers alike to interact, pay, connect, travel and vote in ways that are now possible in a connected environment. Securing our identity has become mission critical in the world we live in today. By standing for Augmented Identity, we reinvent the way we think, produce, use and protect this asset, whether for individuals or for objects. We ensure privacy and trust as well as guarantee secure, authenticated and verifiable transactions for international clients from Financial, Telecom, Identity, Public Security and IoT sectors.

Crossmatch® solutions solve security and identity management challenges for hundreds of millions of users around the world. Our proven DigitalPersona® composite authentication software is designed to provide the optimal set of authentication factors to meet today’s unique risk requirements and afford complete enterprise authentication coverage. Crossmatch identity management solutions include trusted biometric identity management hardware and software that deliver the highest quality and performance required for critical applications. Our solutions support the financial, retail, commercial, government, law enforcement and military markets. With 300 employees and customers in more than 80 countries, Crossmatch sets the standard for innovation and reliability. Learn more: Crossmatch.com

IDEX Biometrics, legal name IDEX ASA (OSE: IDEX), is the leading provider of fingerprint identification technologies offering simple, secure and personal authentication for all. We help people make payments, prove their identity, gain access to information, unlock devices or gain admittance to buildings with the touch of a finger. We invent, engineer and commercialize these secure, yet incredibly user-friendly solutions. Our total addressable market represents a fast-growing multi-billion-unit opportunity.